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Cedarville UniversityDigitalCommons@CedarvilleJunior and Senior Recitals Concert and Recital Programs2-6-2016Sean Kisch, Junior Composition RecitalSean A. KischCedarville University, skisch@cedarville.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/junior_and_senior_recitalsPart of the Composition Commons, and the Music Performance CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access byDigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Junior and Senior Recitals by an authorizedadministrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information,please contact digitalcommons@cedarville.edu.Recommended CitationKisch, Sean A., "Sean Kisch, Junior Composition Recital" (2016). Junior and Senior Recitals. 178.http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/junior_and_senior_recitals/178The Cedarville University Music & WorshipDepartmentpresentsA Junior Composition Recitalby   Sean KischSaturday, February 6, 2016, 5 p.m.Rhapsody	Drive	Sean	Kisch,	pianoPhobos	and	DeimosEllen	Raquet	and	Joshua	Taylor,	violins;Christopher	DeShields,	viola;	and	Joshua	Dissmore,	celloSomeone	to	Notice	MeBrittney	Mitchell,	soprano;	Rachel	Blizzard,	harp;Haley	Perritt,	pianoPictures	of	TimeI.	 Prelude,	the	Natural	Order	of	ThingsII.	 False	PeaceIII.	 CarousingIV.	 Standing	in	the	RainV.	 Crushing	ConfinementVI.	 The	Inevitable	MachineEllen	Raquet,	violin;	Hanna	Bahorik,	cello;	Emily	Sulka,	flute;Jillissa	Brummel,	clarinet;	Arne	Anderson,	percussion;Anna	Raquet,	piano;	Sean	Kisch,	synthesizer	;Jonathan	Lyons	conductor	Sean	is	a	student	of	Austin	Jaquith.All	of	the	work	in	this	program	are	the	original	compositionsof	the	recitalist,	Sean	Kisch	(b.	1995).No	flash	photography,	please.Please	turn	off	all	cell	phones.The Cedarville University Music & WorshipDepartmentpresentsA Junior Composition Recitalby   Sean KischSaturday, February 6, 2016, 5 p.m.Rhapsody	Drive	Sean	Kisch,	pianoPhobos	and	DeimosEllen	Raquet	and	Joshua	Taylor,	violins;Christopher	DeShields,	viola;	and	Joshua	Dissmore,	celloSomeone	to	Notice	MeBrittney	Mitchell,	soprano;	Rachel	Blizzard,	harp;Haley	Perritt,	pianoPictures	of	TimeI.	 Prelude,	the	Natural	Order	of	ThingsII.	 False	PeaceIII.	 CarousingIV.	 Standing	in	the	RainV.	 Crushing	ConfinementVI.	 The	Inevitable	MachineEllen	Raquet,	violin;	Hanna	Bahorik,	cello;	Emily	Sulka,	flute;Jillissa	Brummel,	clarinet;	Arne	Anderson,	percussion;Anna	Raquet,	piano;	Sean	Kisch,	synthesizer	;Jonathan	Lyons	conductor	Sean	is	a	student	of	Austin	Jaquith.All	of	the	work	in	this	program	are	the	original	compositionsof	the	recitalist,	Sean	Kisch	(b.	1995).No	flash	photography,	please.Please	turn	off	all	cell	phones.Program NotesRhapsody	DriveRhapsody	Drive	began	as	a	compositional	exercise	which	I	ended	upextending	into	a	full‐fledged	work.	I	jokingly	named	the	piece	after	a	realstreet	in	Texas.Phobos	and	DeimosThis	piece	is	named	after	the	two	moons	which	orbit	the	planet	Mars,	and	inGreek,	their	names	mean	“panic”	and	“terror.”	It	embodies	the	frenzied,irrational	fear	that	some	unknown	nightmare	is	lurking	just	out	of	sight.Someone	to	Notice	MeSomeone	to	Notice	Me	is	the	one	piece	that	doesn’t	fit	with	this	program,because	it	is	the	only	completely	tonal	piece,	but	it	is	the	perfect	overturefor	my	junior	project,	Pictures	of	Time.	What	Pictures	of	Time	says	in	atonal,instrumental	language,	Someone	to	Notice	Me	says	in	real	words.	Bothpieces	comment	on	how	we	spend	our	time	always	rushing	from	one	thingto	the	next	and	never	truly	resting	in	God's	peace‐‐or	in	the	case	of	thissong,	never	truly	getting	to	know	someone.Pictures	of	TimeMy	junior	project	started	out	as	a	commentary	on	American	culture	and	ourway	of	spending	time,	but	it	ended	up	as	the	story	of	a	journey.	It	is	thejourney	of	a	central	character,	tired	of	the	natural	order	of	things—alwaysrushing	from	one	thing	to	the	next.	The	character	explores	a	series	ofdifferent	solutions	and	emotions	in	the	various	movements,	including	a	falsesense	of	peace,	a	drunken	party,	fits	of	depression,	confinement,	and	finallytorture.	In	the	synthesizer	I	have	incorporated	sampled	sounds	from	aroundcampus,	including	singers	in	chapel,	clanging	bars	on	the	bridge	by	thestudent	center,	and	a	familiar	voice	reading	a	quote	from	Ray	Bradbury.Program NotesRhapsody	DriveRhapsody	Drive	began	as	a	compositional	exercise	which	I	ended	upextending	into	a	full‐fledged	work.	I	jokingly	named	the	piece	after	a	realstreet	in	Texas.Phobos	and	DeimosThis	piece	is	named	after	the	two	moons	which	orbit	the	planet	Mars,	and	inGreek,	their	names	mean	“panic”	and	“terror.”	It	embodies	the	frenzied,irrational	fear	that	some	unknown	nightmare	is	lurking	just	out	of	sight.Someone	to	Notice	MeSomeone	to	Notice	Me	is	the	one	piece	that	doesn’t	fit	with	this	program,because	it	is	the	only	completely	tonal	piece,	but	it	is	the	perfect	overturefor	my	junior	project,	Pictures	of	Time.	What	Pictures	of	Time	says	in	atonal,instrumental	language,	Someone	to	Notice	Me	says	in	real	words.	Bothpieces	comment	on	how	we	spend	our	time	always	rushing	from	one	thingto	the	next	and	never	truly	resting	in	God's	peace‐‐or	in	the	case	of	thissong,	never	truly	getting	to	know	someone.Pictures	of	TimeMy	junior	project	started	out	as	a	commentary	on	American	culture	and	ourway	of	spending	time,	but	it	ended	up	as	the	story	of	a	journey.	It	is	thejourney	of	a	central	character,	tired	of	the	natural	order	of	things—alwaysrushing	from	one	thing	to	the	next.	The	character	explores	a	series	ofdifferent	solutions	and	emotions	in	the	various	movements,	including	a	falsesense	of	peace,	a	drunken	party,	fits	of	depression,	confinement,	and	finallytorture.	In	the	synthesizer	I	have	incorporated	sampled	sounds	from	aroundcampus,	including	singers	in	chapel,	clanging	bars	on	the	bridge	by	thestudent	center,	and	a	familiar	voice	reading	a	quote	from	Ray	Bradbury.

Sean Kisch, Junior Composition Recital

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Sean Kisch, Junior Composition Recital

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