
Representative Works:
"Grande Rag Brillante" (Op. 15, 1979, revised 1989) is, quite possibly, the longest and most technically challenging piano rag of all time. This work was premiered on 4 October 1991 at the inauguration of the (then) brand new Pacifica Radio (KPFA) facility in Berkeley, California. The premiere is mentioned in Nicolas Slonimsky's celebrated book listing the most important (in his opinion) musical events and premieres of the 20th century: "Music Since 1900." Recordings of these works and many others by Gary Noland are available for purchase at: www.northpacificmusic.com
"Fantasy in E Minor" (Op. 24, 1984, revised 1992) for cello and piano performed by two of Oregon's most distinguished musicians—cellist Hamilton Cheifetz and pianist Victor Steinhardt.
"Effete Stinkopations" (Op. 72, No. 2, 2004) from "24 Postludes" for piano. Performed by Gary Noland.
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Oregon Connection: I moved to Eugene from Berkeley with my wife Kaori in February, 1993. After feeling claustrophobic in such a tiny town, we finally moved to Portland in 2005. Last year (2013) we moved to another even tinier dot of a town—Lake Oswego—which is (thankfully) within walking distance to the Portland border. While in Eugene I resumed my composers concert series Seventh Species, which I founded in San Francisco in 1990. In our early days we put on regular concerts at Mills College in Oakland. Seventh Species had its successful Oregon debut concert in Eugene in November, 1994. In the twenty years since that time, I have organized well over fifty Seventh Species concerts in Oregon featuring works by scores of living composers, mostly in Portland and Eugene but also in Corvallis and Monmouth. In 2008 I became one of the seven founding members of Cascadia Composers and was active on its board for four years. Since moving to Oregon I have made my living as a private instructor of composition, theory, and piano.
• Music: YouTube (about 100 compositions). Houseconcerts
• Web
• Video: YouTube and VIMEO
• Social Media
Oregon Connection: I moved to Eugene from Berkeley with my wife Kaori in February, 1993. After feeling claustrophobic in such a tiny town, we finally moved to Portland in 2005. Last year (2013) we moved to another even tinier dot of a town—Lake Oswego—which is (thankfully) within walking distance to the Portland border. While in Eugene I resumed my composers concert series Seventh Species, which I founded in San Francisco in 1990. In our early days we put on regular concerts at Mills College in Oakland. Seventh Species had its successful Oregon debut concert in Eugene in November, 1994. In the twenty years since that time, I have organized well over fifty Seventh Species concerts in Oregon featuring works by scores of living composers, mostly in Portland and Eugene but also in Corvallis and Monmouth. In 2008 I became one of the seven founding members of Cascadia Composers and was active on its board for four years. Since moving to Oregon I have made my living as a private instructor of composition, theory, and piano.