Once More, the Round Composed for the Morris Knolls High School Chorale under the direction of Michael Semansik, this setting of Theodore Roethke's poem was intended to show off this student organization's wonderful sound and especially the students' capacity to handle even dissonance beautifully. Performed April, 2012
Remember, Dream a Singing Mask Ceremony with Sound/Video Dreamscape by Norman Lowrey & Zera Bloom. Presented at Ione's 14th Annual Dream Festival, Kingston, NY October 9, 2010 and Bennington College April 2, 2011, and Drew University Art Department korn Gallery, Friday, November 18, 2016.
OneMany (OM)for Singing Masks, Electronics, and the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse in Second Life. Created for and performed at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Society for Improvised Music, Hosted by the University of California, Santa Cruz, December 6, 2010.
Mysterium Magnum: Singing Mask Dreamsong Meditations, Video Ceremony for Singing Masks, Electronics, the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse in Second Life and with Ezra Lowrey and Jan Harrison. June-December, 2009.
Onieroscape for Singing Masks and Electronics. Premiered at Ione's 14 Annual Dream Festival, October 11, 2009.
Imp/Rov(ing)isation for Singing Masks and Electronics. Created for and performed at the Third Annual Conference of the International Society for Improvised Music, hosted by Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, December 7, 2008.
In Whirled (Trance)Formations for Virtual Singing Masks. Created for the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse and premiered in mixed reality performance in Second Life and at Drew University, October 3, 2008.
Orchestrophonia for Mechanical Musical Instruments and Orchestra. Commissioned and performed by The Colonial Symphony, Paul Hostetter Artistic Director and Conductor. Premiered May 12, 2007 in The Community Theater, Morristown, NJ.
Into the Deep (Dreaming) for Singing Masks, Surround Soundscape and Electronics. Performed with The Deep Listening Band (Pauline Oliveros, David Gamper, Stewart Dempster) for Ione's 11th Annual Dream Festival, October 13, 2006. The Concert Hall at Drew University.
We Are Dreaming This: Transtemporal Dreaming for Singing Masks, Video, Surround Soundscape and Electronics. Premiered at Ione's 10th Annual Dream Festival, October 9, 2005. The Concert Hall at Drew University, November 20, 2005.
Private Prayers/Public Rituals: For Peace for Singing Masks, Soundscape and Electronics. Presented on Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening Palace, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 5, 2005; The Concert Hall at Drew University, November 20, 2005.
Private Prayers/Public Rituals for Singing Masks, Soundscape and Electronics. Premiered at Ione's 9th Annual Dream Festival, October 27, 2004, Deep Listening Space, Kingston, NY.
DreamWeaving for Singing Masks, Soundscape and Electronics. Premiered at Ione's 6th Annual Dream Festival, October 6, 2001, Deep Listening Space, Kingston, NY.
Invocation: Morning Walk With Buddha BigEars for Singing Mask, Soundscape and Electronics. Premiered Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, Drew University, April 23, 2001.
RiverSoundMind for Singing Masks, Soundscape and Electronics. On a text by Pauline Oliveros. Premiered at Deep Listening Space, Kingston, NY, March 23, 2001. Performed: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, November 9, 2001; Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, Drew University, April 23, 2001.
*In Parallel: Dreaming Into Alternate Universes for Singing Masks, Surround SoundScape, Narration, and Movement. Texts by Fred Alan Wolf. Premiered at Deep Listening Space, Kingston, NY, as part of Ione's Fifth Annual Dream Festival, October 14, 2000. Performed: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, December 7, 2001.
ReVoicings for Singing Masks, Voice & Electronics by Norman Lowrey and Robert Carnevale. Premiered at Deep Listening Space, Kingston, NY, October, 1999. Performed: Korn Gallery, Drew University, April 2000.
Revoicings and Spirit Talk at Roulette, November 8, 2000.
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