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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Tag Archives: piano
Video of “…wash yourself of yourself”
Here is a video from a performance of my piece “…wash yourself of yourself” for piano and live electronics. My wife, Chen-Hui Jen, is the pianist and I am running the electronics. This was performed at a concert on January … Continue reading
(Repost) MP3 Blog #2: The Magical Resonance of the Piano
(Continuing a series of reposting some of my favorite old blogs posts that might have been shuffled away in the move to wordpress…) Charlemagne Palestine: Strumming Music (recorded 1974) For piano La Monte Young: The Well-Tuned Piano (1964-73-81-present) (excerpt from … Continue reading
MP3 Blog #106: Cosmic Swirling Blues 3
The Little Colorado Gorge, approximately 15 miles from the Grand Canyon Charlemagne Palestine: The Lower Depths Charlemagne Palestine, piano Currently out of print * * * * * It keeps pulling me down. Lines keep descending, spoken phrases keep falling, … Continue reading
MP3 Blog #102: “Towards ‘The Midnight Sun’”
Joji Yuasa: Towards “The Midnight Sun” – Homage to Ze-Ami (1984) For piano and quadraphonic computer generated tape Performed by Cecil Lytle This recording is currently out of print. Another one featuring pianist Aleck Karis is available here. * * … Continue reading
MP3 Blog #101: “…wash yourself of yourself”
Jacob David Sudol: “…wash yourself of yourself” (2009-2010) For piano and performed live electronics Performed by Chen-Hui Jen and Jacob David Sudol * * * * * “…wash yourself of yourself” incorporates two electronics techniques that I developed in 2008 … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #94: Some Older Two-Part Compositions
J.S. Bach:From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1Prelude in b flat minorFugue in b flat minor Performed by Glenn Gould Available on this compact disc Fryderyk Chopin:Two Nocturnes, Opus 55#15 in f minor#16 in E flat major Performed by Arthur Rubinstein … 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 #64: “Inner Music”
Jacob David Sudol:“Inner Music” (2006-07)For percussion, piano, harpsichord, and live hexaphonic electronics Performed by the Contemporary Keyboard Society * * * * * “Il n’est d’autre Musique des Spères que la Musique Intérieure.” -Gérard Grisey “Inner Music” was commissioned by … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #61: “Marées” – “Envolée”/”Chute – Parachute”
Sean Ferguson:”Marées””Envolée” 1994-95For solo pianoPerformed by Marc Couroux Michel Gonnevillle”Chute – Parachute” 1989For solo piano and tapePerformed by Marc Couroux Both recordings are available on this album at emusic * * * * * I apologize for my recent break … Continue reading
Mp3 Blog #58: Lullabies for sorrow
Johannes Brahms:Intermezzi Opus 117IIIIII From Intermezzi Opus 118II All performed by Glenn Gould Available on this particularly “sexy” compact disc * * * * * Brahms called his Opus 117 Intermezzi “…lullabies for [his] sorrows.” Along with a recording of … Continue reading