Jacob Mashak

Masters Recital

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:46:59 -0400

30 March, 2009

7:30 PM

Marsh Chapel at Boston University

Including:

6d8
Jacob Mashak, recorders

Sonata for Solo Violin
Emily Chao, violin

Indetermezzo
Molly Wood, piano

Cant
Elizabeth Goodman, oboe

Chansons de l’amour
I. Et l’unique cordeau (Guillaume Appoloniare)
II. Ces pommes et la blancheur (Paul Derme)
III. Je joue au le paume (G. A.)
Rebekah Alexander, soprano
Molly Wood, piano

Some Benedictions
Jacob Mashak, speaker
Molly Wood, piano and toy piano

Beatus Vir performance

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:14:26 -0400

A date and venue have finally been confirmed for the premiere performance of my nearly 11 hour work for 2 pianos, Beatus Vir. Molly Wood, Luke Berryman and myself will be playing.

Halloween, Friday 31 October 2008, begining at 9:00 AM, in the gallery of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA

Progress is also under way for a possible performance in Great Brittian, most likely in the vacinity of Oxford University.

Lilt a Bolero

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:42:20 -0400

A new edition of Lilt a Bolero is off the presses, signed and numbered, and available to you, the consumer, for a tiny sum of 10 (ten) dollars, plus whatever it may cost to get the book to you.

[from Postsecret] This reminds me of a quote from St....

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:28:00 -0400

[from Postsecret] This reminds me of a quote from St. Chrysostomus that I first encountered in the score to Pendrecki’s Die Teufel von Loudun.

Daemoni, etiam vera dicenti, non est credendum

The Devil, even when he speaks the truth, cannot be believed.

Antarctic Artists and Writers Program

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:08:37 -0400

Antarctic Artists and Writers Program:

Discovered this today, and am piecing together proposal ideas for next year. Maybe something for the JACK Quartet, or another huge piano piece, much like Rzewski’s The Road, but The Ice Shelf.

The Violin Sonata is coming along very nicely, despite massive setbacks. The first two movements...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:57 -0400

The Violin Sonata is coming along very nicely, despite massive setbacks. The first two movements are done, minus editing, and the remainder of the piece is in contemplation.

Finished Beatus Vir, the 10-hour epic for two pianos, and am now seeking out a venue in the Boston...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:15:32 -0400

Finished Beatus Vir, the 10-hour epic for two pianos, and am now seeking out a venue in the Boston area that has two pianos and will let me have it for long enough to play the entire piece.

Hybrid Groove Project is an incredibly hip new music ensemble, based outta Baltimore. Their...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:12:00 -0400

Hybrid Groove Project is an incredibly hip new music ensemble, based outta Baltimore. Their “Anthem,” the first track that comes up on their front page, is a great run through the new music scene.

"Call him Judas if you want but he did it for reasons much older than silver."

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:18 -0400

““Call him Judas if you want
but he did it for reasons
much older than silver.””

- Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow

Coming soon.

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:32:29 -0400

Coming soon.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:06:22 -0400

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