Oscar Bettison - Composer
Sounds
WORKS 2005+
APART (2012)
Apart by OscarBettisonFor 4 percussionists (chromatic tuning forks)
(Live Recording, So Percussion giving the world premiere of "Apart" at Dartmouth University, NH -April 20th, 2012.)
Total Duration: 10 Minutes [full track]
Four Drums For Dresden (2010)
For Four Drum Kits
(Live Recording, Hellerau, Dresden, Germany, 03-10-2010)
Total Duration: 13 Minutes [full track]
THE AFFLICTED GIRL (2010)
Bang on a Can All-Stars
(Live Recording, NYC, 02-24-2010)
Total Duration: 21 Minutes [full track]
AN INVENTORY OF REMNANTS (2009 rev. 2010)
For Piano/Percussion (one player)
(Live Recording, REDCAT, Los Angeles, 09-03-2011)
Danny Holt -piano/percussion
Total Duration: 18 Minutes [full track]
LIMINAL (2009)
[Take 1 High Quality]
[Take 1 Low-Res for Streaming]
[Take 2 High Quality]
[Take 2 Low-Res for Streaming]
For Six Pianos, Percussion and Audience (Percussion)
(Live Video, Roundhouse, London, 31-01-2010)
GAUZE VESPERS (2007)
SOIL
(Studio Recording)
Total Duration: 12 Minutes [full track]
ppopp (2009)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Amsterdam, 11-10-2009)
Total Duration: 4 Minutes [full track]
SIGNATURE FOR ENSEMBLE KLANG (2008)
Ensemble Klang
(Live Recording, Den Haag, May 2008)
Total Duration: 1 Minute [full track]
B&E (with aggravated assault) (2002 rev. 2006)
Newspeak
(Live Recording, Princeton NJ Apr 2008)
Total Duration: 7 Minutes [full track]
OLDER WORKS
THE ACCORDION DESERT (2004)
For 14 players
Performed by TACTUS, cond Patti Monson [full track]
KRANK (2004)
For solo percussion
Performed by Greg Beyer [full track]
JUNK (2002)
For solo soprano saxophone, junk percussion and orchestra
Performed by Heiko Geerts, Diego Espinosa and The Orchestra of the Royal Conservatorium of The Hague, cond Micha Hamel [full track]
O DEATH (2005-7)
2 Sax, Tbn, Perc, Pno, E Guit [complete instrumentation list]
Recorded live, 19-20 May 2009 in the Korzo Theater, The Hague
released 06 April 2010
To buy my new album in either physical or downloadable form please visit:
Ensemble Klang's online store or 
Heiko Geerts, reeds, jaw's harp & recorders
Erik-Jan de With, reeds, jaw's harp & recorders
Anton van Houten, trombone, recorders, jaw's harp & melodica
Joey Marijs, percussion & harmonica
Pete Harden, guitars, banjo & jaw's harp
Saskia Lankhoorn, piano & harmonica
Tom Gelissen, live electronics & sound
B&E (with aggravated assault)
B Clt, Perc, Drums, Pno, E Guit, Vln, Vc [complete instrumentation list]
from sweet light crude by Newspeak
released 16 November 2010
To buy my new album in either physical or downloadable form please visit:
Newspeak's online store or
SAMPLES
Samples performed by: De Ereprijs, The Purcell School Contemporary Music Ensemble, The Composer's Ensemble and The NLO cond Ronald Corp.
ALTERNATOR (2004)
For 14 players
[sample 1]
[sample 2]
ELECTRIC/SYNTHETIC (2003)
For chamber orchestra
[sample 1]
[sample 2]
CADENCE (2000)
For seven instruments [sample]
HOUR TREE (1999)
For orchestra [sample]
ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS
(Please note that the inferior sound quality is due to tape hiss on the original recording)
HAYDN FLUTE CLOCK ARRANGEMENT (1998)
For small ensemble
Performed by The Composer's Ensemble cond. Brad Cohen [full track]
PRECIOSA, TIRA EL PANDERO (1995)
For seven instruments
Performed by The Composer's Ensemble cond. Diego Masson [full track]
NIÑA AHOGADA EN EL POZO (1992)
For chamber orchestra
Performed by the London Sinfonietta cond. Martyn Brabbins [full track]
More Information
For scores of works, please contact Boosey & Hawkes at composers.us@boosey.com