Mr. Whirly Tube
Composer | Musician | Educator
Composer of Contemporary Art Music inspired by the philosophies and cultures of our beautiful world.
Plays and collaborates with the violin, piano, hammered dulcimer, accordion, steel-tongue drum and hulusi.
I am also an aspiring educator of music from many corners of our musical and expressive world.
I also write and plays music for whirly tubes, which are corrugated tubes that produce different tones when spun faster.
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Chapman University BM Music Composition '16
University of Oregon MM Music Composition '19
UC Santa Cruz DMA Music Composition '27
Michael J Fleming - Ancient Light (2025) for Del Sol String Quartet and 2 gayageums
Michael J Fleming - Opaline Dusk (2025) for vocalizing violist and cellist
Michael J Fleming - Eroded Shadows (2023/2024) for bass clarinet and cello
Michael J Fleming - Blossom Columns (2024) for p'iri and saenghwang
Michael J Fleming - Flame Fern (2022/23) featuring Doug Machiz, cello
Michael J Fleming - Sonuspheres (2023) for improvisors
Michael J Fleming - Emerald Echoes (2024) for cello, piano, and percussion
Michael J Fleming - Sunken Shades (2023) featuring whirly tubes and Clayton Luckadoo on clarinets
Michael J Fleming - Inner- Earth Ruminations (2024) featuring Third Coast Percussion
Michael J Fleming - Night Bloom (2023) featuring whirly tubes