{"id":33229,"date":"2012-02-22T10:29:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T15:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=33229"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:35:14","slug":"ucf-musics-flying-tones-released-on-cd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-musics-flying-tones-released-on-cd\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Music’s “Flying Tones” Released on CD"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new Performing Arts Center has proven to be an inspiring addition to 麻豆原创\u2019s campus\u2014so inspiring that the 麻豆原创 Music Department and professor Thad Anderson commissioned a percussion piece dedicated to the new building. The piece is called \u201cFlying Tones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Working with composer Zack Browning of the University of Illinois, Anderson and a group of percussion majors premiered the unique piece that then became part of a compilation on a CD titled Secret Pulse<\/em>. Other artists joining the 麻豆原创 Percussion Ensemble include well-known groups such as the Cadillac Moon Ensemble and the JACK Quartet.<\/p>\n Secret Pulse<\/em> was recently released by Innova Recordings, an independent music label. Some of the label\u2019s previous artists and albums have gone on to be nominated for and win Pulitzer Prizes, as well as GRAMMY and Emmy awards.<\/p>\n Once the piece was composed, Browning came to campus to work with the ensemble on tweaking the music and preparing for the premiere and recording.<\/p>\n \u201cZach came in a few days before the event and we got to workshop the piece,\u201d Anderson says. \u201cWe made specific instrument choices\u2014for instance, he asked for metal sounds, so we would try different metallic objects like brake drums, pots, and bell plates.\u201d<\/p>\n Thad especially enjoys this pre-performance collaboration. \u201cOnce the composer creates a new piece, it is the performers job to interpret the music and present it to an audience, he says. “Having the opportunity to work closely with a composer prior to the initial performance is where the real collaboration happens. It\u2019s an opportunity to put yourself into a piece a music before anyone else gets a chance to.\u201d<\/p>\n Want to hear the piece?<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit the SoundCloud link for \u201cFlying Tones\u201d here<\/a>.<\/p>\n