Tag: glockenspiel

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Dancing tears

“Brass and Percussion Band” drawn in sketchbook by Sanford Ross Bender in 2009.
“Dancing tears” improvised and recorded with guitar, glockenspiel, concertina, and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on March 9 & 11, 2023.
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Oh!

“Oh” composed, performed, and recorded with concertina, banjo, dobro, glockenspiel, and cymbal by Sanford R. Bender on February 25, 2023
“Karst Mountains” drawn from a boat on the Li River with pen and ink by Sanford R, Bender in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China in 2009.
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The big snow melt

“Snowy majesty at Mount Hood in the Oregon Cascades” photographed by Sanford R. Bender in March 2016
“The big snow melt” composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on December 13, 2022
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Not for you delicate souls

“Not for you delicate souls” composed, performed, and recorded with dobro, banjo, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
“Nocturnal Stealth” phographed by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
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I can count on my cat

“I can count on my cat” played and recorded with guitar, dobro, and glockenspiel by Sandy Ross Bender on November 13, 2022
“Cat stepping down” drawn with coored pencil on paper by Sandy Ross Bender
“Companion” drawn with colored pencil in sketchbook by Sandy Ross Bender
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Spent knights

“Spent knights” composed, performed, and recorded for banjo, concertina, dobro, and glockenspiel by Sanford Ross Bender on October 14, 2022
“Bay berries and flowers” photographed at Island Beach by Sanford Ross bender on October 22, 2022
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Witch hat

“Broom fly over” drawn with graphite pencil on paper by Sanford Ross Bender in 2021
“Witch hat morning” composed, performed, and recorded with banjo, dobro, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford Ross Bender on September 27, 2022
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Night swallows

“Deep green transition” painted with gouache and water color by Sandy Ross Bender
“Night swallows” composed, played, and recorded with guitar and glockenspiel by Sandy Ross Bender on May 26, 2022
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Polar Ardor

Polar Ardor (2021)

A short animation about polar life and love created by Camille Wainer (camillewainer.com) in collaboration with composer Sanford Bender (sanfordbender.com).

Inspired by the paper cut style of early animator Lotte Reiniger, Polar Ardor incorporates the additive techniques of woodblock stamping and Chine-collé printmaking to recreate a delicate landscape threatened by division and deterioration.The whimsical music of composer/architect Sanford Bender accompanies each stage of the polar bear’s journey through a varied composition using only two symbolic forms (the heart and the puzzle piece). Simply and subtly, Polar Ardor offers an optimistic message about the importance of collaboration and compassion in the face of an uncertain future.

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Goblin Hot Pot

“Goblin Hot Pot” drawn by Sandy Ross Bender with crayons and colored pencils on red paper a while ago.

Dancing around a fiery cauldron bubbling with delicious goblin cuisine ingredients is in stark contrast to coping with real time global dangers that encroach upon our conciousness. Living in art and music is starlight as darkness and its inky blackness thicken and roll out the last glimmers of the day.

“Goblin Hot Pot” composed, performed, and recorded by Sandy Ross Bender with guitar, banjo, glockenspiel, and concertina on November 19, 2021.

And then there is music for the next morning…

“Beautiful Banjo Morning” composed, performed, and recorded by Sandy Ross Bender on banjo, guitar, and concertina on November 20, 2021.