Category Archives: Music

Release of New Album Dissolving Images

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Mark

My album Dissolving Images will be released worldwide on July 1st on Albany Records, CD (Troy1424) and digital download. It is an album of chamber music including Dissolving Images for piano solo; Jag for mix chamber ensemble, Quintet for clarinet, … Continue reading →

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Chinary Ung will be 70 at Le Poisson Rouge

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Mark

New York New Music Ensemble will perform Chinary’s music at Le Poisson Rouge on April 16th.

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World Premiere of Turning

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Mark

I hope to see you at one of these concerts.

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Two Performance Dates for “Turning”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Mark

The Contemporary Chamber Players of Stony Brook University will premiere Turning on Thursday, November 15, 2012, 8:00 pm at Stony Brook University AND Perform again the next day, Friday, November 16th at 7:30 pm at: Symphony Space 2537 Broadway at 95th Street … Continue reading →

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New Piece Completed

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Mark

The Stony Brook piece is finished and is titled Turning for bass clarinet, percussion, piano and contrabass with a duration of 14 minutes.

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New Commission

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Mark

I have received a commission from the Stony Brook University Department of Music to compose a piece for their Contemporary Chamber Players. It will be premiered this November at Stony Brook and a performance in Manhattan.

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Completed the Song As Above, So Below

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Mark

Finished another song for the song cycle The Fisherman Songs, As Above, So Below using text from Thoreau’s Walden (The Ponds).

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mark

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/26831677″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff5c00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ]

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Why I Didn’t Embrace Electroacoustic Music

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Mark

I have been aware of synthesizers since I was in high school around 1976. In fact, I wrote an essay for a writing class about how in the future synthesizers would replace acoustic instruments. This has partly come true, hasn’t it? When … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Sounding #6

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Mark

[audio:https://www.markgustavson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Dissoloving_Images_ex.mp3|titles=Dissolving_Images (Excerpt)] This sound is the final dissolving image from Dissolving Images for solo piano, Lisa Moore is the pianist. Soon to be released on Albany Records.

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