Today we feature two recent high school graduate composers. Tyler Shaver and Zachary Guo present their own works, performed by themselves and by others.
Zachary Guo has previously been featured on Introductions as a pianist in August 2023 and in October 2023.
Tyler Shaver: My Name Is
Tripp Leffler, baritone saxophone
Tyler Shaver: 6 Static Scenes:
I. Early Morning on the Beach: lovely scenic
II. Powerhouse Mechanic Working on Steam Pump
III. The Last Supper Shining Through Stained Glass
IV. Shelter in Bakhmut
V. Farm Auction, Iowa, 1932
VI. Nightlife in the City
Interlochen Summer Camp Ensemble
Tyler Shaver: solo improvisation
Tyler Shaver, piano
Tyler Shaver: 5 Things I Have to Say:
I. Solitude
II. Lament
III. Ramble
IV. Reminisce
V. Evaluate
Nu Deco Ensemble
Jehan Alain: Litanies
Zachary Guo, organ of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
Zachary Guo: Hypostasis
Zachary Guo, organ
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 549
Zachary Guo, organ
Zachary Guo: solo improvisation
Zachary Guo, organ and piano
Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue des oiseaux:
L’alouette calandrelle
Zachary Guo, piano
Zachary Guo: Le Tombeau de Takemitsu
Zachary Guo, piano; Music Institute of Chicago Academy Orchestra; James Setapen, conductor