Dean Tsur
dt3@juilliard.edu | (857) 265-5563
Artistic/Scholarly Portfolio
1. Dean as Soloist (Artistic)
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Uptempo - "Hanid"
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Bluesy ballad - "Maria"
2. Dean as Arranger (Scholarly)
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Queer Notions - Video and Score
○ Comments:
Intro inspired by classical orchestral music (rehearsal letter A). Composed by Coleman Hawkins.
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Cloudy - Video and Score
○ Comments:
The video features Steve Wilson (Chair of Jazz Studies at City College of New York). Composed by Coleman Hawkins.
3. Dean as writer for Music & Dance (Artistic, Scholarly)
Goal: Creating unique interactions between music and dance
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Tempi changes (excerpt)
○ Comments:
Creating music and dance interaction through tempi changes. The constant change of tempi propels the dancers' continued response.
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Drummer and dancers duet (excerpt)
○ Comments:
Drummer and dancer are instructed to improvise together, thus creating a true interaction in which not only the dance is reacting to the music but also vise versa. The drummer was given a basic groove and the dancer was instructed to move about the front of the stage to create a visual interaction as well.
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Full band-dancers; call and response (excerpt)
○ Comments:
Writing music with space so that during those spaces the audience's attention will go to the dancers, and as a result they will be propelled to react.
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Dancers move between the musicians
○ Comments:
The dancer was instructed to move between the musicians to create spontaneous interactions.