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Sep 1st 2011
Rachael Ellott's "Polka the Elk" out on September 15
ecording label Music Starts from Silence has announced the release of Rachael Elliott's Polka the Elk on September 15. The album marks the Clogs founder/bassoonist's first solo record and features new works by Padma Newsome and Tawnie Olson. Polka also features the world premiere recording of David Lang's Press Release played on the bassoon. Along with a Clog's cameo, the record features performances by the National's Bryce Dessner.
POLKA THE ELK
Bassoonist Rachael Elliott's debut album includes world premiere recordings of compositions by Padma Newsome, David Lang, and Tawnie Olson, with a cameo appearance by Clogs. In it, Elliott exploits the melodic and virtuosic reach of the bassoon, blending jazz harmonies, hypnotic minimalism, and indelibly wistful melodic lines with pure, transcendent chamber music. The music will appeal to lovers of new and experimental music and those with slightly twisted pop sensibilities.
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Genre: Classical, Experimental
RIYL: Bang on a Can, Clogs, eighth blackbird, Moondog, So Percussion
• Performances by Bryce Dessner (of The National), Thomas Kozumplik & Padma Newsome (of Clogs)
• World premiere recordings of music by David Lang, Padma Newsome, Tawnie Olson
TRACK LISTINGS
1. À mon seul désir
2. Polka the Elk
3-9. With Eyes Cast Down (feat. Padma Newsome)
10. Press Release (world premiere, solo bsn. version)
11. Bed and Rest (featuring Clogs)
NOTES
À mon seul désir, by Canadian Tawnie Olson, is a lyrical conversation-verging on dispute-on matters of love, for piano and bassoon. / Australian composer Padma Newsome wrote Polka the Elk for bassoonists Rachael Elliott and Janet Polk, with support from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Dueling bassoons engage in a witty dialogue with the vibraphone. / The heart of the album is Newsome's dramatic suite, With Eyes Cast Down, for bassoon, piano, harpsichord, strings and voices. Its seven short movements range from delicate to tempestuous, and are suffused in a melancholic atmosphere. The text, written and performed here by Newsome, is a supplication for humility in the face of conflict. / Elliott's recording of Press Release is the world premiere of the solo bassoon version of David Lang's virtuosic romp, originally for bass clarinet. / Fans of Clogs will enjoy Bed and Rest, a new song-without-words recorded in Brooklyn during the making of their most recent album, The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton, and available here for the first time.
RACHAEL ELLIOTT
Bassoonist Rachael Elliott is a leading interpreter of contemporary classical music on her instrument. As a founding member of Clogs, she has performed extensively throughout the US, Europe and Australia and shared the stage with musicians and ensembles including Bang on a Can, Bell Orchestre, The Books, The National, Terry Riley, Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden. She is also a member of Tuple, Dark in the Song, Heliand Consort and the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble.
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Links
• www.bassoonproject.org
• www.facebook.com/bassoonproject
• www.musicstartsfromsilence.com
Rachael Ellott's "Polka the Elk" out on September 15
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ecording label Music Starts from Silence has announced the release of Rachael Elliott's Polka the Elk on September 15. The album marks the Clogs founder/bassoonist's first solo record and features new works by Padma Newsome and Tawnie Olson. Polka also features the world premiere recording of David Lang's Press Release played on the bassoon. Along with a Clog's cameo, the record features performances by the National's Bryce Dessner.POLKA THE ELK
Bassoonist Rachael Elliott's debut album includes world premiere recordings of compositions by Padma Newsome, David Lang, and Tawnie Olson, with a cameo appearance by Clogs. In it, Elliott exploits the melodic and virtuosic reach of the bassoon, blending jazz harmonies, hypnotic minimalism, and indelibly wistful melodic lines with pure, transcendent chamber music. The music will appeal to lovers of new and experimental music and those with slightly twisted pop sensibilities.
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Genre: Classical, Experimental
RIYL: Bang on a Can, Clogs, eighth blackbird, Moondog, So Percussion
• Performances by Bryce Dessner (of The National), Thomas Kozumplik & Padma Newsome (of Clogs)
• World premiere recordings of music by David Lang, Padma Newsome, Tawnie Olson
TRACK LISTINGS
1. À mon seul désir
2. Polka the Elk
3-9. With Eyes Cast Down (feat. Padma Newsome)
10. Press Release (world premiere, solo bsn. version)
11. Bed and Rest (featuring Clogs)
NOTES
À mon seul désir, by Canadian Tawnie Olson, is a lyrical conversation-verging on dispute-on matters of love, for piano and bassoon. / Australian composer Padma Newsome wrote Polka the Elk for bassoonists Rachael Elliott and Janet Polk, with support from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Dueling bassoons engage in a witty dialogue with the vibraphone. / The heart of the album is Newsome's dramatic suite, With Eyes Cast Down, for bassoon, piano, harpsichord, strings and voices. Its seven short movements range from delicate to tempestuous, and are suffused in a melancholic atmosphere. The text, written and performed here by Newsome, is a supplication for humility in the face of conflict. / Elliott's recording of Press Release is the world premiere of the solo bassoon version of David Lang's virtuosic romp, originally for bass clarinet. / Fans of Clogs will enjoy Bed and Rest, a new song-without-words recorded in Brooklyn during the making of their most recent album, The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton, and available here for the first time.
RACHAEL ELLIOTT
Bassoonist Rachael Elliott is a leading interpreter of contemporary classical music on her instrument. As a founding member of Clogs, she has performed extensively throughout the US, Europe and Australia and shared the stage with musicians and ensembles including Bang on a Can, Bell Orchestre, The Books, The National, Terry Riley, Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden. She is also a member of Tuple, Dark in the Song, Heliand Consort and the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble.
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Links
• www.bassoonproject.org
• www.facebook.com/bassoonproject
• www.musicstartsfromsilence.com
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