Art + Music Update: Colorful Composites & Electroacoustic Opera

So far this summer I have really enjoyed making fantastical, surreal and colorful composites of numerous original nature photos, and adding some graphic elements to go for the vibrant pop art feel. This also allows me to express sone futuristic concepts like “Kudzu On Mars” since the resilient plant grows like crazy and takes overContinue reading “Art + Music Update: Colorful Composites & Electroacoustic Opera”

New Music Publication: Electric Echoes, A Cosmic Tech Opera — Movement 3, Dialogue Of The Stars

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”

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”

OCTAVES New Music Friday: Shambhala Duet For Classical Guitar

Listen here: https://on.soundcloud.com/pFPzVTdzaJBTergRA This is the latest of the sheet music series, a duet for classical guitar with a rock flavor. “Shambhala” is a Buddhist word for a futuristic “kingdom” or mindset in which good is emphasized.

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!