Henningmusick

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:46 am

Grand Festival Suite: Music for the Wedding of Heather & Brett Stewart.

(There is a link to recordings, too.)

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:47 am

Le dirigeur et le compositeur:

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:51 am

Et les très jolies femmes:

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:37 pm

Progress, you know.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:24 am

NEW!! IMPROVED!!

Bullish Upticks (IIa)
The Irrationally Exuberant Music of Karl Henning

Irreplaceable Doodles, Opus 89 (2007) clarinet solo
stars & guitars, Opus 95 (2009) bass flute & harp – Premiere
Tropes on Parasha’s Aria, from White Nights, Opus 75 (2006?) flute, clarinet & harp

Peter H. Bloom, flutes
Mary Jane Rupert, harp
Karl Henning, clarinet

Tuesday, 28 July 2009
12:15pm
King’s Chapel
Corner of School & Tremont Streets, Boston
Freewill donation.

When the going gets tough, the tough get composing.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:27 am

ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT!! CAVING IN TO POPULAR DEMAND!!

Bullish Upticks (IIb)
The Irrationally Exuberant Music of Karl Henning

Blue Shamrock, Opus 63 (2002) clarinet solo
The Angel Who Bears a Flaming Sword, Opus 94a (200a) alto flute solo – Premiere
Irreplaceable Doodles, Opus 89 (2007) clarinet solo
Heedless Watermelon, Opus 97 (2009) flute & clarinet – Premiere

Peter H. Bloom, flutes
Karl Henning, clarinet

Wednesday, 29 July 2009
12:15pm
West End Branch, Boston Public Library
151 Cambridge Street, Boston
Free & Open to the Public.

When the going gets tough, the tough get composing.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:19 am

Cari amici,

My excellent friend Shauna has uploaded the recording from the 24 June event. Notwithstanding the fact that the composer wishes that all might have been better still, it is my great pleasure to make this available to you. I place only the following conditions (which I have no way of enforcing, and regarding which I therefore rely completely on your discretion):

a. I earnestly hope that you may enjoy listening.
b. Whether you enjoy the listening or (heaven forfend) not, the composer appreciates any feedback the listener may offer.
c. If you have enjoyed listening, I hope you may consider supporting the musicians in any way you find appropriate and feasible.
d. If you have any comments on the technical aspects of the recording, good or bad, Shauna welcomes any and all feedback. Contact me if you wish her e-mail address.
e. If you enjoy the music, please send Shauna an e-mail message thanking her for her generosity of spirit (and time, and labor) to the composer.
f. Of the following pieces, only Blue Shamrock is under contract to a publisher, Lux Nova Press. Technically, I probably do not have the right to distribute the recording of this piece freely; realistically, I do not think that this gesture will run afoul of Lux Nova. All that said, I encourage you (if you like the piece) to let Lux Nova know.
g. If you feel inclined (and if any of the pieces on the program so inspire you), encourage Lux Nova to carry and promote more Henningmusick.
h. Track list:

1. Blue Shamrock, Opus 63 — clarinet solo

Lost Waters, Opus 27 — harp solo
2. Irving's Hudson
3. Thoreau's Walden
4. Whitman's Ontario
5. Carlos Williams's Passaic

6. stars & guitars, Opus 95 — bass flute & harp
7. The Angel Who Bears a Flaming Sword, Opus 94a — alto flute solo
8. Fragments of « Morning Has Broken », Opus 64a — flute, clarinet & piano
9. Radiant Maples, Opus 59 — flute, clarinet harp & piano

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10. Fragments of « Morning Has Broken », Opus 64a — rehearsal
11. Radiant Maples, Opus 59 — rehearsal excerpt

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I wish you all good listening, and I thank you for all your kind support.

Cheers,
~Karl

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:50 am

karlhenning wrote: g. If you feel inclined encourage Lux Nova to carry more Henningmusick

Unless you have some wierd contract that forces you to only have Lux Nova publish your stuff, why not submit your unpublished works to other publishers? Life's too short.

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:55 am

johnQpublic wrote:Unless you have some wierd contract that forces you to only have Lux Nova publish your stuff, why not submit your unpublished works to other publishers? Life's too short.

I have so submitted, a hundred times.

Next question? ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:53 am

It feels like I have submitted "hundreds" myself, but still I continue.

