Take your string orchestra on a musical journey to Mars with cool extraterrestrial grooves, alien friendly clouds of harmonies, and UFO guided improvisations!
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**Video from the new music reading session held during the 2019 American String Teachers Association National Conference in Albuquerque, NM, conducted by Duane Padilla.
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For intermediate and advanced string groups.
Contains groove based odd meters and improvisation.
Composed by Martha Mooke & Randolph A. Hudson, III
Arranged by Martha Mooke
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Published by Vener Music Publishing (ASCAP)
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Contact info@Sonic9Productions.com for score and parts
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Based on Café Mars for electric viola and electric guitar
as recorded by Bowing.
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Listen/download original recording
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Purchase Score & Parts (PDF via Digital delivery)
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"If you’re looking for something “playfully extraterrestrial” for your next orchestra concert, Cafe Mars might be just the piece for you." - Duane Padilla, Punahou Music School, HI
About the composers
Pioneering electro-acoustic violist Martha Mooke, is acclaimed for her electrifying performances and compositions that transcend musical boundaries. A Yamaha Artist and leading clinician on electric string playing and improvisation, she has performed with Barbra Streisand, David Bowie, Philip Glass, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Tony Bennett, Patti Smith and many others.
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Mooke has received awards from ASCAP, Meet the Composer, Arts International and Fellowships at the MacDowell Colony. She has been commissioned by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Symphony Space, Arizona State University, Tribeca New Music Festival, Ridgewood Concert Band, University of St. Thomas, Agosto Foundation, Percussion Plus Project, and others.
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Randolph A. Hudson, III is a Composer, Musician, EBowist, Multi-Media Technologist and Brooklynite. In the 70’s and 80’s, Randy was an active member of the Downtown NYC scene with John Zorn, Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Ralph Carney, Daved Hild, Coby Batty of the Fugs, and many others. He’s co-written, recorded, performed with members of Gong, The Waitresses, The Fugs, Psychedelic Furs, and Captain Howdy. Randy joined Magnuson and Kramer in Bongwater as a recording and touring member of the band.
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He formed a duo called Bowing with composer and electro-acoustic violist Martha Mooke, and co-founded EBQ: The Electronic Bow Quartet. He currently performs with Klyph Black, Joe Delia, and The Complete Unknowns, a group celebrating the music of Bob Dylan. In 2010, Randy founded the 2D/3D Blu-Ray department of DuArt Film and Video.