Don Freund's Stacked Dectet premiere - JSoM Faculty All-Stars

The premiere performance of Don Freund's Stacked Dectet (2022) on October 9, 2022 in IU's Auer Hall, performed by the Jacobs School Faculty All-Stars. Scrolling score video here:    • Don Freund's Stacked Dectet premiere with ...   Howard Klug, Clarinet; Thomas Walsh, Alto Saxophone; Chance Davis, Baritone Saxophone; John Rommel, Trumpet; Jeff Nelsen, Horn; Peter Ellefson, Trombone; Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium; Luke Gillespie, Piano; Kevin Bobo, Drumset; Brendan Keller-Tuberg, Electric Bass. Composer's Notes: During some pandemic downtime I enjoyed playing around with the rhythms of triplets, quintuplets, and septuplets set against changing meters and beat durations and listening to the MIDI playback. But I thought “What live musicians could ever perform such a thing?” Then I remembered the fun I’ve had over the years putting together chamber ensemble pieces with my amazing faculty colleagues and brought together this all-star 10-piece ensemble, stacked with the kind of adventurous virtuosos whose spirit and commitment make the Jacobs School a composer’s heaven. There’s some inspiration from alt-metal rock bands like Meshuggah and the Cardiacs, and even some Duke Ellington in the lyric slow section.