Timothy Van Cleave

This is a piece I composed in 2003. Please have a listen.

If you like this piece and you want to perform it visit www.scoreexchange.com.

Check out my music at www.scoreexchange.com

You will need to download Scorch if you don’t already have the plug-in.

I’ll be performing with a percussion octet as part of the Redshift Music Society on January 2oth at the Blusson Centre near Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, BC. New works by Vancouver composers including Jocelyn Morlock and Jordan Nobles will be presented.

See www.redshiftmusic.org for more information.

-TVC

Dear friends,

On October 20th, 2011 I will be performing with Fringe Percussion and special guest Aiyun Huang. For more information check out:

http://newmusic.org/events/xenakis/

The venue for the concert featuring the works of Iannis Xenakis will be held at Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street) and will begin at 8pm.

For more information about Iannis Xenakis check out:

http://www.iannis-xenakis.org/

Best Wishes,

Timothy

Greetings,

Recently I received an email from Rebel Bran. The message contained the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEwpfdVzP-g&feature=youtu.be

Give it a look. If the weather in Vancouver is any seasonal indicator fall began about two days ago. This means that the summer vacation for the group is coming to an end. I look forward to again collaborating with Rebel Bran and the Funky Orkestar soon.

Keep an eye out for me at the Vancouver New Music festival. I’ll be performing Persephassa by Iannis Xenakis with Fringe Percussion and special guest Aiyun Huang on October 20, 2011. This percussion sextet is a priceless treasure of the repertoire for the modern percussion ensemble.  From the opening roar of six drummers building in intensity from pianissimo to fortissimo possible, to the finer moments featuring the metal simantra, Persephassa takes you well beyond the normal concert experience. I’m excited for the project. You should be too!!

This evening my colleague and friend, Clara the”Sidewalk Cellist” posted some of her most recent work. Truly a brilliant artist. You will enjoy her music! Also, I was fortunate to be a guest performer on the project. To listen to a sneak preview of her record and read her bio check out:

http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/S​idewalk-Cellist

Thanks for stopping by.

Best Wishes

Another excellent improvisation from a session with Katie!

During my time spent at Ball State University I performed several concerts with George Wolfe and Eric Edberg. The ensemble explored contemporary improvisation. The group consisted of saxophones, cello, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments. We gave concerts/demonstrations at Ball State University, the Greencastle Summer Music Festival, Dayton University, and the Chautauqua Institute. Each performance was different.

I have since moved on to Vancouver, BC to find new experiences in music, but old ideas still abound. Recently I’ve had the good fortune to meet Katie, a very talented percussionist who also takes part in this idea of contemporary improvisation.

Part of my idea for this blog is to include recordings of each step of my musical journey and showcase some great moments. Below is the first 6 minutes of the second meeting I had with Katie.

For those of you checking this out I wanted to update you on what is currently going on in my life. I am still working as a percussion specialist at Northwest Musical Services Ltd in Vancouver, BC. There are a couple of projects in the works including the Vancouver New Music Festival in October of 2011 and a computer interaction project in 2012.

In the more immediate future is repertoire development with Rebel Bran and the Funky Orkestar. Also there is a jazz group that has been formed that plans to begin performing in the summer months of 2011.

As always if you are looking for a percussionist, timpanist, vibist, or clinician please send all inquiries to tavancleave@gmail.com.

-Timothy

At the end of the month of April I’m heading back to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island to perform as substitute principal timpanist with the Vancouver Island Symphony. The two works that will be performed are Tan Dun’s Water Concerto and Ralph Vaughn Williams A Sea Symphony.

I am really looking forward to this concert!