Performance of Living With My Donkeys
Performance of Living With My Donkeys
- 11 (Bill) Donkesaurus and the Farrier Have a Quiet Conversation0:55
- 22 Donkeys Have Such Soft Noses1:03
- 33 Donkeys Love Their Peanuts (high horn version)2:10
- 44 (Bill) They Graze As The Magpie Rides Along0:53
- 55 Mother And Son, They Share The Same Dream2:48
- 66 The Cat Naps On The Donkey's Back1:30
- 77 They Stand Guard Over Their Friend Nook As He Waits To Die4:03
- 88 Donkeys Are Slowly Eating Their Barn2:02
- 99 (Bill) Donkeys Protect Their Friends1:21
William Scharnberg played a great performance of the entire set at the International Horn Symposium, summer 2024. The recording we got wasn't the greatest, so I'm in the process of remastering that. So some of the pieces you hear are with Bill (#1, 4 & 9) and some are still of me playing the horn part on the synth. I'll get the whole program uploaded soon! By the way, Bill's performance of #4 was especially outstanding!!! He developed some fantastic effects that really fit the Magpie sounds. Thanks for the whole performance, Bill, but especially that one movement! Portions of the work have also received performances by Dr. Lydia Van Dreel (University of Oregon), and Michelle Stebleton's wonderful student, Tarre Nelson (Florida State University). Do contact me if you've performed it, or are interested in performing it.
Click here to see how I composed these pieces. This recently received the International Alliance for Women in Music Honorable Mention for the Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize. Click here for a current list of performances.
There are more photos of the donkeys here, and you can enlarge each one by clicking on it. You can see a playlist of videos of the two of them here. Finally, you can see yet more videos and photos of the dear guys on my Instagram account, @steinwaygoat.
If you'd like to glance at the score, click here. Contact me if you'd like a copy of the score and the accompanying CD/SD card.