The Festival
of New Trumpet Music presents
“Breaths and Beats: New Directions in Trumpet and Percussion Music”
St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery
131 East 10th Street (Corner of 2nd Avenue)
New York, NY http://www.fontmusic.org/
Apsides by Laura Andel © Photographs by
Carlos Liachovitzky
New York-based, Argentinean
composer and conductor Laura Andel premieres Apsides, a newly commissioned work
by
the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) for cornet, Fender Rhodes, and
gamelan instruments. The new work will be 15-minutes long and will
feature cornet player Taylor Ho Bynum, Carl
Maguire, the ensemble Gamelan
Son of Lion, and
Andel's conduction.
Composer and conductor
*Doble Mano was funded
in part by the Composer
Assistance Program of the American Music Center, and was partially
developed during a residency at The Rockefeller Foundation / Bellagio
Study
Center, in Italy, and at Blue Mountain Center in New York.
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"Nuevo Tango Update: Contemporary
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Laura Andel Orchestra at The Kitchen, NYC, May 12,
2007;
© Photograph by Jacob Blickenstaff
*Doble Mano was funded
in part by the Composer
Assistance Program of the American Music Center, and was partially
developed during a residency at The Rockefeller Foundation / Bellagio
Study
Center, in Italy, and at Blue Mountain Center in New York.
Read All About Jazz concert review by Kurt Gottschalk
Laura Andel at The Kitchen
Laura Andel works in mostly composed pieces for large
ensembles and so the opportunities to hear her work are rare. But
following
notable recordings and performances of her SomnabUlisT and In::tension:
over the last few years, her new Doble Mano for nonet was a major
statement
from the young composer. The piece for cornet, clarinet, viola,
bandoneon,
bass, keyboards and two percussionists received its premiere over
performances
at The Kitchen (May 11th- 12th) and demonstrated the light playfulness
of Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota or her fellow Argentinian Astor Piazzolla
(all adventurous composers regardless of their populist fields), but
with
the composer’s own penchant for contrast and relayed statements. Rhythm
and counter-rhythm crossed from instrument to instrument, section to
section,
with a magical business, like choreographed traffic patterns - the
title
of the 45-minute piece, in fact, refers to a two-way street or multiple
directions. Andel made full use of her orchestra, often setting a low
bass
clarinet tone or high bandoneon cry alone in their respective registers
or putting Taylor Ho Bynum’s muted cornet against clanging finger
cymbals.
Carl Maguire was particularly inventive on Fender Rhodes and the
vibraphone
and various Gamelan percussion setups provided a wide array of
shadings.
When the full ensemble was engaged, the multiple counts and patterns
loped
like the inner workings of an overly complicated clock.
with special guest
Ursel
Schlicht
Laura Andel Orchestra at The Kitchen, NYC, May 12,
2007;
© Photograph by Jacob Blickenstaff
Laura Andel Orchestra at The Kitchen, NYC, May 12,
2007;
© Photograph by Carlos Liachovitzky
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