JULIAN MOCK

Reynosa

2011-11-16T15:06:00.001-06:00

Drizzle to Storm

2011-03-23T09:08:00.000-05:00

Performance of Drizzle to Storm from "Sound Travels", August 2000.

Entezar

2010-12-29T09:49:00.002-06:00

ENTEZAR emerged out of overwhelming feelings of frustration, anger, and helplessness resulting from the United States' declarations of war against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq. I have found the generalized disrespect for Arab and Islamic cultures – including art, architecture, mathematics, language, and literature - deeply disturbing. This piece, composed for solo guitar, developed organically over the course of several years - the longer the conflicts continue, the more compelled I feel to find ways – symbolically, at least – to knit together opposing forces in some harmonious way. ENTEZAR is a Farsi word meaning "waiting" or "longing". This work is dedicated to all of those who have been affected by hatred, fear, and violence in our post-9/11 world, and who even in moments of extreme darkness continue to hold a vision of peace and hope for the future.

Entezar will be on my next album of solo guitar pieces, but can be downloaded now for free in the player above.

Sound Travels

2010-12-20T15:20:00.098-06:00

Sound Travels by Julian Mock

Sound Travels" was performed and recorded in the summer of 2002. It is a compilation of sixteen acoustic (steel string) guitar solos, all of which are my own original creations. The songs are hybrids of various musical styles, ranging from classical to jazz.

Both of my parents were music teachers. I grew up listening to Lopez Ramos, Julian Bream, Laurindo Almeida, and of course Segovia, among others, playing the great classic guitar solos. At age five I was the youngest member of the Mock Family Guitarists, a touring classic guitar quintet. The music we played was a combination of classical, contemporary, as well as Mexican folk music. In my teens I picked up the electric guitar and started experimenting with rock, then jazz, as well as music from other countries.

"Sound Travels" is a result of all of these various musical experiences.

silent night, just audio

2010-12-19T12:37:00.001-06:00

Please feel free to download and enjoy!

silent night

2009-12-24T19:50:00.003-06:00

Hope you enjoy this short film I recently made with footage

of a snow storm and my arrangement of "Silent Night".