An original song cycle using three Dylan Thomas poems:
A process in the weather of the heart
Should Lanterns Shine
Do not go gentle into that good night
Alex Wand is a composer originally from Michigan, and has studied at the U of M School of Music and CalArts with composers Bright Sheng, Michael Fink, Ulrich Krieger, and Wolfgang von Schweinitz. He finds value in learning about non-western music, in particular, North Indian, Eastern European, Spanish, Brazilian and Mexican traditions. He finds value in storytelling, often in the form of a song, or as music for film, animation, and dance. He is interested in the fields of acoustics and just intonation and also finds them to be valuable sources of inspiration. Together with these influences, Alex incorporates an element of folksiness in his music. He sings and plays guitar, sitar and other various stringed instruments and performs in the bands Light in August, Three Thirds and Our Brother the Native.
solo classical guitar (a present to my brother for his birthday)
instrumental
The Plain of Jars (2012)
Just Intonation guitar duo (co-composed with Brendan Byrnes)
ჰარმონიები (2012)
accordion solo
Ruina (2012)
classical guitar, prepared piano, gongs
The Lyre Bird (2012)
percussion trio
Enjera EP (2011)
A short collection of compositions for sitar, bansuri, tabla, slide guitar and tuning fork. Also included is an arrangement of George Harrison's 'Within You Without You'.
