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WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS SCENES OF WHITE PEOPLE DANCING.
Music by Tom Swafford, performed by The Detour New Music Ensemble, March 18, 2011, Galapagos Art Space. Video is fr...
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cliche embrace
tomswaf
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Nathan graciously demonstrated the many different sounds possible on the accordion- shakes, vibrato, harmonica-like sounds etc.- plus all of many combinations of stops you ...
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Breathing Room Extractions pt2
tomswaf
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breathing room extractions pt1
tomswaf
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Mike McGinnis and Jesse Canterbury, clarinets. Tom Swafford, composer.
this piece consists of motives from a solo clarinet piece I wrote called Breathing Room, which Mik...
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This is the Real Me (2011) pt2
tomswaf
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Gelsey Bell, performer. Tom Swafford, composer.
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This is the Real Me (2011) pt1
tomswaf
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Gelsey Bell, performer. Tom Swafford, composer. (for part two see the response video below)
All of the gestures, pantomime, facial expressions are notated. The only impro...
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For Reuben Radding
tomswaf
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Reuben Radding, contrabass. Tom Swafford, composer. Reuben is a very experienced improvisor and has developed a vast repertoire of extended techniques. He demonstrated many...
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Jen's Lament
tomswaf
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Jen Baker, trombone. Tom Swafford, composition. Jen showed me some of the amazing sounds she can produce with the trombone by itself and combined with her voice and I wrote...
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Folksy
tomswaf
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Leanne Darling, viola. T. Swafford, composer. This piece draws on the folk-style music that I play in the subway. It is meant to evoke a hurdy-gurdy. Much of the time the m...
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Brian's Aria
tomswaf
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Brian Sanders, cello. Tom Swafford, composition. I met Brian when we both answered a craigslist ad to join Emanuel and the Fear (an orchestral rock band- still going strong...
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