In Medias Res « drewschnurr.com

Drew Schnurr is a composer, sound artist, and performer from Los Angeles whose work blurs traditional lines in music, media, and sound.

As a composer for media, Drew has produced music and sonic branding for numerous world brands and media conglomerates. He is also an active concert composer and sound artist with a diverse range of international commissions and exhibits.

Revered by his peers, industry professionals, and critics, his work has been called both “rare” and “remarkable.”

“This composer bends and stretches rules within his own aesthetic, weaving his musical ideas in harmonious waves that threaten to drown, yet gently tumble the listener forward with intrigue and anticipation.” -Adam Rosenthal review for Persee: Orchestrated Perception

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In Medias Res

for Bass Clarinet, Cello, and Guitar [cat. sc21]

Each short movement is inspired by a sculpture by Auguste Rodin. Iconic and turbulent, Rodin’s work expresses a kind of realism that is illustrative, insightful, and surreal in it’s beauty. Each sculpture is a suspension of time that reaches, breathes, and groans in it’s tempestuous stillness, as if someone hit pause, freezing real life in motion. It is this feeling that inspires the music. It also inspires the title for the piece, which is a Latin expression meaning into the middle of things. The phrase in medias res denotes a Greek literary technique where a dramatic tale is told starting not at the beginning, but rather from the middle (or end) of a story.

This piece was a commission by clarinetist Philip O’Connor, and is dedicated to him with sincere gratitude for good friendship and inspiring musical collaboration.

DREW SCHNURR (2011)

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Confessions Distribution

05/21/19

Breaking Glass Pictures acquires world rights to Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for our Planet by Peter Jay Brown with music by Drew Schnurr—a follow-up to the 2010 feature documentary Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist.

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Ascent of Weavers at MACO

05/17/19

Ascent of Weavers, a visual-music film by Rebeca Méndez in collaboration with Drew Schnurr at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Exhibits from November 30, 2018 to May 17, 2019.

info @ rebecamendezstudio.com/Ascent-of-Weavers

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#ARCH1 Prototype

05/15/19

A virtual architecture by Drew Schnurr, the #ARCH1 (Augmented Reality Concert Hall no.1) prototype was completed on May 15, 2019. Research assistants and producers on the project include Rachel Lanik Whelan and Jacob Thede with programming by Ian Afflerbach.

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Assistant Professor of Composition at University of North Texas

04/16/18

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Churchill’s War Premiere

04/02/17

West Coast premiere of Drew Schnurr’s Churchill’s War for orchestra. Performed by OCOC conducted by David Rentz.