Gregory Spears
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Genre: Classical
Location BROOKLYN, New York, US
Profile Views: 12687
Last Login: 9/13/2011
Member Since 11/17/2007
Website www.gregoryspears.com
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Gregory Spears writes concert music that combines elements of early music, nineteenth-century Romanticism, Minimalism and Ambient Music. He uses memory and process to create elegiac landscapes inspired by the collapsing monumentality of Gustav Mahler and the entropic structures of Morton Feldman. His music has been described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "remarkable...a glistening sonic soup." The New York Times called Eighth Blackbird's account of his piece Soar-Stop "scintillating" and the Yale Daily News has called his music "truly memorable...a rare and rewarding experience." In addition to classical music sounds, his pieces have used dog-whistle choirs, wobbling microcassette players, crackling record players, patty-cake routines, shattering glass, and burning matches. Spears' music has been played by So Percussion, The American Composers Orchestra, The Synapse Ensemble, the Zapolsky Quartet, the vocal group Ars Nova and the New York Youth Symphony. Recent commissions have come from The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, the Present Music Ensemble in Milwaukee and New York choreographer Christopher Williams. Other recent projects have included a 5-channel tape work premiered in Copenhagen’s Cathedral on Good Friday sponsored by Danish National Radio as well as a series of piano etudes for Pianist Janelle Fung written during a residency at Yaddo. Spears is currently working with musicologist Simon Morrison to realize the original score for Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet for premiere by the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Bard Festival in 2008. -
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Gustav Mahler, Charlemagne-Palestine, Phill Niblock, Igor Stravinsky, Steve Reich, Billy Basinski, Brian Eno, Robert Ashley, Morton Feldman, Per Norgard, Hans Abrahamsen, Martin Best -
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4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
Dear Gregory: Thanks accepting my friendship request. I am impressed with the sheer visceral hypnotic beauty of the tracks you have posted. Reminds me somewhat of some of Harold Budd's ensemble work. look forward to hearing more of your material. I'm also curious as to what the reconstruction of the Prokofiev ballet score entails. Wonder what you think of items i've posed if you have a moment to check them out. Thanks, gil.