Guarrine Keeton Knapp Bolton - Transparent Boundaries - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This recording is a collection of 10 moving works for cello by March, Bartholomew, Beeler, Sherrill, Gottschalk, and Ascioti. Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu demonstrates the instruments ability to connect the slow and brooding with the meditative and joyous, and beyond.

The PBS series Earth Focus delves into the intricate connections betweenSouthern California's natural landscapes and urban development. Eachepisode explores a specific location, including the Los Angeles River, DiabloCanyon Nuclear Power Plant, Joshua Tree National Park, and the MojaveDesert. The series' soundtrack, composed by Elori Saxl, underscores theemotional narratives of these places, emphasizing the interplay betweenhumans and nature and the impact of human-constructed environments.Drawing inspiration from artists like Alice Coltrane and Hiroshi Yoshimura,Saxl craed the music using digitally manipulated recordings of water andwind, analog synthesizers, MIDI samples, and processed woodwindsperformed by Stuart Bogie (clarinet, bass clarinet, flute). This unique blend ofsounds evokes the musical heritage of Los Angeles and the overall ambianceof wind, sun, and Southern California culture. The music loosely referencesthe psychedelic and dreamlike sounds oen associated with Los Angeles'past and present. However, it incorporates a modern twist, blending real andsynthetic elements to reflect the contemporary and increasingly palpablesense of precariousness surrounding the human-built landscape throughoutLos Angeles and it's neighboring regions. Album Tracks 1. Concrete River 2. How We Got Here 3. Shorter Lifespan 4. Architectural Plans 5. Scale the Model 6. What Gets Out 7. Taking Action 8. Grows Along the River Slow 9. Grows Along the River Fast 10. In 50 Years 11. Love of Sea and Air 12. Alternative Futures 13. Changing Neighborhood 14. Generations and Generations

Avant-guarding Mompou - a kaleidoscope of contemporary music. Influenced by the French Impressionists, Mompou's Cançons i Danses are juxtaposed in the present recording by commissions from nine other composers, four of them Spanish, one Greek, one Czech, one French, one English and one German. This compilation of works reveals some surprising cross-references and at the same time helps to explain our idiosyncratic title 'Making Mompou our contemporary'. One of the leading lights among the new generation of Spanish pianists, Maria Canyigueral has inspired collaborations with outstanding contemporary Spanish composers such as Antón García Abril, Benet Casablancas, Joan Magrané Figuera, Josep Maria Guix and others. Her partnership with Antón García Abril has been particularly successful, attracting high praise from critics and audiences both in Spain and the UK. Antón García Abril has written Reverberaciones for Maria Canyigueral's 'Avant-guarding Mompou' project and Hoy es siempre todavía for her Horn trio. Having spent her formative years between Spain and the UK, she has since attracted a devoted following of her worldwide concert itineraries. Album Tracks 1. Cançós I Danses Nos. 1 - 5 2. Chanson Et Valse, Op. 145 3. Cançó I Danse No. 6 4. Hämmerklavier XXVI 5. Cançós I Danses Nos. 7 - 9 6. Reverberaciones 7. Cançó I Danse No. 10 8. Stella 9. Cançós I Danses Nos. 11 - 12 10. Nocturno After Mompou - Cançión 11. Cançó I Danse No. 14 12. Wind Dances, Op. 72