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Released 10/23/2012.
Duration: 6:02.

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Contributors:

• Talea Ensemble (performance)

Tracks that Pondsquatter (Live Chamber Version) references:

• Prelude by Alex Rosetti
• Pondsquatter by Alex Rosetti
• Frogs' Intermezzo by Alex Rosetti
• Great LOFAF Expedition of 2009 by Alex Rosetti
• Breeding Duties by Alex Rosetti

Artist commentary:

Alex Rosetti:

This is the last of the commentary for Genesis Frog. It seems the hype wave has died down since its release by now. I hope people are still enjoying it and continuing to discover little nuances I hid in the music. Thanks so much everyone.

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During my Junior year of college, I had the opportunity to have one of my pieces read by the acclaimed Talea Ensemble, a chamber group that was visiting my college and doing a performance there. They graciously offered to read through student works and provide commentary for us. I took advantage of this in an odd way and arranged Pondsquatter for Pierrot Ensemble, an instrumentation that consists of piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, and in some cases percussion. This recording was made during a runthrough they did of it, and what you should keep in mind is that this was all sightread. Obviously the performance is not perfect, and I'm slightly afraid of sharing this in case I embarrass the ensemble with it, but I can guarantee that had they prepared it beforehand, it would have been perfect. However, even without prior preparation, the performance is astounding and I thank them dearly.

In case you are reading this online and are unable to buy the album to obtain this bonus track, you can find it on both my website and my music blog, the URLs of which are provided at the end of this commentary.