COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

Classical Music Halloween : Morloke god of the Underworld by Sabrina Pena Young . Originally written for perussionist Kurt Gartner at Kansas State University for Malletkat and Ableton Live . Scores available at the Petrucci Library and the artist website. Sabrina Pena Young sabrinapenayoung.wordpress.com Related articles Preplanning Destiny: Eondwyr for Malletkat and Ableton Live New Percussion Multimedia Work Destiny: Eondwyr by Composer Sabrina Pena Young Creative Summer: TedX Buffalo, Circuit Bridges, 60x60 Latin Mix, and Destiny: Eondwyr Just-in: Trudeau says Hi to classical music magazine Warri Choral Society storms Lagos for Oyegun Yoshiki prepares for classical tour amid a new appreciation for his legacy Fall Mornings Call For Pumpkin Pancakes A Twist on Pecan Pie That Will Win Thanksgiving All Aboard for Signature Theatre's 360-Degree Staging of TITANIC; Cast Announced! 'Messiah' starts a little early

Nerisonna: Goddess of the Nymphs from Destiny Eondwyr, a work for malletkat (or marimba) by award-winning composer Sabrina Pena Young . In this work the hero meets the beautiful Nerisonna in the depths of the ocean to find a precious orb that will save the Child of Light from the evil god of the Underworld , Morloke.  Originally commissioned by Kurt Gartner at Kansas State University . Related articles What is MIDI? - History of Electronic Music - Sabrina Pena Young Amazon Music Unlimited takes on rivals with launch of $14.99/month Family Plan Google Play Music has been updated with some new features Music Choice Celebrates 2016 Fan Favorites With The Music Choice 100 Work by URINETOWN Creators and More Slated for Goodspeed's 2017 Festival of New Musicals 10 Weirdest Musical Instruments Green Day chant against the KKK and Trump at the American Music Awards Watch A Trailer For Music Documentary 808 Starring Pharrell And Questlove Google Play Music Now Uses Machin...

For the past decade and a half I have explored using multimedia in classical composition . While my first forty or so works were entirely acoustic classical compositions, I found that my percussionist love for timbre and sound melded well with my very nerdy love of technology causing me to veer body and soul into the world of electronic music and media.  While I would love to write a traditional symphony someday, I find that my journey has let me to almost always consider possible visual elements in my work. This has taken mainly the form of animation that plays during live performance. For example, in the Creation Oratorio below, which won a New Genre Prize from the IAWM , the women's choir and percussion ensemble played live with a tape and original animation that projected imagery symbolic of both creation and procreation, the beauty of life on earth and life in the womb. These images were created in a program called Bryce, which was best known for the graphics in Zork , a l...

Example of a professional production environment (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Want to write music and mix audio but don't have access to a professional music studio ? With music technology and audio editing software costing less each day, you can design your own professional home music studio for a fraction of the cost of mixing at a professional music studio. Starting out you will need a few essentials. 1. Every professional musician needs a computer, tablet, or smartphone. I love working with a computer that allows me to run about ten music, audio, graphic design, and video programs simultaneously without a hiccup. Add to that easy-to-use music software that yields professional results.  Today there are so many great apps and programs available that soon most musicmaking will be completed on "the cloud". Until then, be sure to get a high quality computer that can run your music without slowing down. For those that work in multimedia, like myself, you will have...

Metamorph was composed entirely on the Malletkat (a MIDI controller set up like a percussion mallet instrument). The piece was originally created for a live performer on electronic keyboard , tape, and video. After some tweaking, Metamorph was able to stand alone as a tape piece. I love using the Malletkat for composition . I got mine from legendary composer Pauline Oliveros when I was interning with the Deep Listening Gallery in Kingston, New York three years ago. The video for this work was created by an above shot of my body in a large bean bag in my New York apartment. By applying some difference filters, mirror effects, and some overlay, I was able to create this semblance of a creature coming to life. It was a similar technique to the piece, MNEO, that I created with Tampa -based composer Seth Keith. Related articles Hopscotch 2015: With experimental music, Hopscotch has grown more deliberate Soothe your soul with 'Panoramical,' a game of mus...