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+Album: Junior Recital
+Artists:
+- James Dever 
+Date: June 6, 2016 12:00:00
+Date Added: April 13, 2024
+URLs:
+- https://soundcloud.com/jamesdevermusic/sets/junior-recital
+Color: '#D6DD97'
+Groups:
+- James Dever
+- Beyond
+---
+Track: Raucousy
+Duration: '4:09'
+URLs:
+- https://soundcloud.com/jamesdevermusic/raucousy
+Contributors:
+- Mario Alvarado (percussion)
+- Joe Darpino (percussion)
+- Cara Givan (percussion)
+- Tyler Vandermeer (percussion)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>James Dever:</i>
+    Raucousy was written in 2014 and premiered at the University of Northern Colorado in April of 2015 by the Majority Percussion quartet: Mario Alvarado, Joe Darpino, Cara Givan, and Tyler Vandermeer.
+
+    Born from a very common phrase from our dear professor, Gray Barrier (who himself learned it from Cloyd Duff), Raucousy is about bringing the edge out with percussion, which wasn't much of a challenge. The challenge comes from adapting from various different styles.
+
+    The piece moves through three distinct phases, each inspired by a different part of percussion music. The beginning is influenced by traditional afro-cuban music and various different claves. Following that is a section loosely based on taiko drumming. The final section is inspired by the solo repertoire of percussion and features a soloistic marimba line while the remaining performers accompany akin to Minoru Miki's Marimba Spiritual.
+
+    Each performer is also an embodiment of the world of percussion. One performer for different realms of the medium: an orchestral player, a traditional player, a wind ensemble/band player, and a soloistic player.
+---
+Track: Reisher Fanfare
+Duration: '7:32'
+URLs:
+- https://soundcloud.com/jamesdevermusic/reisher-fanfare
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>James Dever:</i>
+    The Reisher Fanfare was composed in late 2014 and early 2015. It was premiered at the University of Northern Colorado in April of 2015.
+
+    Written as a thank you for the generous three years of funding I received through the Reisher Scholarship at UNC, the Reisher Fanfare came to be after the passing of Roger Reisher in 2014.
+
+    The piece is scored for double sextet: A woodwind sextet of two flutes, two clarinets, an oboe, and a bassoon; and a brass sextet of two trumpets, two horns, a trombone, and a bass trombone.
+---
+Track: Intimate Strangers
+Duration: '11:14'
+URLs:
+- https://soundcloud.com/jamesdevermusic/intimate-strangers
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>James Dever:</i>
+    Intimate Strangers was written in the Spring of 2014 and premiered in May of 2014, performed by James Dever.
+
+    The piece is written for a large multi-percussion set up featuring a vibraphone facing away from the performer, scratched tambourine, a wine bottle, bass drum edges, and various other standard percussion instruments.
+
+    Intimate Strangers is about the struggles of abuse and mental illness and the cognitive dissonance of someone very close being, at the same time, very distant and disconnected.