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William Blossom |
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 Bridge Records, Inc. |
Listening for Blossoms (10:56) is the first soundtrack on this album
(hear it) The Cicada Chamber Ensemble |
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William Blossom |
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Bridge Records, Inc. |
Listening for Blossoms (10:56) is the first soundtrack on this album
(hear it) The Cicada Chamber Ensemble |
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From album notes: Listening for Blossoms (2011) speaks to the idea of interiority; it contains gestures and articulations drawn from the performance practice of guqin (Chinese zither). The harp and viola exchange gestures that unfold in a slow, processional pace as other instruments join in. Liang also extends his notion of "one-note-polyphony" from the Brush-Stroke album by layering different conic elements into a composite timbral stroke. The sonic effects do not speak of an aural translation of the literal process by which flowers bloom, but of the transmission on energy and movement that occurs at the microscopic level-perhaps felt, but invisible to the naked eye. To this effect, Liang created special effects by rolling Styrofoam peanuts onto the strings inside the piano. This work was jointly commissioned by the Southwest Chamber Music and the Cicada Chamber Players; the former gave its world premiere at the Los Angeles International New Music Festival in Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles on January 26, 2013. Note: Listening for Blossoms Cell phone # 845.222.3038
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