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Hailing from Duluth, Minnesota, Jonathon is an undergraduate at North Dakota State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Music as well as Public History. Jonathon got his start in music at a young age by taking piano lessons, a path inspired by his time sitting with his Grandmother behind the organ at church and their mutual bonding over the art. Later in life, Jonathon began playing clarinet for his high schools band. After a short break and returning to school, Jonathon learned that he had a hidden love for composition, in which he cites his largest influences as Koji Kondo and John Williams.
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Treants are fantasy creatures resembling large trees with a humanoid form. Protectors of nature, these large tree people are infamous for their low agility, but uncanny ability to blend in with the perfectly mundane trees it is bound to protect.
When I was asked to write this piece for Dr. Van Klompenberg, I was honored to be included in the project, but also nervous as I had not yet written for or have much knowledge on the bassoon, let alone its contra sibling. After doing some research on instrument ranges and effective rhythmic capability, I decided that it would be funny if I wrote the instrument a march. Given my perception of double reeded instruments sounding like the forest, as well as my affinity for a certain famous literary Treant, it seemed like a no brainer to make the creature the subject of this march.
Music by Ensemble
Preview: The Idealistic - The Emissary of Hope I
The first movement of a three part suite of themes dedicated to the character of an altruistic monk hailing from the desert of a hostile land. Instrumentation consists of Flute, Trumpet, Classical Guitar, Timpani, Castanets, and Secco (woodblock).
Preview: Excerpt from The Shadow of Mercy
A excerpt from a work-in-progress suite dedicated to my fiancé based on her character in Dungeons and Dragons. A gruff man from the frozen north who trained their lycanthropy in the mountains of Mothnir for the hope of all common people. For Violin, Viola, Cello, and Contrabass.
Preview: Montecian Festival
Based on a festival held in a major city within the fantasy world I have been creating since 2017, Montecian Festival provides a look into one of the more popular street fairs in the country of Gioveghanni. Play the games and dance the night away in Calle Montec. For Solo Clarinet and Piano Accompaniment.
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