Novum
Kitty Xiao’s chamber works from 2013 to 2016, played by the Nimbus Trio with guest bass clarinet on the closing score.
Jessica Laird flute, alto flute, bass flute
Cameron Jamieson violin
Kitty Xiao piano
Luke Carbon bass clarinet
Flute family, violin and piano take the main line; bass clarinet joins for Solstice I. The five pieces test what a piano trio can say, and answer photographs by Jane Brown and Narelle Autio with music about human potential set against itself and the world.
Recorded at Move Records’ Melbourne studio in 2016.
Artists
Nimbus Trio
Nimbus Trio was founded in 2013 by Kitty Xiao and Jessica Laird. The trio advocates and performs new music, including that of composer Kitty Xiao; and have commissioned new works by Australian composers as well as U.S composers.
Kitty Xiao
Kitty is an Australian composer, pianist, and collaborative artist. Kitty is founder, composer and pianist of Nimbus Trio. Kitty has released her first album Novum with Nimbus Trio as a represented artist of Move Records label. In 2017 Kitty formed the Six Piano Collective and is Artistic Director of the Six Piano Project.
Audio previews
Tracks
- Nimbus Kitty Xiao 5:23
- Nipper Kitty Xiao 6:47
- Novum Kitty Xiao 12:51
- Emei Kitty Xiao 6:16
- Solstice I Kitty Xiao 11:29
Performers
- Nimbus Trio
- Jessica Laird · flute, alto flute, bass flute · tracks 1–4
- Cameron Jamieson
- Kitty Xiao
- Luke Carbon · bass clarinet · track 5
Contributors
Photography
Jane Brown
Design
Martin Wright
Recording engineer and director of Move Records, Martin Wright has well over fifty years’ experience in the industry and has been widely recognised for the calibre of his recordings.
Where to listen
Novum is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Novum is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MCD 562
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 42 minutes 46 seconds
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Credit
- Jane Brown
Martin Wright - Release date
- 2017
- Musical work
copyright - © 2017 Kitty Xiao
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2017 Move Records
- Category
- Classical
- Genre
- Contemporary Classical
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574056228