M A T T H E W Z E M A N E K
Compositions
"at this juncture" - 57' 29"
For narrators, synthesizers, percussion, three guitars, didgeridoo, harmonica & recorder.
Collaborative work with CSUSB MFA writers and artists.
Premiered May 16th & 17th, 2013 by Matthew Zemanek, Leslie Gonzales, Isaias Sifuentes, Natalie O'Donnell & the CSUSB MFA writers
California State University, San Bernardino
Listen (excerpt)
"Nad Wodą Wielką I Czystą (On Water Great and Clear)" - 4' 37"
For SATB chorus a cappella, based on the poem by Adam Mickiewicz
Premiered June 3rd, 2013 by the CSUSB Chamber Singers
California State University, San Bernardino
"Reflections" - 6' 29"
For Symphonic Band
Recorded June 12th, 2013 by the CSUSB Symphonic Band
California State University, San Bernardino
"I am the Conductor of the Winds" - 11' 20"
For Percussion Quartet, based on the poem by Matthew Zemanek
Premiered June 10th, 2013 by the CSUSB Percussion Ensemble
California State University, San Bernardino
Listen - I. 'I met my love, the wind, in Summer'
Listen - II. 'Whispering hamlets of ringing silence'
Listen - III. 'We chased each other through the trees'
Listen - IV. 'Thrashing through the tides of the ocean'
Listen - V. 'Chaos and peace entwine'
"Choro No. 1" - 5' 20"
For Guitar, Euphonium & Trumpet
Premiered April 10th, 2012 by Matthew Zemanek (guitar), Avelino Aquino (euphonium) & Danny Ramadan (trumpet)
California State University, San Bernardino
"Frogs in Chorus" - 5' 47"
For Mixed Chorus (SSATTBB), based on the poem by Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson
Premiered April 10th, 2012
California State University, San Bernardino
"A Tryst in the Spring" - 4' 19"
For Soprano & PIano, based on the Biblical Book of the Song of Solomon
Premiered April 10th, 2012 by Natalie O'Donnell (soprano) & Josh Turburan (piano)
California State University, San Bernardino
"The Ark" - 5' 49"
For Solo Bb Clarinet
Premiered June 9th, 2011 by Celeste Malkin
California State University, San Bernardino
Listen - I. Noah and the Ark
Listen - II. The Animals and the Flood
"The Monarch" - 5' 33"
For Solo Piano
Premiered April 10th, 2012 by Erik Sarabia
California State University, San Bernardino
Listen - I. The Caterpillar
Listen - II. The Cocoon
Listen - III. The Butterfly
Written Works:
"Zwingli the Reformer: His Life and Work. By Oscar Farner. (Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books: 1968)".
History In The Making, vol. 6 (2013), California State University, San Bernardino. pp.225-230.
A review of the book by Oscar Farner on Ulrich Zwingli, who was a primary figure in the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.
"The a cappella works of Krzysztof Penderecki" - 65pp.
The first musicological research done on these works in English
Completed June 2013 under the tutelage of Dr. James Radomski
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