Nox is a set of fourteen pieces, conceptualized together as the passage of time through a single night: falling asleep, dreaming, deep sleep, wakefulness, and gradually awakening in the predawn. The music explores this by drawing on my personal experience of unconscious and semi-conscious states where logic becomes fuzzy, and imagination goes to unusual and seemingly-impossible places. With the use of interactive electronic sound and audio-reactive projections, the lighting follows the passage through the night that Nox portrays. The projections are intended as a subtle addition to the music that helps to focus concentration and perception on the music.

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Vicki Ray, piano, Guest Recital

560 Music Center

The concert features two new large-scale works by important international composers Taylor Brook and Thomas Meadowcroft. Meadowcroft’s “All Possible Combinations” is the next installment in a series of works focused on aspects of ‘Deep Easy Listening’, which attempts to reconcile immersive modes of listening outside of commodified time. “Nox” by Taylor Brook combines the composer’s unique approach to the integration of electronic and digital media as he explores the passage of time through a single night in a way that draws on unconscious states where logic becomes fuzzy and imagination goes to unusual and seemingly impossible places. Both Brook and Meadowcroft are 30 for 30 composers.  Below is a NEW video clip of Nox by Taylor Brook showing the electronic and digital video effects featured in his composition.

Brook and Meadowcroft

Colburn School

The JACK Quartet excels in interpreting and conveying the intricate compositional intent of 20th-and 21st–century music.

Music Toronto: JACK Quartet

St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

The neglected, though not forgotten rites of the Medieval musical arts illuminate the musical manuscript anew as JACK explores the connections of musicality and thought between European composers of the past and the voices of American music today. The mysterious Rodericus and satirical Solage are viewed anew through the lens of JACK’s own masterful arranger Chris Otto. Meanwhile, pieces by JACK’s friends connect us to our musical forebears, using ancient harmonies, imitations, games, and secret messages as the jumping off point for unexpected journeys through magical, amorous, and dangerous tales.

Taylor Brook

Events

Past events

Jan 23, 2026

Vicki Ray, piano, Guest Recital · Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music

Feb 18, 2025

Brook and Meadowcroft · Piano Spheres

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