The Rhubarb Stalks
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
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My sister, pictured here with rhubarb from her garden, tapped out a couple sounds on those rhubarb flower stalks for me. All the sounds you hear in "The Rhubarb Run" are from that initial tapping (which you can hear in the...
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Small Bites
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
Small Bites is a collection of little experimental bits which I'm hoarding for use in longer pieces. For my notes on how and why I wrote this strange little Pretzel Focaccia, click here....
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Snow Snakes on the Road
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
All the sounds you hear are from recordings I made of varioius toy cymbals and bells, with just the attacks in most cases. Thinking my pieces were beginning to sound all the same, I decided to do a piece of just rhythms. I...
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Pepper Chew's Balloons (1990)
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
First I'll tell you about Janelle Pepper Chew (long), then I'll explain how I wrote these little pieces (short).
I worked with Pepper in 1990-91 at Central Wyoming College. She was Director of the TRIO Student Support...
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The Trees Sing For Mark
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
My friend Mark sent me some great sounds of trees rubbing against each other. All the sounds you hear are created from what he sent me. For more on how I wrote these, click here....
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If Saturn Had Meadowlarks
Genres: Ambient, Alternative
All the sounds you hear are from a meadowlark I recorded. For more information on how I did that, click here....
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"Living With My Donkeys" receives Honorable Mention
The International Alliance for Women in Music awarded Honorable Mention for the Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize to Living With My Donkeys. What an honor! Here's their news release....
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Pipe Dreams
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
All of the sounds you hear are from my banging away on various irrigation pipes--mostly out of irrigation frustration! Click here for more on how I did that, in addition to seeing some pictures of my little goat farm. ...
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Inside the Lion's Throat
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
My greatest fear when I’m packing in wilderness areas is encountering a mountain lion. I know how to avoid lightning, and am good at hanging my food to avoid bear encounters. I don’t travel in highly populated grizzly...
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Original recorded sounds
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
Repository of all the original sounds I recorded for sounds used in my music....
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Elegy for Kathy's Harp
My good friend Kathy was waiting to load her harp at the Eastman School of Music one typically Rochester-windy day, when the harp blew over and suffered incredible breaks. Kathy was naturally distraught, seeing the beautiful...
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The Lark Quartet Does a Better Rigoletto
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
All the sounds you hear are from a meadowlark call I recorded. For more information on how I did that, click here....
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My Music on Minerva Spotify Playlist
The Minerva Festival of Cambridge is now featuring my music on their Spotify playlist. Thanks so much, you dear friends! Minerva Festival...
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Review from Female:Pressure
Today, we're delighted to introduce a new musical masterpiece by Jewel Dirks. Embark on a captivating journey through the heart of the Wyoming prairie with her latest release, Egon the Little Goat Takes Control. Jewel is...
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Jenny, Jenny, Are You Running With My Horses?
for Timpani and Electronic Sounds
Jenny, Jenny, Are You Running With My Horses? has been performed at numerous new music festivals, including Bowling Green State Universy New Music Festival, International Congress of Women in Music, WomenAlaskaMusic, and the...
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Stryde's Drifter CarTunes
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
My nephew Stryde loves drifter cars. For a treat, I created a series of songs based on noises of drifter cars. For more on how I created the pieces, please click here. ...
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Elk (ln The Mist)
Genres: Alternative, Ambient
For a description of how and why I wrote this, please click on the three dots to the right of the title, Elk, then View Details....
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Sweet Ghosts: Pack Goats
25 photos
Pack goats are incredible athletes to have in the mountains. They follow without leads, eager for adventure. They can easily climb in places impossible for mules and llamas, are easy on the environment and can forage for...
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Coyotes, goats, pipes, and other noise makers around me
11 photos
Coyotes occasionally will follow the pack goats and me as we take our walks... ...
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Notes on each piece are in the Blog
The Blog contains the notes about each set of pieces. ...
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