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<h1>Music<img src="img/piano.gif" alt="A cartoon of piano keys"></h1>

<p>In October of 2022, I had a fun piano/melodica recital called "Bach and More!" It was in the atrium of a beautiful modern biology research in the Harvard Cambridge Campus. The turnout was surpringly large and we had a fun and wholesome time. You can even hear the jingling of a dog collar in the front row. A recording of the livestream is available <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6TIqZsMfRI" target="_blank">here</a>. I also wrote up some <a href="files/bach-and-more-program.pdf">program notes (pdf!)</a>. Fun fact: I tried to put into practice some principles of <a href="https://practicaltypography.com/" target="_blank">Practical Typography</a> which I found online the month before.</p>

<p>These days I also play in a jazz quartet called Mutual Beef. You can find us at.... <a href="https://mutualbeef.com" target="_blank">mutualbeef.com</a>.

<h2>College years</h2>

<p>Click the picture below to check out my senior recital from May 2020! It includes Bach, Brahms, Ravel, and Chopin. <img src="img/iconsmile.gif" alt="Smiley face"></p>

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<p>Also, please enjoy this high-quality recording of <i>Oiseaux Tristes</i> from Ravel's <i>Miroirs</i> Suite (thank you, Taide!) This was recorded on May 18, 2019 at the Stanford Department of Music Awards Concert.</p>

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<p>And <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ymp8Hshkkg" target="_blank">here</a> is a very energetic performance of Gaubert's Trois Aquarelles with my fellow SCOr musicians Papa Odita-Honna (flute) and Michael Chung (cello). <a href="https://scor.stanford.edu" target="_blank">SCOr</a> is a marvelous conductorless, democratic chamber orchestra that I had the pleasure to be a part of from 2016 to 2020. </p>

<h2>Stuff I've made</h2>

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    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffjar/moon-river-melodica-cover">Moon River arr. for melodica and piano</a> (Dec '19)</dt>
    <dd>Exploring the expressive possibilities of the humble melodica. A great song from an iconic movie! </dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/hBst33QCbdc">Rhapsody on a Meme, for chamber orchestra</a> (May '19)</dt>
    <dd>A performance by SCOr, the Stanford Collaborative Orchestra. I'm still baffled that we voted to include this joke of a piece in our Spring 2019 program. Enjoy!</dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffjar/little-fugue-for-melodica-x4">Bach's Little Fugue on melodica x4!</a> (Mar '19)</dt>
    <dd>Bach and melodica. What more could you want?</dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="files/door_beat.mp3">Please Close the Door (a beat)</a> (Mar '17)</dt>
    <dd>Please close the door to secure the building.</dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/FBMjC6-8mv8">Prelude No. 1 for piano</a> (May '16)</dt>
    <dd>A piece I wrote near the end of high school for my English final project, inspired by Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment.</dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/jeffjar/variations-on-a-pig">Variations on a Pig, for Wind Quintet</a> (Jul '14)</dt>
    <dd>One of my favorite songs is a Chinese children's song called "I am a chubby little pig". I liked it so much I turned it into a piece for wind quintet! <a href="files\variations-on-a-pig.pdf">Here</a> is a link to the score. </dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/MfrBexUvWkQ">Holst Second Suite arr. for Horn Quartet</a> (Nov '13)</dt>
    <dd>During high school I was super lucky to be part of a group of musicians and friends. We called ourself the Pink Bowties. Here is one of our signature tunes.</dd>
    <dt><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/e3-J_J0Liuo">The Angry Tissue Box (involves a toilet)</a> (May '11)</dt>
    <dd>An early magnum opus.</dd>
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<small>Last updated on April 19, 2021</small>

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