Steven Ricks

Steven Ricks (b. 1969)

Boundless Light (2003) solo flute and electronics
Carlton Vickers, flute

Mild Violence (2005)
New York New Music Ensemble, James Baker, conductor

American Dreamscape (2005)
John Sampen, alto saxophone, Ron Brough, percussion, Scott Holden, piano, Eric Hansen, contrabass, Steven Ricks, conductor

Dividing Time (2000)
Talujon Percussion Quartet

Beyond the Zero (2005)
violin and electronics, Curtis Macomber, violin

Haiku (2006) percussion and electronics
Dominic Donato, Tibetan prayer bowls and tam tams

BRIDGE 9256

This program of recent works by the young American composer Steven Ricks, blends instrumental and electronic sound into a post-modernist landscape. A student of Harrison Birtwistle, Ricks writes music that is both extroverted and brilliant.