Bright Light
2015
by Theresa Chong (Director & Editor)
featuring Mia Lauren Park
music composed by Eric Nathan
“Coming of age” with seasonal changes in and around New York City.
Screened April 2015 at the School of Visual Arts.
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The SUNY Purchase Percussion Ensemble (directed by Dominic Donato) performs Eric Nathan's "Bright Light" (2010) for percussion quartet. The piece was composed for the Purchase Percussion Ensemble and was performed December 16, 2010 at Purchase College (SUNY). Performers include Phil Gallo, Max Herzlich, Masako Kunimoto, Ching-Ping Wang and Dominic Donato (conductor).
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Bright Light - For Percussion Quartet (2010)
Nathan Arts Music Publishing
“The initial inspiration of “Bright Light” came from the artwork of Theresa Chong, whose series of works from 2007 (“GRACE,” “G. MIGNON,” “J. MAC,” “LL AGO”) present a myriad of small, lightly-colored pencil dots connected by thin lines on darkly-colored rice paper. Her works bring to mind solar constellations illuminated in a starry night sky. The texture of the art inspired the opening gestures of my piece, which converge, instantaneously fragment and disperse, and then slowly begin to converge again. These gestures move from areas of intense activity and light to sparser music featuring darker timbres. The piece moves to and from areas of brightness and darkness throughout its structure, culminating in a bright metallic ringing, a searing light that flashes before it fades into silence. “Bright Light” was composed for, and is dedicated to, Dominic Donato and the Purchase Percussion Ensemble.”
Apology
2015
by Theresa Chong (Director, Editor & Screenwriter)
music composed by Eric Nathan:
"Multitude, Solitude"- Momenta Quartet
"Toying-I. Wind"- Hugo Moreno, Trumpet
"Wing Over Wing" - Amanda Kohl, Soprano & Joseph Lin, Violin
"Dialogues:IV. An Embrace (Hommage A György Kurtág)"- Hui Wu. Piano
featuring: Shirley Huang (as Nina Anyio); Luke Niéto (as Doctor Ed); Mia Lauren Park (as Nina at age 15); Tora Alexander (as Technician)
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Apology is an emotional drama short film set in 2051 about a woman in turmoil wanting to end her life. With the help of a Neurologist, she gets to revisit her childhood self. However, when her visit suddenly ends, she finds herself in deeper distress.
Drawings in Motion
A Rayas y Cuadros
2016
by Theresa Chong
music composed by Pablo Santiago Chin
solo guitar by Samuel Rowe at Oberlin Conservatory, April 29, 2016.
“Based on drawings by NYC-based artist Theresa Chong, “Drawings in Motion” will be screened during the live musical performance. Originally composed for mandolin, this version for guitar is dedicated to Samuel Rowe.”