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(see below for Spirit Journies, Powers of Two, The Elements and Beyond, and newer works)

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Islands:

Pacific Fanfare
Pacific Fanfare
Pacific Fanfare

Islands:

Island (opening)
Island (opening)
Island

Islands:


Pendlerdrøm (1st daydream)
Pendlerdrøm (2nd daydream)
Pendlerdrøm

Twin Souls:

Androgyne, Mon Amour ("Winter Smoke")
Robert Black, double bass
Androgyne, Mon Amour ("Winter Smoke")
Robert Black, double bass
Androgyne, Mon Amour

Twin Souls:

In Memoriam A.H.H. (duet)
Marcel van Neer, tenor
In Memoriam A.H.H. (opening)
Marcel van Neer, tenor
In Memoriam

Inside:

Powers of Two: The Artist
Marcel van Neer, tenor; David Garfinkle, counter-tenor
Powers of Two: The Artist
Marcel van Neer, tenor; David Garfinkle, counter-tenor
Powers of Two

Inside:

Bamboo, Silk & Stone
Randy Raine-Reusch, Asian instruments
Bamboo, Silk & Stone
Randy Raine-Reusch, Asian instruments
Bamboo, Silk & Stone

Inside:

Inside
Lawrence Cherney, bass oboe
Inside
Lawrence Cherney, bass oboe
Inside

Song of Songs:

Basilica
Basilica
Basilica

Song of Songs:

Song of Songs ("Afternoon")
Lawrence Cherney, oboe d'amore
Song of Songs ("Afternoon")
Lawrence Cherney, oboe d'amore
Song of Songs

Song of Songs:

Nightwatch
Russell Hartenberger, marimba
Nightwatch
Russell Hartenberger, marimba
Nightwatch

Pacific Rim:

East Wind
Peter Hannan, recorder
East Wind
Peter Hannan, recorder
East Wind

Pacific Rim:

Arras
Arras
Arras

Pacific Rim:

The Wings of Nike ("Album")
The Wings of Nike ("Album")
Nike

Digital Soundscapes:

The Blind Man
Norbert Ruebsaat, voice
The Blind Man
Norbert Ruebsaat, voice
The Blind Man

Digital Soundscapes:

Solar Ellipse
Solar Ellipse
Solar Ellipse

Digital Soundscapes:

Riverrun
Riverrun
Riverrun

I Ching inspired works (mp3 files)

Sequence of Earlier Heaven (webpage)
Sequence of Later Heaven (webpage)


Vancouver Soundscape mp3 file

Track 5: Music of Horns and Whistles
Track 6: Vancouver Soundmarks
 Track 1: Vancouver Harbour Ambience
Track 5: Pacific Fanfare

Opera Excerpts (Powers of Two) mp3 files

Act 1: Repetition

Duet: "I'm seeing someone"
Steve Maddock, baritone; Marion Newman, mezzo with Catherine Campolin, soprano
Solo: Sonnet to Orpheus
Catherine Campolin, soprano

Act 2:
The Sibyl

Opening: "I am the voice of the ages"
Fides Krucker, alto
Duet: "Bright Venus"
Fides Krucker, alto; Marion Newman, mezzo
Hymn to the Moon
Fides Krucker, alto

Act 3:
The Artist

Opening: "L'homme armé"
David Dong Qyu Lee, counter-tenor; Marcel van Neer, tenor
Finale: "Welcome Oedipus"
David Dong Qyu Lee, counter-tenor; Marcel van Neer, tenor

Act 4: Beyond

Solo: Beyond (Duino Elegy I)
Steve Maddock, baritone
Finale: "We are the stars which sing"
Catherine Campolin, soprano; Marion Newman, mezzo; Benoit Boutet, tenor; Steve Maddock, baritone; with David Dong Qyu Lee, counter-tenor

SFU 40 Excerpts (mp3 files)

 Hildegard Westerkamp: Whisper Study (1975/79)
 Barry Truax: Androgyny (1978)

Spirit Journies (mp3 files)

Steam, Chenoa Anderson, alto flute (webpage)
Temple (opening) (webpage)
Prospero's Voyage, with Christopher Gaze, voice (webpage)
The Shaman Ascending (opening)
(webpage)

The Elements and Beyond
(mp3 files)

Chalice Well, part 2, The Chamber of the Feminine (webpage)
Chalice Well, part 4, The Grail & Chamber of the Spirits
Fire Spirits, opening section (webpage)
Fire Spirits, ending
Enigma and From the Unseen World with William George, tenor
and Barry Truax, piano (premiere performance, Manchester Oct. 28/12 (webpage)
From the Unseen World (live mix) with Barry Truax, piano
(webpage)
Aeolian Voices: part 1 (the wheatfield); part 2 (the shed); part 3 (the storm)
Earth and Steel: part 1 and part 2

New Works (mp3 files)

The Garden of Sonic Delights webpage   mp3 version

The Bells of Salzburg webpage  mp3 version

Infinity Room webpage

John Cage 2012 Tribute
Lecture on Nothing
as performed by Barry Truax (note: the lecture begins at 3:40)

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Piano Performances (mp3 files)
Listen to the complete set of piano streams here

Bach, French Suite No. 5, Allemande

Bach, French Suite No. 5 Gigue

Bach, Partita No.1, Minuet

Bach, French Suite No. 1 Sarabande

Handel, Suite in E minor, Courante

Handel, Suite in F minor, Sarabande

Handel, Suite in F minor, Allemande

Erik Satie: Gnossienne No. 3

Handel, Suite in F minor, Gigue

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 3

Cole Porter, It's De-Lovely

Cole Porter, I've Got You Under My Skin

George Gershwin, Summertime
George Gershwin, A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
George Gershwin, Embraceable You George Gershwin, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Bach, Partita No. 1, Allemande
Bach, Partita No. 1, Gigue
Claude Debussy, Images 2.1
Claude Debussy, Images 2.2

2009 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Cole Porter, After You, Who?
Rodgers & Hart, Blue Moon
Cole Porter, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Rodgers & Hart, I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Cole Porter, From This Moment On
Rodgers & Hart, This Can't Be Love

2010 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Duke Ellington, I Ain't Got Nothin But The Blues
Duke Ellington, Love You Madly
Duke Ellington, It Don't Mean A Thing
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, Satin Doll

2012 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Girl from Ipanema
Marcos and Paulo Sergio Valle, So Nice
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Song of the Jet

2013 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Leonard Bernstein, Tonight
Vernon Duke, Autumn In New York
Leonard Bernstein, I Feel Pretty Erroll Garner, Misty

2014 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Billy Strayhorn, Lush Life
Billy Strayhorn, Just A Settin' and A Rockin'
Billy Strayhorn, My Little Brown Book
Billy Strayhorn, Midriff

2016 Piano pieces (mp3 files)

Jerome Kern, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Hoagy Carmichael, Stardust
Harold Arlen, Stormy Weather
Billy Strayhorn, Lotus Blossom

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