Dance of the Night Sky Black Oak Ensemble

• Shirley J. Thompson (b. 1958): Dance of the Night Sky:
• 1 Thompson: Dance of the Night Sky 07:17
• Judith Weir (b. 1954):The Bagpiper's String Trio:
• 2 Weir: The Bagpiper's String Trio: I. Salute 02:41
• 3 Weir: The Bagpiper's String Trio: II. Nocturne 01:38
• 4 Weir: The Bagpiper's String Trio: III. Lament, over the sea 03:07
• Dobrinka Tabakova (b. 1980): Insight:
• 5 Tabakova: Insight 10:16
• Carol J Jones (b. 1993): bulawayo railway:
• 6 Jones: bulawayo railway 03:45
• Freya Waley-Cohen (b. 1989): Conjure
• 7 Waley-Cohen: Conjure 13:10
• Sally Beamish (b. 1956): The King's Alchemist:
• 8 Beamish: The King's Alchemist: I. Cantus 03:27
• 9 Beamish: The King's Alchemist: II. Aqua Vitae 02:10
• 10 Beamish: The King's Alchemist: III. Pavana 03:14
• 11 Beamish: The King's Alchemist: IV. Avis Hominis 02:42
• Grace-Evangeline Mason (b. 1994): Into the Abyss, I Throw Roses:
• 12 Mason: Into the Abyss, I Throw Roses 08:02
• Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958): Making Hay:
• 13 Wallen: Making Hay 08:19
• Total Runtime 01:09:48

Info zu Dance of the Night Sky

Dance of the Night Sky, Black Oak Ensembles drittes Album auf Cedille, zielt darauf ab, die Grenzen des Saitentrio-Repertoires zu erweitern und bietet den Zuhörern eine lebendige Sammlung zeitgenössischer Werke, darunter vier Weltpremiere-Aufnahmen, alle von britischen Komponisten.

Bestehend aus dem Violinisten Desiree Ruhstrat, dem Violisten Aurelian Fort Pederzoli und dem Cellist David Cunliffe. the Black Oak Ensemble ble wurde für ihre "aufschlussreichen, engagierten und meisterhaften Performances" (ClassicsToday) und "heftige Eloquence" (London Times) gelobt.

Das Album beginnt mit der Weltpremiere-Aufnahme von Shirley J. Thompsons Dance of the Night Sky, geschrieben für das Black Oak Ensemble und wurde bei der Cedille Soiree-Gala 2024 Premiere, die den unverwechselbaren Stil des Komponisten zeigt, der auch historische Anlässe wie Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee geprägt hat.

Das Konzept für das Album entstand aus einer versehentlichen Google-Suche nach "soc" cer" und "British Komponisten", was zur Entdeckung von Thompsons Konzerto für Fußball und Orchester führt. Dies löste eine tiefere Erforschung der Saitentrios britischer Frauen aus und die Idee, die acht Komponisten auf dem Album hervorzuheben, die jeweils eine einzigartige Stimme in das Repertoire des Saitentrios bringen.

Mit lebendigen musikalischen Bildern von einer Dampfbahnstation in Simbabwe in Carol J. Jones Bulawayo-Eisenbahn bis hin zur rätselhaften Poesie von Friedrich Nietzsche in Grace-Evangeline Masone. 's Into The Abs yss, I Throw Roses - beide Weltpremiere-Aufnahmen - das Album zeigt eine Vielzahl von Auftragsgruppen.

Sally Beamish's The King's Alchemist umfasst vier Variationen des französischen Volkslieds "L'Homme Arme", während er die Geschichte von John Damian, einem europäischen Alchemisten am Hof des schottischen Königs James IV, der Flügel zum Fliegen nach Frankreich von Schottland Stirrn ling Castle (er Dobrinka Tavakovas Insight verbindet die Stimmen des Saitentrios in einen einzigartigen Klang, der an Instrumente wie das Akkordeon und eine Messing-Fanfare erinnert.

Errollyn Wallen ist kürzlich ernannter Meister der Königsmusik, Errollyn Wallen einer der 20 meistgespielten lebenden Komponisten. Making Hay, in its world premiere recording, takes her arrangement of J.S. Bach's Prelude in E-Dur aus Buch 1 des Well Tempered Clavier und verwandelt es in ein virtuosisches Display für Saitentrio.

Black Oak Ensemble

Black Oak Ensemble
Praised by the Chicago Tribune for its "flamboyant vitality" and "expert performances,” the Black Oak Ensemble is establishing itself as one of the premier chamber ensembles in the United States.

The Black Oak Ensemble comprises GRAMMY - nominated violinist Desirée Ruhstrat and cellist David Cunliffe of the acclaimed Lincoln Trio and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, a founding member of the ground-breaking Grammy-nominated Spektral Quartet.

The Black Oak Ensemble has performed throughout the United States and Europe, including appearances at the Ravinia Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Latino Music Festival, Mayne Stage, WFMT, Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Communauté Juive de Nancy, and Le Festival du film Juif de Paris, and has held residencies at Eau Claire University, St. John's School for the Arts (USVI), Arizona State University, New Music Ensemble and Safford Arizona.

The project-based Black Oak Ensemble presents exciting programs from Bach to the music of today and has collaborated with musicians such as bandoneon player, Evan Orman, guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Jose Ferreira, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, members of Eighth BlackBird and the Cavatina Duo.

A passionate advocate of undiscovered and new works it has commissioned and premiered new string trios from renowned composers such as Michael Nyman, David Ludwig, and Conrad Tao.

This season, the ensemble’s debut album, SILENCED VOICES―a deeply personal program dedicated to mid-20th Century Jewish composers, most of whom lost their lives during the Holocaust―will be released on Cedille Records. The ensemble will perform its Silenced Voices program throughout Europe, including appearances in Athens, Geneva, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, Prague, Vittel, and Yverdon, and give a special performance at the Everlasting Hope International Music Festival in Terezin in August 2019.

Dedicated educators, the members of the ensemble have put down roots in the south of France, creating Musique Dans Le Gers, a music festival that provides an opportunity to work with young artists and share their experiences and music with the community.

The Black Oak Ensemble currently serves as Ensemble-in-Residence at the New Music School in Chicago.

The ensemble is named for the black oak, a beautiful tree native to its home state of Illinois (one stands in the front yard of Desirée Ruhstrat and David Cunliffe’s house)

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