UFO dream songs (2023) for solo violin
&
almost human - a UFO (unidentified flying osamu) retrospective (2023) for violin duo
portrait of devon, aka UFO (unidentified flying osamu) by Kanoko Kamata, their lovely partner, ca. winter 2020
program notes
UFO (Unidentified Flying Osamu) dream songs is a reflection on my ten years of composing until this point, and is an internal dialogue made audible . It is divided into ten short continuous vignettes vignettes. Some are inspired by dreams, and others by distant undefined memories. UFO is also one of my nicknames given to me by my partner.
The cover artwork is a portrait of the composer made by their partner, Kanoko Kamata 鎌田華乃子.
almost human - a UFO retrospective was written for and dedicated to David Danel
UFO Dream Songs was written for and dedicated to STRING NOISE
UFO dream songs is approximately 10 minutes long.
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