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"Derrik Jordan is something of a one-man musical force of nature." -Vermont Sunday Magazine
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Derrik Jordan is an award-winning composer and singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist (electric violin, guitar, keyboard and percussion) and music teacher at The Greenwood School in Putney, VT.
He performs his songs solo as a singer-songwriter and instrumentally on the 5-string electric violin under the name SuperString Theory and in many groups including Tony Vacca and the World Rhythms Ensemble, Zabap!, Natural History and Simba.
Living in the hills of beautiful southern Vermont, he sings and plays throughout the northeast USA.
You can find all of Derrik Jordan's CDs and mp3's of his recordings at http://cdbaby.com/all/jordan and at I-Tunes.
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What's happening? !!!
I have been writing world fusion/classical music for the past couple of years. I've been taking my African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Brazilian musical concepts and notating them for classical musicians.
The premiere of Derrik Jordan's "Five Gamelans For Brass Quintet" happened on April 30,2009 in Brattleboro, VT at the Latchis Theater. Two movements, The Clown Prince and Mountain Of The Gods And Goddesses were performed by The Heritage Brass Quintet as part of a cultural event that celebrated Indonesian music and dance and Indonesian inspired music. "Five Gamelans" was inspired by Balinese gamelan music.
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I have been selected to be the featured composer for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s 2009 Made in Vermont Fall Festival Tour!
The VSO has commissioned me to write a 10 minute piece for their 30 piece chamber orchestra that will be performed in 10 venues around the state in late September 2009. The piece is called "Odzihozo And The Lake" and is based on the ancient Abenaki creation myth of Lake Champlain. It's a great honor, a huge creative challenge and fun, fun, fun. I get to write for violins, violas, cellos, bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, french horn, percussion and vibraphone.
It's hard to believe that it was only back in Feb 2008 that I had the premiere of my first piece "Four Unknowns" for string orchestra and percussion in Bennington, VT.
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And on another composerly note:
I am very pleased to announce that I was awarded the Shakuhachi Chamber Music International Prize for 2008 for "Sky Mirror," a piece I composed in February 2008 for shakuhachi, string quartet and electric guitar with effects.
The composition contest was held to encourage the writing of new chamber works using shakuhachi with other instruments to expand the chamber music repertoire to include shakuhachi, also known as Japanese bamboo flute.
"Sky Mirror" was premiered and recorded in a concert in December 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
If you are interested you can go to their website to see for yourself. http://www.shakuhachichambermusic.net/index.html
Are you curious what world fusion/classical music sounds like? You can listen to the second movement of "Sky Mirror" on the top of my music page on this website.
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You can download MP3's of all of Derrik Jordan's CDs on most Digital Download websites including CD Baby, I-Tunes, Rhapsody, PayPlay.fm, Napster and many more!!!
Or you can listen to, look at, read about and buy all of Derrik Jordan's CDs at CDBaby.com!!!
http://cdbaby.com/all/jordan
"SuperString Theory Goes To Senegal," featuring Derrik's world fusion 5 string electric violin was written and recorded in Senegal and Vermont. You can order one by sending $17 (includes S&H) to Worldsoul Records, PO Box 403, Putney, VT 05346.
What people are saying about "SuperString Theory Goes To Senegal" -
"...a world of sound so harmonious and brilliantly compatible that a truly diverse and universally human vision is brought into existence." -CD Baby
"If you listen to this CD at one sitting, you will realize (at least a little of) the magic involved in creating music - especially music that forms bridges between cultures." -Rotcod Zzaj
“One of the best CDs of 2007" says the Indie Acoustic Project http://www.indieacoustic.com
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