| I have recorded my music onto three albums. I hope to eventually have little graphics of the album covers here, and possibly even a few mp3 samples. But I'm still trying to figure out how to do that. So all I have is track listings and brief descriptions. |
| Maculate |
| My first album is 11 solo piano pieces. They were self-recorded hastily in a practice room in the basement of Rosse Hall, Kenyon College, around 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights (this was to ensure that no other sound would be in the building). They are all partially improvisatory. "911" was originally written to accompany the choreography of professor Maggie Patton. The album is a bit rough, but it still holds a place in my heart. |
| 1. snow.churchbells.midnight 2. I remember too well 3. Is it me? 4. i temporary 5. The dancers 6. asdfjkl; 7. 911 8. Language must suffice 9. and then I get weak 10. On the wings of an Angel 11. In the aftermath |
| Compositions '99-'00 |
| This is my most "serious" album. All but one of these pieces were recorded live during my senior composition recital. The other piece, Deep Red Dance, was recorded a year earlier in a general composition recital. None of the performances were perfect, but I thought we did very well, given the limited resources of Kenyon. I've, of course, moved beyond these pieces compositionally, but I'm still proud of them for what they were. |
| 1. Prelude No. 2 Kevin S McFadden, piano 2. Away Kevin S McFadden, electric keyboard 3. Sound and Wind Mary Kinner, flute; Gwynyth Scherperel, marimba 4. Bright, Delicate Eye (text by Guy Bennett) Sara Beddow, soprano; Kevin S McFadden, piano 5. Deep Red Dance Marla Fiorelli, violin; Jan Cameron, piano 6. A Farewell to the 4-3 Mary Kinner, flute; Angela Dittmar, flute; Miriam Gross, oboe; Katie King, French horn; Ramsay Hoguet, clarinet; Ashley Parker, bass clarinet Quintet, in three movements 7. Fast 8. Slow 9. Moderate, then fast Liz Dyer, violin; Kim Tsaousis, violin; Heather Lasseter, viola; Shoshana Daniels, cello; Kevin S McFadden, piano. |
| Remains |
| Summer of '99 Suite 1. Holding Amanda during the rainstorm 2. Falling petals 3. Drinking alone on a humid night A Song of Mine 4. Flood Other People's Songs 5. F Train 6. Alison 7. Promenade 8. Kill your foes 9. Glory Box |
| This third album I threw together during my last week or two at Kenyon. I had a few "remains" that I wanted to record while I still had access to their equipment. The first three tracks are solo piano, while the last six are piano and vocal. Yup, I sing. Of course, they were recorded in a "live" manner without a mic, so the vocals can be a bit soft at times. Covers: F Trains was originally by David Usher, Alison by Slowdive, Promenade by U2, Kill your foes by Ashley MacIsaac, Glory Box by Portishead. |
| A Note Concerning Legalities I'm pretty sure it's legal of me to cover those songs on Remains because my broke ass is making *NO* money off of this. Go ahead, U2, sue me. You'll get the whole 2 bucks I've got in my wallet. Also, I used a text not in the public domain for "Bright, Delicate Eye." It was a poem I found in a recent literary journal. Again, I'm making no money. Not sure if it's illegal or not. Don't tell on me, okay? |
| Recent Compositions: |
| Periculum Voluptatis (2001) Suite for Violin and Piano (2001) Missa Interrogatorius (2002) |
| These three pieces were composed during my time at FSU. The first two have been performed, while my Missa has not yet. I am sending two movements of it (the Gloria and Sanctus) to some festivals and competitions and we'll see what happens. Also during my time at FSU I revised "i temporary" from the Maculate cd and "Prelude No. 2," put them together as "Two Preludes" and had it performed by Danny Padgett, who also played in my Suite for Violin and Piano. |
| Film Scores: |
| Once Upon a Dream Directed by Colleen Cook Papercuts Directed by Colleen Cook (Thesis film) |
| Compositions in the works: |
| Untitled Trio for String Bass, Bass Clarinet, and Tenor Saxophone Ascension in Four Attempts for solo piano |
| This is what I'm working on right now, I hope to finish them both up this semester. |
| The Album I'm Planning: |
| 1. Running 2. Remains 3. Girls gone wild 4. Snow 5. Personal ad 6. Ocean at night 7. Too much information 8. Wreckage 9. Just do anything 10. My distractions 11. A fear of intimacy 12. To my latest Dulcinea |
| Next semester I hope to have a decent home studio set up, and I plan to record some of my more "fun" music onto a full album. As it stands, these are my twelve best songs, but some of them are kind of iffy and I'm sure the line-up will change and new songs will emerge before I get around to recording. You can see the lyrics of any of these by following the link in the "Writings" section to the lyrics page. Or just click here. |
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