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Archival Ensembles (1992 – 2003)


Boston Improvisors’ Collective (1994 – 1996)
Bottom Feeder (1997)
Composer’s Orchestra (1995)
Equilibrium (1999)
Fractal Music (1994 – 1995)
Leaping Water Trio (1992 – 1994)
Mental Notes (1996 – 1997)
Raqib Hassan (1993 – 1998)
Skysaw (2003)
Wind (1994 – 1999)


Expansions (1994)


Archival Ensembles

Expansions (1994) was my first graphic score for a large improvisation ensemble and is the direct predecessor of my 6 scores for the Leap of Faith Orchestra performed after the Leap of Faith 2015 reboot and before the pandemic. I worked for nearly two years on this score and the preparations for this performance… Since the show was immensely artistically successful, I thought I would do more of these in the 90s, but gradually I realized that I preferred to work in a pure improvisation setting with smaller units which was much less work. When I resumed musical activity, I decided that I wanted to revisit scored performances for large improvisation orchestras, but I eliminated the limited notated melodic information and specified everything with graphic symbols on a timeline so that the works could be performed without the need for extensive rehearsals.

PEK – 11/25/2023

Expansions:

Pek & The Pointy Toes Ensemble

Mobius, Boston MA – 15-17  September 1994

1) Expansions Part 1 – Thursday 15 September 1994 – 48:35
2) Expansions Part 2 – Thursday 15 September 1994 – 43:04
3) Expansions Part 1 – Friday 16 September 1994 – 48:10
4) Expansions Part 2 – Friday 16 September 1994 – 42:12
5) Expansions – Saturday 17 September 1994 – 1:38:15

PEK, Sam Lobel, Raqib Hassan, Steve Norton, Keith Hedger,
Mark McGrain, Glynis Lomon, David “Tiger”, Nick Lloyd, Syd Smart, Aib Gomez-Delgado, Thom Jones, Glen Peterson, Matt Samolis, Martha Ritchey

Evil Clown Album Page | Score

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Archival Ensembles (1992 – 2003)


Boston Improvisors’ Collective (1994 – 1996)
Bottom Feeder (1997)
Composer’s Orchestra (1995)
Equilibrium (1999)
Fractal Music (1994 – 1995)
Leaping Water Trio (1992 – 1994)
Mental Notes (1996 – 1997)
Raqib Hassan (1993 – 1998)
Skysaw (2003)
Wind (1997 – 1999)


Expansions (1994)