Kyle Gullings - Projects

 a new one-act opera based on an early work by "weird fiction" writer H.P. Lovecraft.

 Contemplate a Tangled Bank - a pair of 5-minute orchestra pieces commemorating the 200th anniversary of the births of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, both born February 12, 1809.

 Dirge for the New Sunrise - a chamber work for soprano, flute, violin, guitar, and percussion, setting the poem of the same name by Edith Sitwell.

 Metastasio - an opera loosely based on the extraordinary life of Baroque-era poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio. (back burner project)

* I am always interested in working on collaborative and/or multi-disciplinary projects, as well as custom-made commissions. Check out Meet the Composers' Publications Page for more information on commissions.

* I recently discovered a fledgling online music theory textbook in the works over at Musopen.com. Visit the textbook project page, and also check out its collections of public domain sheet music and audio files.

* My research interests include theoretical and analytical studies of early music (especially Ockeghem), as well as analyses of post-1900 opera and music theater.

* I am also mildly obsessed with the theremin, a fascinating electronic instrument. Check it out in action on Youtube: Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, and Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. (I got the Moog Etherwave Standard for Christmas - best gift EVER! - and am now slowly teaching myself how to make worthwhile sounds with it! Return to my Home page to find a couple more theremin video links.)