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Danger Tree for horn and fixed media (2019)

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Jay Batzner

The first World War was particularly devastating to the population of the Canadian province of Newfoundland, in which it has been said that every family on the island suffered a loss in the conflict. Prior to 1949, Newfoundland was a colony of the British Empire and during the first World War, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment…

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Slipping By (2020)

Posted on April 27, 2021September 23, 2021 by Jay Batzner

Slipping By is a collaborative dance film created with Heather Trommer-Beardslee, Ann Dasen, Paul Collins, and Eric Limarenko. The inspiration came from how the spirits of the past can continue to inhabit a space even after they are gone. The film has been accepted to the International Fine Arts Film Festival, IMARP – Mostra Internacional de…

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What the Voyeur Wants (2019)

Posted on September 15, 2020November 30, 2020 by Jay Batzner

Choreographer Andrea Purrenhage and I were talking about possible projects and over the course of the discussion we realized that we were both inspired by the poem: “What the Voyeur Wants” by CMU faculty poet Jeffrey Bean. The poet’s reading of his work forms the backbone of the piece. The choreography for solo dancer was…

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Calling for euphonium and drone (2014)

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Jay Batzner

Very often, it seems, my music takes on a life of its own. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I started this composition but it didn’t take long for the piece to decide what it wanted to be. The sources of the tape part are not important. The inspiration for the…

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for Larry Craig (2017)

Posted on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 by Jay Batzner

While going through airport security a few years ago, Heather Trommer-Beardslee turned to me and said “Ever since the Larry Craig scandal I’ve wanted to do a tap dance piece based in a bathroom stall.” So, of course, we made one. Rather than poke fun or mock the event, we made a work about “Public…

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The Allegory (2017)

Posted on August 28, 2017March 26, 2018 by Jay Batzner

Based on Plato’s Cave Allegory, this work was conceived and choreographed by Andrea Purrenhage. This video is from the dress rehearsal of the Central Michigan University Dance Company in April 2017.

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Abstain Red Hells for soprano saxophone and fixed media

Posted on August 30, 2016August 10, 2022 by Jay Batzner

Abstain Red Hells takes its title from a movement of a forgotten piece of mine for flute and soprano saxophone. The basic idea of a stubborn ostinato and a tense-yet-lyrical melody was played out in the very small scale in this earlier piece and has since been liberated into a bigger and more open musical…

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Transitions (Four Movements)

Posted on July 14, 2014September 20, 2014 by Jay Batzner

This piece is part of a collaborative music/dance project which I did with dancer/choreographer Heather Trommer-Beardslee. Heather interviewed three vets who had recently transitioned from military careers to being students at CMU. These compelling stories became the motivation for our piece. Heather and I worked independently on choreography and music and only lined up the…

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All the Morning Silences for soprano saxophone, piano, and electronics

Posted on April 14, 2014July 21, 2014 by Jay Batzner

I was waking up one morning and the title for this piece was stuck in my head. I wasn’t sure why, I didn’t necessarily know what it sounded like, but I knew it was a good title. When Andrew Allen asked me to write a piece for him, I threw this title at him and…

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Flute for voice and fixed media (2013)

Posted on October 28, 2013November 20, 2020 by Jay Batzner

Composed for Katherine Crawford and given its premiere performance at Electronic Music Midwest in 2013. The poetry is by Robert Fanning and is included in the score. Special thanks to the Freesound.org users ethang, laureci, ephemeral-rift, and sandyrb for their sonic contributions and to Laura Patterson whose live performance of my piece All My Dreams are Silent…

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