Turtle Lake by Loren Jones
Loren Jones - Composer / Multi Instrumentalist, was born in San Francisco in 1950 and began singing and composing as a child. He spent his early years dividing his time between film-making and music and his film work was periodically broadcast on local television. Loren formed and was part of several local San Francisco bands performing and creating different genres of original music. Self taught and influenced by classical, film, jazz and popular music, Loren later studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with David Conte www.davidconte.net/, one of the last American students of legendary composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Loren’s music has been performed by his own groups, by the The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Zofo Piano Duet www.zofoduet.com/ by students, teachers and professional musicians from around the Bay Area. Many of his orchestral works have been performed by the The SF Composers Chamber Orchestra, www.sfcco.org/ He plays keyboards, guitar, percussion and several ethnic instruments including Native American flute. He has been a member of local choruses and has produced recordings, worked in radio and film, including creating the sound track for an animated short which won a special Academy Award.
The movements in the Turtle Lake piece:
1. DAWN
2. THE DAY BEGINS
3. BUBBLES
4. THE TURTLES APPEAR
5. TURTLE LAKE ALIVE
6. BEES, DRAGON FLYS & FISH
7. NOON
8. THUNDER STORM
9. FINALE
10. NIGHT
The photos below were shared by the composer, Loren Jones. These images and the locations where they were taken was inspiration for the commissioned piece, Turtle Lake.