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:29 pm

johnQpublic wrote:It feels like I have submitted "hundreds" myself, but still I continue.

Understood.

With all of us, of course, it is a balance of time and energies. I wish I had more time and energy to beat my head against the Publisher Wall (OUP isn't interested in me because I'm not John Rutter, Presser isn't interested in me because I'm not Lowell Liebermann, &c. &c.). But I'd rather spend more time writing music, and hopefully even performing it.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:05 pm

Well, and promoting it in practical ways.

We are now on the West End branch BPL website calendar.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:20 am

Just to be clear, this:

We are now on the West End branch BPL website calendar.

Relates to this:

karlhenning wrote:ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT!! CAVING IN TO POPULAR DEMAND!!

Bullish Upticks (IIb)
The Irrationally Exuberant Music of Karl Henning

Blue Shamrock, Opus 63 (2002) clarinet solo
The Angel Who Bears a Flaming Sword, Opus 94a (200a) alto flute solo – Premiere
Irreplaceable Doodles, Opus 89 (2007) clarinet solo
Heedless Watermelon, Opus 97 (2009) flute & clarinet – Premiere

Peter H. Bloom, flutes
Karl Henning, clarinet

Wednesday, 29 July 2009
12:15pm
West End Branch, Boston Public Library
151 Cambridge Street, Boston
Free & Open to the Public.

When the going gets tough, the tough get composing.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:51 pm

Canonic transformation of a Maternal theme.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:09 pm

The Feast of Reason and the Flow of Soul.
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Cheers,
~Karl

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:18 pm

I note, with interest, that you are both Doctors, do you have any advice for my insomnia...

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:21 pm

Chalkperson wrote:I note, with interest, that you are both Doctors, do you have any advice for my insomnia... :mrgreen:

A certain opera by Debussy, perhaps? ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:00 pm

karlhenning wrote:
Chalkperson wrote:I note, with interest, that you are both Doctors, do you have any advice for my insomnia...
A certain opera by Debussy, perhaps? ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

I always play that in the morning, unfortunately...

Post by **Corlyss_D** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:12 pm

karlhenning wrote:The Feast of Reason and the Flow of Soul.

Cheers,
~Karl

Holy Cow! You both look like French Impressionist painters relaxing between bottles of wine at Argenteuil.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:28 am

Corlyss_D wrote:Holy Cow! You both look like French Impressionist painters relaxing between bottles of wine at Argenteuil.

I think that is the point of this important piece of Performance Art...

Post by **Corlyss_D** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:20 am

Chalkperson wrote:
Corlyss_D wrote:Holy Cow! You both look like French Impressionist painters relaxing between bottles of wine at Argenteuil.
I think that is the point of this important piece of Performance Art...

Karl, I just noticed you're a moccasin man. An American classic and an excellent choice!

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:01 am

Corlyss_D wrote:Holy Cow! You both look like French Impressionist painters relaxing between bottles of wine at Argenteuil.

Exactly how that day felt! A little unusual for southern New England ; )

Chalkperson wrote:I think that is the point of this important piece of Performance Art...

Chalkie, are you impersonating a composer?! ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:14 pm

I'm a Photographer, I recognise true Performance Art when I see it, I thought it might be the case when I saw the first two pictures, but, the camera's viewpoint was all wrong, I am glad to see that you went back and re-staged it...

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:52 pm

How does one stage an impromptu? ; )

(BTW, any luck w/ downloads, Chalkie?)

Cheers,
~Karl

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:13 pm

karlhenning wrote:How does one stage an impromptu? ; )

(BTW, any luck w/ downloads, Chalkie?)

Cheers,
~Karl

Not had time yet, Karl...

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:16 pm

Understood, lad!

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:49 am

A surfeit of seeming good tidings.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:04 am

Anyone here know what "purposeful incoherence" means? ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:22 pm

Going to play Irreplaceable Doodles on Sunday.

For this occasion, I think: not the carrot.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:59 pm

Quartal harmonies, &c.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:31 am

Going to play Irreplaceable Doodles on Sunday.

For this occasion, I think: not the carrot.

