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The Flowers
re-sound
Welcome to The Flowers - re-sound's 5th CD release. All works on this recording are Australian compositions and all explore the aesthetics of contemporary art music. The booklet of re-sound's first CD (1998) describes re-sound as a continuous project in sound.
Twelve years on, in 2010, the emphasis on the exploration of sound continues to provide the anchorage for re-sound's activities. Since its last release in 2007, Quiet on the Bridge, re-sound has moved from a workshop-based and group-centred approach to a focus on individual works and their interpretation. The four composers represented on this CD have worked with a range of performers to develop performance practices best suited to the individual pieces. In some cases performers were provided with a finished score and asked to bring their own interpretation to the studio, in others the finished score was an outcome of performance workshops between composer and performers, and in one instance the work was assembled from sonic snapshots selected from recording sessions for this CD. The result is a diverse collection of new compositions that rejects any suggestion of stylistic unity or aesthetic bias, and challenges listeners to negotiate juxtapositions of very different musical expressions. These stark contrasts add another level of meaning to the works on this CD and allow listeners to gain a new perspective on Australian music-making. Track Listing:
The Sun In Bloom - Kim Lajoie
The Flowers - Paul Moulatlet, text by Stephane Mallarmé Echo and Narcissus - Kim Lajoie Romance - Thomas Reiner Slip - Jane Hammond Transgressions and Dysphoria - Thomas Reiner Gravity Francis Morgan - Jane Hammond, poems by Mark O'Flynn désolé - Paul Moulatlet Dawn Love is ... Grasshopper - Thomas Reiner, poems by e. e. cummings, Grasshopper arranged by Kate Anderson reflet - Paul Moulatlet Song to the Siren - Tim Buckley arranged by Thomas Reiner Four - Kim Lajoie Catalogue Number: MCD436
Price: AU$26.00
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 Featured Artists:
re-sound has established itself as one of Australia's most progressive contemporary music ensembles. Its thought-provoking, challenging and dynamic performances explore the sounds of our time across a wide range of genres, styles, and performance contexts.
Currently the Artistic Director of the ensemble re-sound, Thomas Reiner has received numerous awards for his compositions, including second prize in the International Witold Lutoslawski Composers' Competition for Two Movements for Orchestra, the Dorian Le Gallienne Award, and in 1995 the Albert H Maggs Composition Award.
Paul Moulatlet is a Melbourne-based Australian composer whose works have been performed in England, Italy, Norway, the USA and numerous Australian events, including the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and Federation Music Week: Contemporary Music of Australia and the Asia Pacific.
Kim Lajoie is a music producer specialising in composition technique and digital audio technology. With over two decades of music behind him, Kim brings expert skill and mature taste to every project. Visit Kim's webpage here
KimÕs experience spans composition, production and engineering. By bringing artistry and craftsmanship together, Kim takes an integrated approach that considers the projectÕs creative direction at every stage. Composers:
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