Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgjLxeyjRaI
Graduate Composition Recital
Aundre Wesley, Percussion/Guitar/Piano/Tenor Voice
Aundre Wesley
WITH:
Marco Wimer, Bass
Andrew Weidman, Drums
Michael Johnson, Clarinet
Al Gibson, Trumpet
November 5th, 2025, 7:30pm
Faulkner Arts Center
University of Arkansas
PROGRAM
A Collection of Snare Drum Etudes
Aundre Wesley (2025)
I. Maestro Bruno
II. 6/8 Melodies
III. Swiss Army Swing Band
Aundre Wesley, Snare Drum
A Collection of Drum Set Solos
Aundre Wesley (2025)
I. Sousa-Hop
II. Amazonian Reflections
III. Up Tempo Orchestration
Aundre Wesley, Drum Set
A Collection of Guitar Solos
Aundre Wesley (2025)
I. My Father
II. Peixe and Beer
III. Galvez St. Rag
Aundre Wesley, Electric Guitar
Duo Works
Aundre Wesley
I. Baby Please Don’t Go, Big Joe Williams (1935)
II. Feeling Dizzy, Aundre Wesley (2022)
III. Sleepy Blues, Aundre Wesley (2020)
Aundre Wesley, Guitar/Voice
Marco Wimer, Bass
Blues Band Works
Aundre Wesley
I. Feeling Mode-y (2021)
II. Driving Down the Highway (2022)
Aundre Wesley, Guitar/Voice
Marco Wimer, Bass
Michael Johnson, Clarinet
Al Gibson, Trumpet
INTERMISSION[JRH2]
Topological Spaces
Aundre Wesley (2024)
I. POG March
II. Short Lullaby
III. Little Nightmare
IV. Waltz in A
Aundre Wesley, Piano
Monk’s Stride
Aundre Wesley
I. Monk’s Stride (2025)
Aundre Wesley, Piano
PROGRAM NOTES
This recital demonstrates the application of motion capture studies for snare drum, drum set, and guitar; as well as the theory of triad mappings in a 3D space. Both theories apply mathematics to the harmonic and physical motion of the pieces created and played on the recital. In addition to the theoretical implications of the music played, most of the compositions were birth out of the art of busking in the cities of Houston, Austin, New Orleans, and Fayetteville.
Aundre Wesley
In 2006, I performed in my first professional group called Percussion One; where I played percussion and snare drum. Shortly after graduating high school, I joined the Marine Band from 2007-2011. In 2012 to pursue a degree in Linguistics. I moved to New Orleans in 2019 where I desired to perform on the street. I moved back to Austin in 2021 where I finished most of the motion capture research analysis while working mostly as a math interventionist and substitute. Currently, I am enrolled in the Masters of Classical Composition program at the University of
Arkansas.