Archive / selected earlier work

Where composition meets the machine.

A curated selection of music for dance, graphic scores, guided improvisation, and computer-extended instruments from my undergraduate and early professional work.

Alec Trumble performing Highway Circuits with trumpet and computer on a recital stage01

2014 / Trumpet, recording, and graphic score

Highway Circuits

A guided improvisation for trumpet and recording, recognized with the Towson University Music Department Talent Award.

02

2012 / Music for dance

Shadows, Parts 1 & 2

Two pieces written for choreography by Vincent Thomas and presented at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

Two dancers performing The Artist Struggle on a warmly lit stage03

2015 / Commissioned music for dance

The Artist Struggle

Written in four days during a residency with Vincent Thomas for Rhapsody, later presented at Theater Project Baltimore.

Alec Trumble performing with guitar, controllers, and computer on a recital stage04

2014 / Computer-extended performance system

Solo Improvisation Rig

A performance system developed through studies in computer-extended instruments and improvisation.

Senior recital / score library

Scores made to be opened.

Complete, consolidated PDFs pair title pages and performance instructions with each score for easier reading and download.

01 / 2013

Highway Circuits

Trumpet and recording

Title page, performance key, and graphic scoreDownload score
02 / 2014

Seismograph

Drum set and computer processing

Title page and panoramic graphic scoreDownload score
03 / 2014

Wether? Weather!

Four to five improvisers

Title page, instructions, and graphic scoreDownload score
04 / 2012

Blocks and Colors

Vibraphone, chimes, and two marimbas

Title page and complete seven-page scoreDownload score

Legacy index

More scores, studies, and documentation.

These supporting works remain available without loading a wall of players on every visit.

Lost in Thought

Music for choreography by Vincent Thomas, exploring what occupies our minds.

Undergraduate research

Research notes on music technology, composition, and extended instruments.

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