Musical Interlude: Owen Maitzen, Original Compositions

Rohan Maitzen

For your weekend enjoyment, here is the premiere recording of my 12-year old son Owen’s composition “Moods,” a sonatina in three movements. He played it in the Kiwanis festival in the spring, receiving a rave review from the adjudicator–and no wonder.

And here’s his newest composition, with a nod to his Kiwanis adjudicator (and now occasional composition tutor) in the title.

5 thoughts on “Musical Interlude: Owen Maitzen, Original Compositions”

  1. Sam July 18, 2010 / 2:28 am

    These are wonderful! Does Owen want to write for Open Letters?

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  2. Rohan Maitzen July 18, 2010 / 6:15 pm

    Thanks, Sam! (And no, I’m sure not–music, not prose, is his form.)

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  3. Colleen July 20, 2010 / 2:20 pm

    These are, indeed, wonderful. I’m particularly fond of the “Somber” part of the first.

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  4. Rohan Maitzen July 20, 2010 / 3:21 pm

    Thanks, Colleen! I’ll pass that on to Owen. And “Somber” is my favourite part as well, though “What’s for Dinuk” is growing on me, it’s just so exuberant.

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  5. Sarah Emsley July 28, 2010 / 10:41 am

    Owen is amazing! What a pleasure to listen to these pieces. I think I like “Stubborn” the best.

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