J
A M E S S P R O U L |
works
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orchestral
varuna
(2003 / rev. 2006)(MP3) |
a
life cycle in six parts - for orchestra - read and recorded by the
Oklahoma City University Philharmonic |
wind
ensemble
...
the gravity of light emerging...
(2009) |
wind
ensemble - written for the CSU Bakersfield Community Wind Ensemble
- Director, Dr. Doug Davis |
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wind
ensemble - performed by the California State University, Bakersfield
Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Doug Davis |
mixed
chamber ensembles
winds
of another planet (2008) |
for
piano, trumpet and clarinet |
metempsychosis
(2007)
(MP3) |
flute/alto
flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano - commissioned for
the 2nd annual San Francisco Chamber Winds Festival. Performed
by Chamber Mix:
Martha
Stoddard (flute/alto flute)
Karen Wells (clarinet/bass clarinet)
David Boyle (cello)
Timothy Zerlang (piano)
Gabriel Sakakeeny (guest conductor)
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victimae
(2007)
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trumpet,
marimba, cello - commissioned by James Leffler for his graduate
trumpet performance recital - performed by James Leffler (trumpet),
Dustin Jussila (marimba), and Jason Jupiterwala (cello) |
woodwind
quintet No. 1
(2005) |
performed
by members of the Oklahoma City University instrumental department |
trio:
piano, cello, contrabass (2004)
(MP3) |
performed
by James Sproul (piano), Charles Taggart (cello), and Whitney Herbst
(contrabass) |
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strings
nothing
to escape to(2010) |
for
solo Cello (in progress)
written for
Natosha Ramirez |
coming
of winter (2006) (MP3) |
string
quartet - performed by:
violin
I - Elizabeth Suffridge
violin II - Jill Jantzen
viola - Kasey Yeargin
cello - Layne McNish
"Beautiful
music! ... powerful and inventive, much (American) spirit and
above all it has an original sound"
~
Frans Waltman
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and
flowers picked themselves
(2005) (MP3) |
cello,
piano - based on a poem by e. e. cummings performed by
Sarah Carey (cello), James Sproul (piano) |
the
machine of perpetual angst
(2004) (MP3) |
two
cellos - performed by Charles Taggart and Sarah Carey |
violin
duet (2003) |
winner
of the 2004 Bakersfield Symphony New Direction Composition Competition.
Performed by members of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra |
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piano
le
long du chemin (2006)
(MP3) |
piano
solo - performed by Eun Hee Park |
duet
of the pianos
(2004)
(MP3) |
performed by Mary Bellah and Amanda Sproul (pianos) |
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voice/choral
| five
songs from the dream cycle
(2007) |
soprano,
piano - the extracted five songs from my master's thesis rearranged
for voice and piano (from voice and chamber ensemble)
performed by Jessica Diana Salley (soprano) and James Sproul (piano) |
I
- Sleep is Supposed To Be (MP3)
III - A Long - Long Sleep - A Famous - Sleep (MP3)
V - We Dream (MP3)
VII - Dreams Are The Subtle Dower (MP3)
IX - Dreams - are well - but Waking's better (MP3) |
dream
cycle
for soprano and chamber ensemble (2007) |
soprano,
violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, two
percussionists - my master's thesis - text by Carl Jung, Fernando
Pessoa, and Emily Dickinson. It has eleven movements, alternating
between a song (texts by Emily Dickinson) and an instrumental movement.
performed by Jessica Diana Salley (voice), Alaina Diehl (flute),
Tsai Joyce (clarinet), Justin Boros (bass clarinet), Dan McPherson
and Toni Myers (percussion), Leah Sproul (piano), Elizabeth Suffridge
(violin), Kasey Yeargin (viola), and Layne McNish (cello). Conducted
by Ben Nilles |
Prologue
- On The Nature of Dreams - text by Carl Jung
I - Sleep Is Supposed To Be
II - Bare Woods (MP3)
III - A Long-Long Sleep-A Famous-Sleep (MP3)
IV - Disbelief of Suspension (MP3)
V - We Dream
VI - Dance of Awkwards (MP3)
VII - Dreams Are The Subtle Dower
VIII - Cacophony of Momentary Thoughts (MP3)
IX - Dreams - are well - but Waking's better
Epilogue: I Have To Choose - text by Fernando Pessoa |
as
I grew older (2005)
(MP3) |
trumpet,
voice - text by langston hughes
performed by Mary Bellah (voice), James Sproul(trumpet) |
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SATB
choir - text by Philip Booth - performed by members of the California
State University, Bakersfield Chamber Choir, under the direction
of Dr. Doug Davis |
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percussion
colors
of autumn (2006) |
six
percussionists - performed by members of the Oklahoma City University
Percussion Ensemble |
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solo
marimba - performed by Elizabeth Pollock |
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arrangements
paranoid
android (2009)
(MP3) |
by Radoihead - Arranged for the CSU Stanislaus New Music Ensemble
flute/bass clarinet/marimba/piano/violin/cello |
subterranean
homesick alien (2009)
(MP3) |
by Radiohead - Arranged for the CSU Stanislaus New Music Ensemble
bass clarinet/vibraphone/piano/violin/cello |
other
not
titled yet (2010) |
for
solo Bassoon (in progress)
written for Amy Gillick |
| world
of X (2008) |
any
number of guitars in multiples of three - performed by Andy Bonney,
Eddie Ziggler and Jeff Audrey |
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