Maurice Ravel, Sergei Prokofiev, Francis Poulenc, Benjamin Britten, Kurt Weill, Alban Berg, Ludwig van Beethoven, J. S. Bach, Silvestre Revueltas, Alberto Ginastera, Virgil Thomson, Morton Gould, David Del Tredici, William Bolcom, Christopher Rouse, Edgard Varese, Gyorgy Ligeti, Witold Lutoslawski, Olivier Messiaen, Erik Satie, Stephen Sondheim, Conrad Susa, Byron Adams, jazz, funk, gospel, hip-hop
Abraham Fabella received graduate degrees in composition from the University of California, Riverside where he studied with Byron Adams and from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied with Conrad Susa. He received his undergraduate degree in Music Education at La Sierra University where he studied piano with Kimo Smith.
He has been commissioned by choirs and ensembles throughout California and his music has been featured on the San Francisco BluePrint New Music Festival, on the 2001-2002 concert series of the Lontano Music Group, and on KZSU 90.1 FM in Stanford, CA. He is currently the Director of Music at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Riverside, CA. His music is published by Yelton Rhodes.
About the tracks:
1. "Daydream" is the first movement of Child's Play for orchestra. 3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/3 perc/pno/hp/strings. Performed in 2007 by the UC Riverside Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Charloff. (7:30)
2. "Tag" is the second and last movement of Child's Play for orchestra. (4:15)
3. "Artesian Well" is the first movement of my piece Water Music. The instrumentation is flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, harp, two violins, viola, cello, and bass. Performed in 2004 by the SFCM New Music Ensemble. I consider it one of my more successful works. (5:36)
4. "Skipping Pebbles Across A Lake" is the second movement of Water Music. (3:26)
5. "Wading With the Naiads" is the third movement of my piece Water Music. (9:27)
6. "Intrada. Allegro assai" is the first movement of my Sonata for bassoon and piano. This was performed in 2004 by Matt Arnold, bassoon and me on the piano. (2:49)
7. "Canto di Lorca. Lento" is the second movement of my Sonata for bassoon and piano. (4:55)
8. "Finale. Allegro scherzando" is the third movement of my Sonata for bassoon and piano. (3:40)
9. "Loki, the Trickster" is the last movement of my Preludes: Book I for piano. I performed this work several times, but this recording was made in San Mateo in 2005. (6:39)
10. "...And After That" is for solo English Horn and performed and recorded by Ryan Zwahlen on his album "In The City At Night" on the Andumandum label. Check out his website for details on how to purchase a copy (5:41)
Current catalogue of works
Passacaglia for solo piano (1998)
Five Bagatelles for clarinet and cello (1998)
Sonata for clarinet and piano (1999, rev. 2005)
Euclid's Toybox for solo oboe (2000)
Canciones Celestiales for mezzo-soprano and harpischord (2001) text: Lorca
Quintet for piano and strings (2001)
Invocation and Dance for eight instruments (2001-2002) (fl/pic, clarinet, bassoon, 2 vlns, vla, vc, cb)
Sonata for bassoon and piano (2002)
Oxidation for brass and percussion (2002) (2 trpts, trbn, perc (3 players))
Wallflower Rhapsody for solo bass clarinet (2002)
Prayer of St. Francis for mixed chorus and piano (2003)
Descanso for violin and piano (2003)
Water Music for chamber ensemble (2003-2004) (fl/pic, cl, b. cl, perc (1 player), harp, 2 vlns, vla, vc, cb)
signals and interruptions for eight instruments (2004) (fl/pic, ob, cl, bsn, hn, trpt, trbn, cb)
There Is No Rose for mixed chorus, cello and organ (2004)
Preludes: Book I for solo piano (2004-2005)
Chansons avant la tombee de la nuit for mezzo-soprano and piano (2005) text: Verlaine
Child's Play for orchestra (2005) (3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/perc(3)/hp/pf(cel)/strings)
Sonata for solo cello (2006)
From My Diary for flute, oboe, and viola (2006)
...And After That for solo English Horn (2008)
Maladies (String Quartet no. 1) (2008-2009)
Encounter for clarinet and percussion (2009)
To A Young Child for tenor and piano (2009) text: Whitman, Hopkins, Wordsworth
Currently in progress
Songs for mezzo-soprano
Three Psalms for solo organ
Three Places in Southern California for chamber orchestra
Hi Abraham this is Anthony Sidney compliments for your beautiful music, I have just added a new composition for string quartet on myspace. Thanks for being my friend. Anthony Sidney
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti