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Michael Vincent

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Jack

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for percussion quartet and electronics, November 2008) Jack is a work written for marimba for four hands, vibraphone and crotales. It is based on the poem performed and recorded by…


Playing Wth Words

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The Spoken Word in Artistic Practice Playing with Words: the spoken word in artistic practice is a collection of responses from over 40 leading contemporary composers and artists who have…


Little Museum

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for Spoken-word performer and electronics, July 2006 Little Museum was a commission from spoken word artist Barbara Adler, for inclusion on her first CD Flusterblush. The poem delves into the…


Flesh Colour (Homage to Andy Warhol)

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for piano and electronics, November 2008 Flesh Colour for piano and CD, is based on a found sound recording of an interview between BBC interviewer Edward Lucie-Smith and American visual…


You Smile Slow

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for tape 2010 I first heard a remix of  piece going around on Youtube called U Smile by Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber. It is the same exact piece, but…


Generation X – The Opera

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A contemporary spoken word opera for 3 spoken word artists, piano, trombone, alto saxophone, cello, percussion, soundtracks and projected images, March 2006 A multimedia spoken word chamber opera composed and…


Tombeau

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4 percussionists and electronics, 2010 This work was originally composed as the music for a dance production (Koong) that was premiered on 7-9  May 2010 during the CanAsian International Dance…


Here When You Weren’t

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Instrumentation: piano, organ Length: 4’57″ Date: October, 2010 This piece is written using a process that explores the emotional character found in a formal system which in itself is only…


What Time is it There?

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Instrumentation: piano, organ, percussion and pre-recorded CD Length: 8’54″ Date: October, 2010 What Time is it There? explores the feeling of being in one time zone, while a loved one…


Max and the Life of Big Machines

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Instrumentation: solo piano and looping pedal Length: 25″ Date: September, 2010-February, 2011 This is a set of works inspired by the poems of Joshua Vinzant. It features a solo piano,…