Douglas Johnson
Douglas Johnson: Aurochs for string quartet (Vln, Vla, Cello, DB)
Douglas Johnson: Aurochs for string quartet (Vln, Vla, Cello, DB)
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About the Composition
Aurochs was written for the PBS program "Songs About Buildings and Moods", a show that explores connections between music and architecture.
This work for string quartet (violin, viola, cello and double bass) was written for the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, most famously known for the film "The Shawshank Redemption". Jeffrey Zehngut, Amber Dimoff, Linda Atherton, and Max Dimoff are the featured performers of this piece in Episode 3 of Season 2 of Songs About Buildings and Moods, which can be streamed here.
Your purchase includes parts and the complete score.
About the Composer
Douglas Johnson started playing double bass in middle school and earned a music degree from Northwestern University. He served as Associate Principal Bass with the Honolulu Symphony for one season before returning to Chicago, where he has lived ever since. Doug has performed with the bass sections of three “Big Five” American orchestras, and playing Bach continuo is one of his favorite activities.
Doug has written music for dance, is the bandleader of the “free rock” improvisational group, Gunnelpumpers, and is a member of The Growlers bass ensemble. His composition, "The Open Sea" for bass quartet, was published in July, 2020 by Recital Music, and he collaborated on Earth Within, an award-winning 2022 Soundings of the Planet (https://soundings.com) release, as well as their 2023 release Sacred Canyons. In 2023, he composed "Aurochs" for string quartet filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory for the PBS show "Songs About Buildings and Moods", which can be streamed on PBS.org.
When not making music, Doug leads an IT development group at Argonne National Laboratory.



