This recital is presented in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Arizona State University With Special Thanks to the Following People: Dr. Robert Spring, Dr. Joshua Gardner, Dr. Doug Nottingham, Dr. Barry Moon, Dr. Ashley Oakley, DBR, Dr. Keith Kelly, Dr. Chris Scinto, Dr. Brett Reed, Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer, Hannah Friederichs, all of my students (past and present), parental units (biological or otherwise), Digby, Lola, and of course ... My Ex-Girlfriend Who Is Now Attached to Me In Both an Emotional and Very Real Legal Way All His Prepositions by Sarah Anderson of from at about of on out on before of of through of m upon by beyond over toward by You're So Bougie (2016) something about regret and sunsets Performed and Written By Pincushioned + 1 without of out to of to from of to of of with m of before to from near out of m in of of from to of m of to m m after to about to of on above toward a city, whose name I purposely can't pronounce on by from of for before of from by on among before of to before a retired man, of course darkness sunset reaching at of off of under (Josh Bennett, Barry Moon, & Doug Nottingham) attacca Ten Children No. 10 (2003) By Michael Lowenstern (b. 1968 - ) The End Electro-Beat Triptych (2016) By Josh Bennett (b. 1982 - ) Glendalien Prophecy I. Hangin wit Esquivel by Sarah Anderson 11. what we see/what we say Catapulted from a great distance, the stuffed yellow bear flails his short limbs over the dense forest canopy. He lands through a clearing in the trees and continues to skid through the sediment, unsettling the dirt and detritus, leaving a trail with his stubby yellow feet. He stops just before the edge, where I am standing. "I'm at the edge of a glen," he says. "This must be Glendale 1907," I reply. We stare down at the river. Reflections of a large patchwork of farmland flow by, slipping away forever. Ill. Theme for Fela attacca New York Counterpoint (1985) By Steve Reich (b. 1936 - ) I. Fast II. Slow Ill. Fast \ glassy watchface patterns by Sarah Anderson in ab laetia cum urbis paucis dat subito curo et numquam viro ad tace puer tui blind gesture closer lion's den less, decomposed Vier Stucke fur Klarinette und Klavier, Op. 5 (1913) By Alban Berg (b. 1885 - d. 1935) w/ Special Guest Dr. Ashley Oakley grids gritting bleating cleanse wrought defense agent curtain lonely swing dough tree dorr horse's shadow towards the guilt pig the pony hold the peacock 1. Massig II. Sehr langsam 111. Sehr rasch IV. Langsam Electro-Beat Triptych (2016) By Josh Bennett (b. 1982 - ) Glendalien Prophecy I. Hangin wit Esquivel by Sarah Anderson 11. what we see/what we say Catapulted from a great distance, the stuffed yellow bear flails his short limbs over the dense forest canopy. He lands through a clearing in the trees and continues to skid through the sediment, unsettling the dirt and detritus, leaving a trail with his stubby yellow feet. He stops just before the edge, where I am standing. "I'm at the edge of a glen," he says. "This must be Glendale 1907," I reply. We stare down at the river. Reflections of a large patchwork of farmland flow by, slipping away forever. Ill. Theme for Fela attacca New York Counterpoint (1985) By Steve Reich (b. 1936 - ) I. Fast II. Slow Ill. Fast All His Prepositions by Sarah Anderson of from at about of on out on before of of through of m upon by beyond over toward by You're So Bougie (2016) something about regret and sunsets Performed and Written By Pincushioned + 1 without of out to of to from of to of of with m of before to from near out of m in of of from to of m of to m m after to about to of on above toward a city, whose name I purposely can't pronounce on by from of for before of from by on among before of to before a retired man, of course darkness sunset reaching at of off of under (Josh Bennett, Barry Moon, & Doug Nottingham) attacca Ten Children No. 10 (2003) By Michael Lowenstern (b. 1968 - ) The End This recital is presented in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts at Arizona State University With Special Thanks to the Following People: Dr. Robert Spring, Dr. Joshua Gardner, Dr. Doug Nottingham, Dr. Barry Moon, Dr. Ashley Oakley, DBR, Dr. Keith Kelly, Dr. Chris Scinto, Dr. Brett Reed, Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer, Hannah Friederichs, all of my students (past and present), parental units (biological or otherwise), Digby, Lola, and of course ... My Ex-Girlfriend Who Is Now Attached to Me In Both an Emotional and Very Real Legal Way