Once again, Chaise Lounge packed the house at Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia. Chris’ caters to a highly educated Jazz audience and when Marilyn sang her first note, jaws literally dropped. We hope to make this a regular gig and to add the World Cafe onto the tour by next time.
2007 – 5 Movements – Duration: 15 minutes
Description: A misty, romantic piece about going to a tiny carnival in a small town at night. The movements are based loosely on the experiences of the attractions at the carnival. This recording features clarinetist Ben Redwine.
Instrumentation: harp, strings, solo clarinet
The Fireman’s Carnival – Movement 1 – Twilight Bicycle Ride
The Fireman’s Carnival – Movement 2 – Shooting Gallery
The Fireman’s Carnival – Movement 3 – Ferris Wheel
The Fireman’s Carnival – Movement 4 – House of Mirrors
The Fireman’s Carnival – Movement 5 – Dreams
Download scores: Twilight Bicycle Ride | Shooting Gallery | Ferris Wheel | House of Mirrors | Dreams
2007 – 3 Movements – Duration: 18 minutes
Description: I wrote this for violist Osman Kivrak. Although each movement is named after a town in Turkey, the music itself is more of a Western tourist’s look at the sights and sounds of the country. A postcard, if you will. I’m especially proud of the second movement.
Instrumentation: 2 fl(picc), 2 ob (EH), 2 cl, bsn, 3 trp, 4 hrn, 3 trb, tba, 2 perc, timp, harp, strings, solo viola
From Istanbul – Movement 1 – Kula
From Istanbul – Movement 2 – Ushak
From Istanbul – Movement 3 – Kotshak
Download scores: Movement I – Kula | Movement II – Ushak | Movement III – Kotshak
2007 – 1 Movement – Duration: 15 minutes
Description: In my film music career, I have always wanted only two things: 1. To score a sweeping Western, and 2. To score a pirate movie. This is the pirate movie…without the visuals. It is programmatic, although I have yet to determine how much of that information to share with an audience.
Instrumentation: 2 fl(picc), 2 ob (EH), 2 cl(bs cl), 2bsn (contra), 3 trp, 4 hrn, 3 trb, tba, 3-4 perc, timp, harp, strings
The Far Tortoogas
Download score: The Far Tortoogas
On November 19, 2009, West Virgina Public Broadcasting interviewed Charlie.
Listen now to the interview on the Eclectopia Blog at the West Virginia Public Broadcasting