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Non Sequitur
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The sextet (flute, clarinet, violin,
cello, piano, percussion) formed as the Aspen Contemporary
Ensemble in 1996. During their years together they have
presented hundreds of premieres and are recognized for their
ability and insight in preparing new works. Hailed as
“utterly sensational” (21st Century Music), Non
Sequitur has toured in the U.S. and the Netherlands and been in
residence as guest artists at Dartmouth College, Harvard,
Princeton, and Brandeis Universities.
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Dan Trueman: Machine Language
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Machine Language is a collection of six
recent chamber works by the American composer/violinist, Dan
Trueman. Trueman's music is a sensuous and hypnotic blend of
instrumental sound, subtly transformed through the use of
computer applications. Quirky, sweet natured, and always
texturally transparent, these six compositions herald a
distinctly post-modern American voice, at once harmonically and
rhythmically sophisticated, yet possessing an almost folk-like
directness of expression. In "Counterfeit Curio" the
"old noisy recording" which ends the piece is in fact
a fake, and the tune it holds is in fact original, and grows
out of the music that precedes it.
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Music of Louise Talma
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In her piano music, Louise Talma captured
the spirit of her times over several decades. But despite
stylistic changes, her distinctive voice remains constant:
rapid staccato chords jumping across the keyboard,
light-hearted, virtuosic figurations, and bold lyricism recur
through all the pieces on this album. Pianist Theresa Bogard
expertly negotiates the acrobatic leaps of the Six Etudes from
1954 and conjures up a rich range of colors in the sonatas.
Bogard pairs with clarinetist Gregory Oakes for Three Duologues
from 1967.
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