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Pipe Dreams

by Kyle Vanderburg

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A pipe dream is an unrealistic hope or unattainable fantasy. The term comes from the fanciful, surreal dreams of smokers of opium pipes. I wrote Pipe Dreams not under the influence of opium, but rather at a time when I was uncertain about the future and doubly unsure whether my dreams were reasonable and attainable or, rather, a delusion. As such, Pipe Dreams is melodically obsessive and rhythmically fluid, pushing onward with an exuberant, overcaffeinated optimism.

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released September 12, 2012

NDSU Wind Symphony, Warren Olfert, conductor

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Kyle Vanderburg Fargo, North Dakota

Composer and Sound Artist Kyle Vanderburg grew up in Missouri where the Ozarks meet the Mississippi River valley. Raised on southern gospel and American hymnody, his music tries to walk the line between eliciting nostalgia and devising innovative sonic worlds. His electronic works place familiar sounds in new contexts, his acoustic works feature catchy melodies and too many time signatures. ... more

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