The Theisen Journal is an online periodical exploring both 1) happenings in the broader New Music community and 2) my personal creative work as composer/saxophonist/theorist.

Issues contain news, noteworthy performances, thoughts on the craft of composition, reviews, essays, analysis, interviews, listening suggestions, and more - all through a positive and fundamentally optimistic lens.

Posts tagged clarinet

Issue No. 23: Chaotic Neutral/Chaotic Good

Sometimes collaborations take a while to actually come into existence. I have known Dr. Cheyenne Cruz for a dozen years but only recently had the occasion to compose a work for her. The result was Chaotic Neutral/Chaotic Good for solo bass clarinet - a three-minute piece that is all fury, funk, madness, and groove. Listen to the premiere and read more about my goals as I wrote it…