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A Thing has been Made Whole today — Coda. Recording done!
Having first met Andrew Greenwald in 2017, I’m so thrilled now to have documented three very special works by someone who has become one of @distractfold_ (s) most cherished composer-friends! His works are both highly demanding and yet, somehow, interpretatively liberating and profoundly voice-giving.
Can’t wait for the π to hear this!
@andrew_greenwald_14
During COVID I played Fausto Romitelli’s Trash TV Trance in a garage. Now I’m knees deep in a study of spectral music and the role that Grisey, Dufourt, Murail, and Romitelli played in the development of art music for the electric guitar/the role the electric guitar and the sounds of popular music played in the development of art music.
‘I think popular music has changed our perception of sound and has established new forms of communication. […] The formalism and the a priori of the avant-garde concerning the purity of musical material has neutralised, ‘castrated’ sound. Today, the necessity for musicians of my generation to reject gratuitous abstraction and seek a new perceptual efficacy has convinced some of us to tap into the sonic inventiveness, especially in the electroacoustic field, of popular music.’ - Fausto Romitelli.
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Excited to participate in @anotherskyfestival with @distractfold_ performing beautiful works by Zeynep Toraman, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, Nilufar Habibian, and Jad Atoui !
@tora_zeynep @kimiakoochakzadeh @nilufarhabibian
π¨OUT NOW! It was a real pleasure playing Steven Jackson’s new piece, III, with Anthony Brown on his debut album, Anthology. Thanks for getting me involved and congratulations Anthony! Such a great release!
@antmusic89
A pretty intense quarter with @distractfold_ .. in residence at @ccrma_stanford πΊπΈ followed by @cafeotodalston π¬π§ and an artistic residency with Anna Korsun at @gmea_albi in France π«π·. Loads of exciting new music and great hangs!
Extremely honoured to have been made an Associate Member of the Royal Northern College of Music back in December. Even more so alongside such a talented group of ARNCMers - Amir Konjani, Caroline Pether, Delia Stevens, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Jo Yee Cheung.
@rncmlive