Publisher's Synopsis
"Meditation for Cello or Viol Orchestra" is a shorter work (02:42), exploring the stillness of overtones with similar string instruments perform without vibrato, for 12 or more Cellos or Viols.
Minimum Instrumentation:
VERSION 1:
2 choruses of Viol Sextet: (2 Treble, 2 Tenor, 2 Bass in each group)
VERSION 2:
"Meditation for Viol Orchestra" arranged for Cello Orchestra: 12 or more cello groups (ex. 12, 24, 36, 48)
"Meditation for Viola de Gamba Orchestra" on the 2016 CODEX SUBURBIA release by Kryszak. CONCERT & CHAMBER MUSIC REVIEWS:
"His classical pieces are beautifully wrought, and include a lovely set of works for clarinet and orchestra (which he released as All The Luck, in 2008), several sets of piano works, and Having an Atonal Christmas, for string quartet and harp, as well as soundtrack music for silent films, including an inventive flute and guitar score for The Hunchback of Notre Dame and a piano concerto that doubled as a score for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and that the pianist Anthony DeMare has recorded. "
- Allan Kozinn: San Francisco Classical Voice (Former NY Times Classical Music Critic)
"Al kryszak's score for "Nosferatu" bathes the silent classic in desolate ambience: moody sounds, processed guitars, and cimbalom...."
- New York Magazine Magazine
"... Alan Kryszak is a composer, guitarist and photo artist. His former works include not only albums, but also classical pieces for a range of instruments, including pianos, strings and full-scale orchestra. Not reviewed on DPRP, his Codex Suburbia from 2016 is my favourite work by Alan (and his most ambitious one) which lovers of modern classical / chamber music should definitely pick and enjoy."
- Sergey Nikulichev: Dutch Prog Rock Report
AL KRYSZAK BIO:
A composer/guitarist with 30 years of concert, silent film and theatre work, this work is from the 2016 "Codex Suburbia" release (Choral & Wind Music about 'Men, Women & Race').
Commissioned premieres include the KINO International, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, The World Financial Center, Symphony Space, The Los Angeles Directors Guild, The Kitchen, Arts at St. Ann's, Mabou Mines, The Atlantic Center for the Arts, & The North American New Music Festival, among other venues.
Much of his work brings 'new music' and film together, bringing new concert music to more diverse audiences. KINO films released a collection of nine film scores entitled "A Christmas Past", and his "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" & "Broken Blossoms" orchestral scores are featured on Turner Classic Movies. He currently teaches Media & Music courses at The University of Maine at Machias, Unity College & Southern New Hampshire University.
