Coming out this Friday — @fotinanaumenko : Bespoke Songs; Bandcamp link in bio!
Soprano Fotina Naumenko releases Bespoke Songs, a collection of works she commissioned for voice and ensembles with various instrumentations that set texts by women authors
In pieces by @okfeelgoodmusic , @rowanbenedict42 , Carrie Magin, and @whycompose , Naumenko’s crystalline voice leads the ensembles through varied aesthetic territory, displaying a broad snapshot of contemporary vocal ensemble composition
Out now — Richard Cameron-Wolfe: Passionate Geometries; Bandcamp link in bio!
Eight chamber works written over a thirty year period, featuring performances by cellist @calebvanderswaagh , sopranos @col0ratura & @pleasure_is_the_law , pianist Gayle Blankenburg, @robertaflutes , saxophonist @geofflandman , and guitarists Marc Wolf, @danlippel , @orenfader , @jay_sorce , & Matthew Slotkin
Through exploration of dramatic and narrative subtlety in his micro-operas and text settings, expressive shadings of pitch in his use of microtonality, and finely etched treatment of timbre and gesture, Cameron-Wolfe reaches for the ineffable, something embedded in what we’ve “lost” or perhaps an essence of something that we can never possess
Throughout these chamber works, written over a thirty year period, we hear him calibrating his expression towards the mystery that lives between and beyond the sounds, obscuring the transparent surface in favor of the ambiguities of creative uncertainty
Coming out this Friday — Richard Cameron-Wolfe: Passionate Geometries; Bandcamp link in bio!
Richard Cameron-Wolfe’s Passionate Geometries features eight of his chamber works written over a thirty year period, displaying the wide range of aesthetic approaches at play in his music, from his theatrical micro-operas to deeply felt settings of instrumental works that explore microtonality
Cameron-Wolfe’s musical voice is rarefied and unique in its precise detail, injecting pathos and brilliance into the smallest of gestures as they come together to convey rich narratives
Out now — @scott.wollschleger : Between Breath; Bandcamp link in bio!
Four works for different duo and solo combinations that are presented as a multi-movement complete work, featuring performances by @mirandacmusic , @andplayduo , @lucydhegrae , Anne Rainwater, @williamkeatslang , and @nathaniellanasa
Scott Wollschleger’s music is full of glitchy sounds that are evocative of the sonic tapestry that has populated our mechanical and tech saturated age. Wollschleger infuses these sounds with a wide range of expression, humanizing them with everything from tender to humorous affects, and mining micro-gestures and their variants for expressive impact that seeps into our musical consciousness
Coming out this Friday — @scott.wollschleger : Between Breath; Bandcamp link in bio!
Scott Wollschleger’s Between Breath contains four works for different duo and solo combinations that are presented here as a multi-movement complete work
Featuring performances by @mirandacmusic , @andplayduo , @lucydhegrae , Anne Rainwater, William Lang, and @nathaniellanasa , Wollschleger’s music balances exuberance and intimacy with characteristic sensitivity to timbre and structural proportions
On July 26th, @tinadavidson.music ’s newest album Barefoot will be released on @newfocusrecordings ! Barefoot features a selection of her chamber music performed by the @jasperquartet (violinists J Freivogel and Karen Kim, violist Andrew Gonzalez, and cellist Rachel Henderson Freivogel) and pianist @nataliezhu.piano , highlighting five of Davidson’s chamber music pieces for varying combinations of strings and piano, composed over the past decade. Learn more at the link in our bio.
Out now — @rhythmethod4tet : Pastorale; Bandcamp link in bio!
Three pieces for string quartet by Paul Pinto, ensemble violinist @sourkiff , and Lewis Nielson featuring flutist & vocalist @aliceteyssier
Three composers, four poets, and five musicians, playing and singing music crafted with the utmost care and commitment; an album that makes us slow down, question, and feel. Pastorale is a triptych of works composed for The Rhythm Method, each of which expands the borders of the string quartet in innovative new ways
The quartet embraces vocalization, microtonality, extended techniques, and alternative structures among many other techniques, not simply to add to their arsenal, but to cultivate unique expressions with each interpretation
@rhythmethod4tet celebrates their new release "Pastorale" and 10 years of making music with a show at JACK @jackartsny in Brooklyn tonight at 8. Free admission, joined by special guest Alice Teyssier, and CDs available for sale at the venue 20 Putnam Ave, between Grand and Dowling in Ft. Greene /winterspring-2024-season
🔥Secret Machine No. 7 written for and performed by Miranda Cuckson💜 - video feature in The Strad Magazine (link in bio). Miranda and I had a lot of fun collaborating on this piece together and we’re so happy to finally share it with you all.
Come hear Miranda give the NYC premiere of the piece at my album release show happening June 27 at Roulette!
The piece appears on my new album, Between Breath, coming out on New Focus Recordings 6.21. 🔥
@mirandacmusic@newfocusrecordings@the_strad_@roulette_intermedium
Coming out this Friday — @rhythmethod4tet : Pastorale; Bandcamp link in bio!
The Rhythm Method string quartet (@leahgasher , @sourkiff , @meggocello , and @freyaviol ) celebrates its 10th anniversary season with the release of Pastorale, featuring three works written for the group by Lewis Nielson (featuring flutist & vocalist @aliceteyssier ), Paul Pinto, and ensemble violinist Marina Kifferstein
Each piece, in its own way, grapples with questions of social awareness, engagement, and collectivism, all of which is consistent with The Rhythm Method’s commitment to meaningful artistic inquiry since its inception
Out now — @orlandojgarcia9 : la vida que vendrá; Bandcamp link in bio!
Cuban-American composer Orlando Jacinto García releases la vida que vendrá features four electro-acoustic solo works culminating in an ensemble work for the prolific @loadbangensemble
On la vida que vendrá, Orlando Jacinto García draws our attention inward in various ways. His careful attention to the full envelope of pitches focuses on attacks, durations, and endings, honoring each detail as a discrete musical event
Despite using pre-composed fixed media throughout these electro-acoustic works, García manages to create the illusion of a dynamic, evolving relationship between live performer and electronic sounds. Altogether, this is music that transforms the listening space, creating a halo of sound in each piece
Coming out this Friday — @orlandojgarcia9 : la vida que vendrá: Bandcamp link in bio!
Cuban-American composer Orlando Jacinto García releases la vida que vendrá features four electro-acoustic solo works culminating in an ensemble work for the prolific @loadbangensemble . García invites listeners inside timbre as he explores the interaction between related and contrasting sounds
