about.
Levi Raleigh Brown (b. 1996) is a composer, percussionist, and jazz pianist currently based in Albuquerque, NM, and completing his Master’s in Music Composition at the University of New Mexico. Originally from Montana, he received his Bachelor of Music from The University of Montana.
Often crossing genres and disciplines, his work aims to draw attention to the universality of the daily human experience. He is particularly interested in the unpredictability of everyday life, contrasted against human desire for control through constructed means, such as art. Musically, he explores these ideas with a sense of spontaneity, drawing from a variety of musical styles and experimenting with concepts of texture and form, with special attention to the elements of live performance. He has worked with a variety of ensembles, professionals and classmates alike, and has also shared the stage with visual artists and poets in collaborative performance. He currently performs with New Music New Mexico, Bopsque, and recently co-founded the Eudae Duo with saxophonist, Charlotte Leung.
Levi was the winner of the 2017 R. Richard Riddle Memorial Scholarship Competition and the 2019-20 Scott Wilkinson Composition Contest.
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works.
chamber.
all that is little (2019)
Mezzo-soprano and Chamber Ensemble
Setting of a text by Kenneth Patchen
These Mountain Peaks (I Drink) (2019)
Flute and Percussion
Written for and premiered by Wave Dash
God is an Alchemist (2019)
Bass Trombone and Organ
Commissioned by Juan Saldivar
On The Geometry of Farmland (2019)
String Quartet
Written for and premiered by the Arditti Quartet
Moments in Orbit (2018)
Alto Saxophone, Percussion, and Optional Piano
Commissioned by Charlotte Leung
Orbital Resonance No. 1: Pluto and Neptune (2018)
Multi-percussion Duet
Commissioned by Brian Tremper and Dr. Robert LedBetter
Birds of the Flock (2018)
Clarinet Choir
Commissioned by the University of Montana Clarinet Choir
Mischievous Sheep (2017)
Alto Voice and Prepared Glockenspiel
The Actuator (2017)
Percussion Ensemble (6 players) and Conductor
Commissioned by the University of Montana Percussion Ensemble
Includes (optional) mechanical choreography for the conductor
Runaway Tentacles (2017)
Theremin and Timpani Due
Five Surfaces of a Pond (2016)
Oboe, Bassoon, Viola, Cello, Vibraphone
Disproportionate Elephants and Unstable Steps (2016)
String Quartet
chance and improvisatory.
Meditation on Boiling Water (2019)
One to Three Players and Boiling Water
Contemplation on the boiling of water for tea
Music for Those Apart (2018)
Two or more Players
Performers must be in different locations and maintain a personal connection
Change Music (2018)
One to Four Players
Players use coins to determine pitch and note length
Invisible Hands (2018)
Four Strings and Percussion
Players respond to dice throughout the performance
The People on The Bus (2017)
Two Performers and Optional Fixed Media
Site-specific work to be performed on a bus
Box of News (2017)
Solo Performer
Instructions for generating a spoken piece from any news source
This is the World when I am Still (2017)
Five or More Players (Found Percussion)
Contemplation on a Fortune With "____" (2017)
Solo Performer
Instructions for converting any "fortune" or similar found text into a piece
One Minute (2016)
Solo Piano or Keyboard
A one-minute performance based on the current time
solo.
A Fire to Build (2020)
Solo percussion and fixed media
Commissioned by Rosie Cerquone
A Moment of Some Complexity (2019)
Ten piece cycle for speaking pianist and projector
From a selection of ten picture poems by Kenneth Patchen
The Moment (2018)
Solo Vibraphone
Here 'Mid the Ash Trees (2017)
Solo Horn
Commissioned by Dr. Zachary Cooper
An interpretation of the poem La Fraisne by Ezra Pound
Clandestine (2016)
Solo Marimba
Hoedown for Solo Percussion (2016)
Solo Multipercussion
Nothing to Fear (2015)
Solo Soprano Sax with Piano Accompaniment
Commissioned by Charlotte Leung
electronic.
There Is No Map (2018)
Three Performers and Fixed Media
In Search of Wisdom (2017)
Four Performers and Fixed Media (4-channel)
Sewer Alligator (2017)
Fixed Media
jazz.
Swept (2020)
Original piece for Big Band
Requires speaking by all performers
Times of Change (2019)
Original piece for Jazz Combo
Brilliant Corners (2018)
Big Band Arrangement
Commissioned by the University of Montana Jazz Ensemble
Composed by Thelonious Monk
Underground (2017)
Jazz Combo Arrangement
Composed Tom Waits
contact.
For more info, questions, and upcoming performances, or if you'd like to perform or commission a work, please email, call, or text me at:
email: levibrown13@gmail.com
mobile: 1-406-240-6939
leviraleighbrown.com.wixsite.com/music
