Marie Baringer
Cross Medley Cross Medley
This is a piano medley of four hymns: "At the Cross," "When I Survey," "Lead Me to Calvary," and "The Old Rugged Cross." Enjoy!
Hymn Smorgasbord Hymn Smorgasbord
Prelude for my wedding. Mixture of NUMEROUS hymns for a musical adventure in transitions!
Hosea 2:19-20 Hosea 2:19-20
Song for my wedding with lyrics from Hosea 2:19-20 & 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Performed by Ian Aipperspach, Christopher Brown, and Chelsey Butler.
O Holy Night O Holy Night
"O Holy Night," arranged and performed by yours truly. Piano is sampled, because there wasn't time for anyone to learn the part. Please pardon the poor intonation on the first verse and the recording--church performance & recording.
Opening Titles Opening Titles
The music for the opening sequence of 'Coq-au-vin,' the film I scored for my thesis
Lament Lament
Strings, brass, woodwinds. Brass are live. The assignment was for sad, tragedy, but I didn't pay quite as much attention to that as I should have. :-)
The Critical Moment The Critical Moment
The time between Katie's discovery of being left behind and deciding to kill the chicken, leading up to and through the actual act.
Memories Memories
A young man in his late twenties sits by a creek, thinking about his past and the girl who has been his best friend since childhood. Scored for oboe and string quintet (oboe live, strings MIDI).
The Other Woman The Other Woman
A scene from 'Age of Innocence' in which John (?) confesses his love for the main lady, who is married, even though he himself is engaged to someone else. Woodwinds, strings. live solo cello.
Violin for 'Birth' Violin for 'Birth'
Yet another awkward tub scene from 'Birth'...this time scored for solo violin (live) and harp.
Coq-au-vin Montage Coq-au-vin Montage
Underscore for a montage of actually cooking the fated dish, Coq-au-vin
Scene from 'Birth' Scene from 'Birth'
Ah...this was an assignment for class to score a reeeaaally awkward scene in a movie called 'Birth'...scored for harp, flutes, and pizz strings.
Transmogrification Transmogrification
Another dance from last semester: a girl catches a bird, kills it, and then 'transmogrifies' into a bird herself and flies off.
Rhythmic Etude Rhythmic Etude
As an exercise in using rhythm to build tension, my professor gave us a melody that we were to repeat at least four times, changing the rhythmic accompaniment while keeping the melody sounding like it's in two-four.
400 Blows 400 Blows
This was a piece for my Practicum: Thesis Development class, written for orchestra to a scene from the French New Wave film 'The 400 Blows.'
TZ Invaders Final TZ Invaders Final
Our final project for Writing for Science fiction, fantasy, and horror was to score another 3-min scene from a Twilight Zone episode. I chose the end of 'Invaders.' Same/similar instrumentation as Jerry Goldsmith used in the original.
Motorcycle chase Motorcycle chase
This exciting piece of music scores a fast-paced chase of a breaking-and-entering team on motorcycles by a cop who finally found their trail.
Spell Dance Spell Dance
This hypnotic piece was a study in movement in what Laban dancers term 'spell drive,' in which time is absent (doesn't change).