Biography:
Jacob David Sudol (b. Des Moines, Iowa, 1980) writes intimate compositions that explore enigmatic phenomena and the inner nature of how we perceive sound. He currently resides in La Jolla, CA where he is Ph.D. candidate in composition at the University of California at San Diego with Chinary Ung.
Over the last five years some of Jacob Sudol's mentors have included John Rea, Alvin Lucier, Roger Reynolds, Denys Bouliane, Philippe Leroux, and David Dunn. He has also participated in master classes with Helmut Lachenmann, Fred Lerdahl, and Bent Sørensen.
Jacob Sudol has written music for domestic and international performances by many prestigious ensembles and performers including the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the Contemporary Keyboard Society, Canadian pianist Xenia Pestova, Taiwanese pianist and composer Chen-Hui Jen, Brazilian percussionist Fernando Rocha, and the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble in collaboration with the McGill Digital Composition Studio. He also frequently performs his own works for instruments and electronics in diverse settings such as the Atlantic Center for the Arts, the International Computer Music Conference, the University of California San Diego, the wulf in Los Angeles, the MATA Festival, and the Issue Project Room in New York City.
Jacob Sudol has been a studio research assistant for Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynolds since 2007. During the 2005 and 2007 international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques and 2006 MusiMars festivals he was an electronic assistant for performances with Court-Circuit, Martin Matalon, Matt Haimovitz, Sara Laimon, Moritz Eggert, Manfred Stahnke, the Caput Ensemble, and the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble.
During his free time Jacob Sudol takes an interest in religious phenomenology, literature, acoustics, psychoacoustics, visual art, cinema, poetry, and world folk music. As a composer he always attempts to bring insights from these other fields into his work.
Contact: jacob.sudol@gmail.com
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Mp3 Blog #75: String Quartets 5
George Crumb:Black Angels “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land” (1969-70)I. DepartureII. AbsenceIII. ReturnFor amplified string quartetPerformed by the Concord QuartetAvailable on this compact disc Roger Reynolds:”Ariadne’s Thread” (1994)Finding the PathPressing inward Animated lineExtremityExhuberant lineDesparate lineLine of desire Quietest moment of … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #74: String Quartets (plus) 4
Morton Feldman:String Quartet and Orchestra (1973)Performed by the Cleveland Quartet and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas conductorFrom the SUNY Buffalo Archives, not available commercially Giacinto Scelsi:Khoom “Seven episodes of an unwritten tale of love and death in a … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #73: String Quartets 3
György LigetiString Quartet #1 “Métamorphoses Nocturnes” (1953-54)I. Allegro GraziosoII. Vivace, CapricciosoIII. Adagio, MestoIV. PrestoV. Andante TranquilloVI. Tempo Di Valse, Moderata, Con Eleganza, Con Poco CapricciosoVII. Allegretto, Un Poco GiovaleVIII. PrestissimoPerformed by the Arditti String QuartetAvailable for very cheap on Ligeti … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #71: String Quartet(s)
Helmut Lachenmann:String Quartet #2 “Riegen seliger Geister” (1988-89)Performed by the Arditti String Quartet Available on compact disc at SMusic * * * * * A few nights ago I was tooling around with the idea of creating a index for … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #70: Noise and Sound, Sound and Noise and Sound
Iancu Dumitrescu:”Grande Ourse” (1983)For two bassoons, prepared piano, percussions, and tapePerformed by the Hyperion Ensemble, Iancu Dumitrescu conductor Available on Edition Modern 1003 at ReR Megacorp Gérard Pape:”Le Fleuve du Désir IV (1994-2002)For eight violinsPerformed by Irvine Arditti Available on … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #69: “Walls of Jericho”
Paul Dolden:”Dancing on the Walls of Jericho” (1990)Acousmatic Music ”Beyond the Walls of Jericho” (1991-92)Acousmatic Music Both available on the collection “L’ivresse de la vitesse” at emusic * * * * * Paul Dolden is one of the more exciting … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #68: Fausto Romitelli
Fausto Romitelli:”Cupio Dissolvi” (1996)For fifteen instrumentsPerformed by the Ensemble Phoenix BaselNot available comercially ”The Nameless City” (1997)For string orchestra and bells ad libitumPerformed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester BerlinNot available comercially ”Flowing Down too Slow” (2001)For string quartet and electronicsPerformed by Art Zoyd … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #67: Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas:“Hommage à Ligeti” (1985)For two pianos tuned a quarter-tone apartPerformed by Marino Formenti Available on this compact disc from Col Legno String Quartet #1 (1997)Performed by the Kairos Quartet Available on compact disc through Edition Zeitklang * * … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #66: Analogue Ligeti
György Ligeti:“Glissandi” (1957)Musique concrète “Artilkulation” (1958)Musique concrète Both available on this compact disc