Lowell E. Graham - Statements - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pentaptych is a collection of 9 new tracks from Ryan Lott, taken from the ballet piece commissioned by the Philbrook Museum of Art and presented by Tulsa Ballet.  The original evening-length work was choreographed by Ma Cong and included a live, original painting created by Eric Sall on-stage (Pentaptych's cover is another of Sall's pieces). It premiered in September of 2018 at the Tulsa Ballet Theatre.  About the score, Lott writes InchIn dance, music is as much the space in which movement occurs as is the room itself. Those of us who write music for dance are, in that sense, architects.  For Pentaptych, I sought to create a series of resonant spaces for Ma's choreography, and for the generation and regeneration of Eric's paintings. Each musical movement explores a consistent instrumental palette, led by the violin (and it's viola and cello counterparts), in various stages of abstraction. We hear familiar sounds accompanied by unknown colors, just beyond the reach of familiarity. My hope is that navigating through this array of InchroomsInch feels as much like an exploration as a homecoming.

This recording presents new music composed for, and commissioned by, the U.S. Air Force Band that is immediately accessible, joyful as well as powerful, and most of all, lasting. Col Lowell Graham's Grammy-winning recordings have been recognized in Stereophile's InchRecords to Die ForInch list and Absolute Sound's InchThe Super Disc List.Inch

Lowell E. Graham - American Originals [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/15/2011