The Hanging Gardens for Wind Ensemble is now complete, and I have linked the notes and score samples in the Large Ensembles page. I have also recently finished the first movement of Concerto for VIolin and Orchestra in Memoriam Jonathan Briley, The Falling Man. I will link notes and scores when the full piece is complete.
I have added a score sample and audio for Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra (Movement II from the forthcoming Concerto for Violin and Orchestra). I have also updated the Events page, as well as some others.
Welcome to the newest design of kirkoriordan.com! I think the new design is cleaner and easier to read. I have also added more photos...organized in galleries which allow you to choose the photos you see. In addition, the search [currently the search function isn't working...I hope to have this figured out soon!] function will help you find what you want more quickly. I hope you enjoy the new look!
Update: The search feature should now be working...please let me know if you have difficulties with it. Thanks!
I have just completed my first year at Lafayette College, and I'd like to thank my colleagues and students for a great first year. I am looking forward to getting back to work in the fall. In the meantime, I will be working on a new work for the Lafayette College Concert Band, completing my Violin Concerto, and preparing for classes.
I recently returned from Athens, GA where I attended the North American Saxophone Alliance 2010 Biennial Conference. Four days of non-stop saxophone music...solo, duets, quartets, with piano, with guitar, flute... Saxophonist Steve Stusek, with conductor Thomas Dickey, flutist Laurie Morton, clarinetist Will Casada, violinist Rachael Fischer, cellist Karen Bergman, pianist Martha Thomas, and percussionist Ryan Smith, performed Ductus figuratus on Friday morning.