practice of dying: selected works 2011 - 2015

by Cassiopeia Sturm

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Para-Somnus 09:52
Text by Henry Sturm: When my lids drop, Black and Blue is the shade Of a new plane. Not much is known Here, but I still feel.
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Density I 04:05
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works composed between 2011 and 2015, primarily in Houston, TX

subject matter includes: space sounds, star charts, bug zappers, rem cycles, symmetry, forgotten objects, and the process of dying

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released April 30, 2015

Octet for Strings:
Julian Nguyen, Violin 1
Chelsea Sharpe, Violin 2
Michael Brown, Violin 3
Jiayi Zheng, Violin 4
Carey Skinner, Viola 1
Teddy Schenkman, Viola 2
Daniel Kopp, Cello 1
Ariana Nelson, Cello 2
Chris Arciszewski, Conductor

Four Meditations on the Stars:
Brandon Bell, Percussion
Dino Georgeton, Percussion
Thomas Sturm, Computer

A Singing Comet:
The Little Giant Chinese Orchestra

Para-Somnus:
Matthew Roorda, Baritone
Lucas Button, Cello
Henry Sturm, Text

Density I:
Julian Nguyen, Violin
Jebat Kee, Viola
Daniel Kopp, Cello
Evan Hulbert, Double Bass

Broken Obelisk / In-between a Landscape / Either Created or Destroyed / The Dwindling:
Thomas Sturm, Computer

Album Artwork:
Samantha Calvetti

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Cassiopeia Sturm Los Angeles, California

Cassiopeia Sturm builds instruments that have silly names and serious stories. Sometimes she composes for them and sometimes she improvises on them. Her work is inspired by cryptids, physics simulations, old boxes, bad robots, evolutionary biology, ghost stories, and space. When she isn’t building instruments she’s out hunting for bigfoot. Thanks for visiting! ... more

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