Had great fun with this, even without a carrot clarinet. The music program was actually a pianist and mezzo (Ishmael Wallace and Hayden DeWitt), Vienna circa 1911: Ecstatic Vision, Intimations of Dissolution (Ishmael opened with the Berg Sonata, Opus 1). The host had come to the June recital in Woburn, where Blue Shamrock had made such an impression, he extended a very warm invitation to come play at yesterday’s event. Huge house, and I counted eight pianos (one of them an upright) . . . so the two halves of the Viennese program were split between the two floors. I was told I would play at the end of the first half (it was all very casual). I was made welcome to play the Shamrock; but the casual semi-organization of the affair left me doubtful that there would be stands available (for one needs to spread the music for Blue Shamrock over two or three stands) . . . I brought my own stand “in case,” though I fully expected it to be the only stand available. For this reason (and also as rehearsal for 29 July), I elected to play Irreplaceable Doodles instead, which I can play from a binder and pretty much manage page-turns myself. Went very well.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:22 pm

At the scene.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:47 pm

The ’melon is a hit with my fellow performer.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:01 pm

Out in the Sun (for ten lively winds) is out on the market.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:02 pm

Substitutions for Phase II Upticks.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:57 am

Recital today:

NEW!! IMPROVED!!

Bullish Upticks (IIa)

The Irrationally Exuberant Music of Karl Henning

Heedless Watermelon, Opus 97 (2009) flute & clarinet – Premiere
stars & guitars, Opus 95 (2009) bass flute & harp
Tropes on Parasha’s Aria, from White Nights, Opus 75 (2006?) flute, clarinet & harp

Peter H. Bloom, flutes
Mary Jane Rupert, harp
Karl Henning, clarinet

Tuesday, 28 July 2009
12:15pm
King's Chapel
Corner of School & Tremont Streets, Boston
Freewill donation.

When the going gets tough, the tough get composing.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:50 pm

Good crowd, some 53 people out in the audience.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:37 pm

Well, I still need to try to burn the sound files to a disc, and see how the recording sounds at home . . . but it seems to have come out. Or, there is some sort of document, anyway . . . .

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:06 pm

In the kitchen.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:58 am

Sneak mp3 listen to the (a bit rougher than might have been) premiere of Heedless Watermelon yesterday.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:05 am

Recital today, too:

ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT!! CAVING IN TO POPULAR DEMAND!!

Bullish Upticks (IIb)
The Irrationally Exuberant Music of Karl Henning

Blue Shamrock, Opus 63 (2002) clarinet solo
The Angel Who Bears a Flaming Sword, Opus 94a (2008) alto flute solo
Irreplaceable Doodles, Opus 89 (2007) clarinet solo
Heedless Watermelon, Opus 97 (2009) flute & clarinet – Premiere

Peter H. Bloom, flutes
Karl Henning, clarinet

Wednesday, 29 July 2009
12:15pm
West End Branch, Boston Public Library
151 Cambridge Street, Boston
Free & Open to the Public.

When the going gets tough, the tough get composing.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:41 am

Sneak mp3 listen to the (a bit rougher than might have been) premiere of Heedless Watermelon yesterday.

Has anyone had a listen?

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:17 pm

May wind up tossing it all out, but it is still progress upon the circularity of 'considering notes'.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:18 pm

Cello ensemble version of Lutosławski's Lullaby now finished.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:21 am

Cello ensemble version of Lutosławski's Lullaby now finished.

May need some fine-tuning . . . I have to double-check to see if I missed any expression-mark 'transfers' from the Ur-text; and in all events, I breathlessly await word from Audrey. The Marginalia (back in April) she immediately confirmed as perfectly suitable. One of the doubts I entertained in proposing an ensemble arrangement of Lutosławski’s Lullaby, was the metrical agility (for a student ensemble), but Audrey reassured me on that point. I think the unanimity of gesture through the group for most of the piece will largely assist them in learning to feel the various subdivisions . . . 7/8 not simply as [ 4/8 + 3/8 ], but as [ 7/16 + 7/16 ] . . . and then, where it begins by establishing:

[ [ 4/16 + 3/16 ] + [ 4/16 + 3/16 ] ]

. . . this gives way at times both to a 7/8 which is [ 4/16 + 6/16 + 4/16 ], and to 11/16 = [ 4/16 + 4/16 + 3/16 ].

The long and the short of it, I think, is that they won't be able to sight-read it, but with a little rehearsal, they'll all get the knack of it, and it will all lock into place.

Cheers,
~Karl[/color]