Instrumentation: solo piano

Duration: 45 minutes

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1. A Single Noon

2. Broken Sentences

3. Night

4. Straphanger's Lurch

5. Found

6. Espresso Nirvana

7. Giants

8. Things to Come

9. Here Now

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A SINGLE NOON is a tableau of life in New York City told through a combination of composed music and improvisation. The nine movements are meant to be evocative snapshots – moments of caffeinated bliss, embarrassing subway mishaps, the buzzing energy of a city driven by dynamic, thoughtful, talented, and slightly crazy people – that coalesce into a more complete story like an album of postcards, or memories.

Each movement develops an aspect of the Single Noon theme, and several movements (Broken Sentences, Straphanger’s Lurch, Giants, and Here Now) offer room to stretch the musical fabric through improvisation. Since not all pianists are comfortable improvising, it was important for me to find a way to make the sections for improvisation optional, sort of like scenic detours on a highway; the musical narrative won’t be compromised if you stick to the paved road, so to speak – you’ll just arrive a little sooner.

New York humbles me, and makes me feel part of something big - I have never felt more alive or at home anywhere else. A Single Noon is a love letter to this incredible city.

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Recordings of A Single Noon

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