Trent Hanna
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Trent Hanna has been awarded for his achievements both as a composer and performer. Most recently his Dorland Etudes won first prize in the 2006 Contemporary Japanese and American Music Composition Competition. Due to this, Trent will present a solo piano recital of his works in Japan in the spring of 2007. He has been awarded residencies at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Villa Montalvo, the Isle Royale Artists-in-Residence Program, and most recently The Djerassi Resident Artists Program. He has received commissions throughout the state of Texas. As a pianist, he placed first in the Texas Young Artists Concerto Competition, the Corpus Christi International Young Artists Concerto Competition, the Sorantin Young Artist International Concerto Competition, and the Texas Music Teachers Association Collegiate Concerto Competition. He performed John Corigliano’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, and the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra, and premiered his own Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with the Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra in the spring of 2004. Trent Hanna received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Texas and both his Master of Music degree in Composition and his Bachelor of Music degree in theory, composition, and piano performance from Sam Houston State University. He studied composition with Newton Strandberg, Fisher Tull, Richard Toensing, Philip Schroeder, Dan Welcher, and Kevin Puts. His primary studies in piano were with the late, great John Paul. |
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra |
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My Concerto for Piano and Orchestra uses symmetry as a controlling factor throughout most of the piece. It is centered on the pitch D, and more specifically D4. Therefore, most of the resulting harmony can be related to this vertical symmetry. Oftentimes this approach can lend itself to extreme dissonance. However, I sought out consonant-sounding symmetrical harmonies to contrast with the more dissonant and strident harmonies. This battle between the two forces of consonance and dissonance, each sharing the same tonal center, is an overriding feature of the work. Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra Carol Smith, conductor Trent Hanna, pianist | |||
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whim (alto sax, vibes, piano, and cello) |
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Notes for whim Dedicated to my brother, Devon Hanna whim was composed while a resident at Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California the summer of 2007. While hiking through the desert hills and redwoods of Djerassi, I would come across different unique and inspiring sculptures. One of my favorites is a yield sign welcoming visitors and residents as they approach the complex. The sign reads not only “yield,” but “yield to whim.” This message and my time at Djerassi became my inspiration for the piece. Beginning with a meditative, slowly developing idea in the piano, the other instruments leisurely join in, and the piece whimsically goes where it chooses. The main idea of the piece (and climax) is the idea of just letting go – let life and everything take you where it may. Or, in other words, it’s not about the destination, but the journey. | |||
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Tetrasomia (String Quartet No. 1) |
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Tetrasomia, or Doctrine of the Four Elements, was written by a fifth-century Greek scientist and healer named Empedocles. In it, he institutes that the beginning of time began with the four elements completely unified in a sphere. This perfect sphere is attributed to Philotês (Love), but Neikos (Strife) appears and scatters the elements throughout the universe. Eventually Love will gain control again and a new sphere will be formed. | |||
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...at a loss for words... |
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| ...at a loss for words....mp3 - complete | |||
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Dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami. Scott Plugge, saxophones Matthew McInturf, conductor | |||
©2006 by Trent Hanna
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