Die Sternklare

Complete Work Title: 

Die Sternklare (The Starry Woman) — character study after Elias Canetti

Performance Medium: 

solo percussion: vibraphone, crotales (2 octaves), 2 tam-tams, 2 Thai gongs, 2 suspended cymbals, glass wind chimes.

Duration: 

c.5:00

Dedication: 

to Christopher Deane

Date Composed: 

May - June 2006

Performance History: 

Christopher Deane, percussion:
• 6 March 2011; Voices of Change Salon Concert (Dallas, TX)
• 14 November 2009; Indiana Convention Center (Indianapolis, IN) — 2009 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
• 6 November 2009; Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Dallas, TX) — Dallas Festival of Modern Music.
• 20 October 2009; University of North Texas (Denton, TX).
• 20 February 2007; University of North Texas (Denton, TX). [premiere]