Buy the Digital and Paperback on Amazon Or purchase here on the site & this version has the individual parts included, as well as USA shipping: PDF download Paperback For inquiries, e-mail: sarah.ikerd@studio-shangri-la.com Written and released digitally in 2024, Electric Echoes received an ASCAP Concert Writer’s award that year. However, in the flow of spontaneousContinue reading “New Music Publication: Electric Echoes, A Cosmic Tech Opera — Movement 3, Dialogue Of The Stars”
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New Score: Electric Echoes, A Cosmic Tech Opera: Aria Of The Cosmos, Movement 2
The next installment of the Electric Echoes score is Movement 2, The Aria. As is much of this ‘cosmic tech opera,’ some of the instruments are acoustic and the others are synths, in addition to the vocal parts of course. This is a highly adaptable piece for different ensembles. The specific qualities, especially sonority, ofContinue reading “New Score: Electric Echoes, A Cosmic Tech Opera: Aria Of The Cosmos, Movement 2 “
New Publication: Electric Echoes, Movement 1 “Digital Overture” Score
Paperback: Digital / PDF: Buy Paperback & Digital on Amazon The first movement of Electric Echoes: A Cosmic Tech Opera is out now on Studio Shangri-La / OCTAVES Music Publications. This was released last year as an album and even received an ASCAP concert writer’s award. It was composed for the most part by comingContinue reading “New Publication: Electric Echoes, Movement 1 “Digital Overture” Score”
OCTAVES Music Publications: The Changing Skies String Quartet
by Sarah Ikerd (Author) Format: Kindle Edition See all formats and editions Out now on OCTAVES Music Publications is the score and parts for a traditional string quartet of Violin 1, Violin II, Viola and Cello. Each of nature’s changing skies are uniquely and breathtakingly beautiful, from sunny to stormy and from dawn until dusk. The composition isContinue reading “OCTAVES Music Publications: The Changing Skies String Quartet”
”Electric Echoes” Album Release On OCTAVES Music
This 6 movement concert work on OCTAVES Music has been released as a 45 minute album — please see the links below — and is up for nomination for an award. The published score, and libretto, is forthcoming. The impetus to complete the full concert work, and particularly an opera, was given steam by applyingContinue reading “”Electric Echoes” Album Release On OCTAVES Music”
OCTAVES Music Update: Electric Echoes Movement 3 — Dialogue Of The Stars
This next upcoming movement in the serial cosmic tech opera is “Dialogue Of The Stars” featuring a 6 vocal parts or characters and string quintet that includes double bass. In preparing the score for release with the final album, the electronic percussion could substituted with more traditional orchestral instruments. And I enjoy releasing it thisContinue reading “OCTAVES Music Update: Electric Echoes Movement 3 — Dialogue Of The Stars”
OCTAVES Back Catalog On Beatport Inc. Odd Circuit “From The Vault EP”
OCTAVES back catalog now available on Beatport including this Odd Circuit release. This 2018 EP contains cinematic melodic techno.
Studio Shangri-La Publications: Tria Lumina Suite For Classical Guitar
Purchase link: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf?ref_=kdp_kdp_TAC_TN_bs Continuing on the music publications front, this next score written in 2017 is a short sweet for classical guitar that consists of three parts. The theme is light, creative inspiration and spirit. More to come!
OCTAVES Music Goes Neoclassical
“Nirvana” was more or less composed by improvisation, though with a couple of parameters. I decided to map the letters of the word over the sequence of musical keys and that decided the notes for the theme. Reason being, I wanted to create something evocative yet that I wouldn’t normally create. The result is aContinue reading “OCTAVES Music Goes Neoclassical”