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"Jay Batzner’s “Deconstructionist Preludes,” four of that genre genetically recombined into a single piece, mixes and matches contrasting sounds and gestures into a sum greater than its parts." - Sequenza21

"Batzner favors displaying the fiery nature of the timpani, maintaining a dramatic intensity in both the solo part and the ensemble accompaniment." - John R Raush in Percussive Notes
Mancala Variations
A tape piece based on sounds from a mancala game board. Duration: 10.5 minutes. Size: 12.2 MB
Throb
An improvised work for marimba duo. Duration: 6 minutes. Size: 8.2 MB.
Untitled for six players
A sextet for the very mixed instrumentation of the pLAy ensemble. Duration: 8.5 minutes Size: 9.6 MB
Concerto for Timpani
A concerto for timpani with percussion ensemble recorded by John Parks and the KU Percussion Ensemble. Duration: 10.5 minutes Size: 9.3 MB
Toccata
A short piano toccata from 1994. My first "keeper!" Duration: 2.5 minutes. Size: 2.5 MB
Blue Jaunte
A piece inspired by Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination. Duration: 5.25 minutes Size: 4.8 MB
Miniatures - Live!
A live performance of myself performing this work at Delta State University in November 2007.
Near Burning
An electro-acoustic piece based on Kathleen Peirce's poem of the same name. Duration: 8 minutes Size: 9.2 MB
Quartet 10
"Binary" string quartet - read here by the T'ang Quartet of Singapore. Duration: 10 minutes Size: 11.4 MB
Deconstructionist Preludes
An obsessive piano piece. Performed by Shoko Hino. Duration: 7.5 minutes Size: 7.5 MB
Pioneer X
A solo trumpet piece based on the Pioneer 10 satellite. Performed by Jonathan Kruger. Duration: 8 minutes Size: 8.8 MB
Ashamed/Unabashed
A concertino for 2 pianos and chamber orchestra. Written for the Wellesley Composers Conference in 2004. Duration: 14 minutes Size: 16.4 MB