The Vinyl Six

for mixed chamber ensemble
(2006)
Duration: 10'

Commissioned by Avian Music
World Premiere April 23, 2006, New York City

Fl, T.Sax (db S.Sax), E.Gtr, Pno, Vln, Vc

Available for sale from OK Feel Good Music

The Vinyl Six is, on the surface, a straightforward mixed chamber work.  Preconceptions start to fall apart, however, with the instrumentation—a sort of Pierrot-ensemble gone Bad ... as if Clarence Clemens and Slash jumped onstage at the Chamber Music Society. TV6 also looks suspiciously like a theme and variations (a tried-and-true chamber music form).  Only this one shows off a blues cadence through a variety of slow funk, fusion, folk-rock, hair-band, and pop grooves.  Think of your old record collection and raise your lighters for The Vinyl Six...