Nathan Hubbard/large ensemble compositions

For Orchestra-

Shards of Memory (for Morton Feldman) (2001) - eight page score for high/low winds, high/low brass, high/low strings and percussion

My first encounter with Morton Feldman's music was in the form of The King Of Denmark, Feldman's piece for solo percussion. Of course the notation fascinated me, but the underlying ideas were what stuck with me. Several years later I found Howard Slater's amazing evocative of Morton Feldman in the magazine Resonance (vol. 7, no. 1). This caused me to go back, reevaluate Feldman's music, reassess many different ideas and buy a few records I had not heard. All of this at a time when much of my thoughts and playing were on volume, energy and the extremes of development. So this was a chance to step back and disagree with a few things. The piece was originally scored for the quartet Return To One, and was later expanded and extended to its present form. Thank you Morty.

For Wind Ensemble-

a search for truth (1998) -for wind ensemble, 16 page score, parts (piccolo, two flutes, two clarinets, two bass clarinets, two oboes, two bassoons, four trumpets, four horns, three tenor trombones, bass trombone, three tubas, digeridoo, percussion - I-5 timpani, crotales; II-(two players) airhose, snare drum, bass drum, marimba, xylophone; III. bamboo wind chimes, bongos/two toms, xylophone; IV-glockenspiel, two triangles, three suspended cymbals, three brake drums; V-vibraphone (with two bows), coilspring, maracas, rachet, sleighbells; VI-two bell plates, small thundersheet, gong, tam tam, marimba; VII-chimes)

For Big Band-

Where's Han? (for Han Bennink) (1999) -for large jazz ensemble, 44 page score, parts (two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, three tenor trombones, one bass trombone, four trumpets, guitar, piano, bass, drumset, two percussion (I-bass drum/cymbal, glockenspiel, jug, vibraphone: II-vibraphone, bones, marimba, handclaps)

"I have nothing to say about my music. You better listen to it!" Han Bennink

Never Say Goodbye (for Maria) (2000) -for large jazz ensemble, 29 page score, parts (soprano/alto saxophone, alto saxophone/flute, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, baritone saxophone/bass clarinet, four trumpets (one dbl. flugelhorn), three tenor trombones, one bass trombone, guitar, piano, electric 5-string bass, drumset, percussion )

Trust + Respect = Friendship (2006, this arrangement 2007) - for large jazz ensemble, 30 page score, parts (two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets, one flugelhorn, three tenor trombones, bass trombone, guitar, acoustic bass, drumkit, vibraphone, percussion)