J Croft - Seirenes
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Label: First Hand Records
Cat No: FHR087
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 25th October 2019
Contents
Works
Duo (Seirenes II)Intermedio III
Intermedio I
La terra lagrimosa...una luce vermiglia
Ligeia (Seirenes Ib)
Peisinoe (Seirenes Ia)
Quartet (Seirenes IV)
Trio (Seirenes III)
Artists
Richard Craig (flutes)Emma Richards (viola)
Diego Castro Magas (guitar)
Alice Purton (cello)
Severine Ballon (cello)
Marij van Gorkom (bass clarinet)
Works
Duo (Seirenes II)Intermedio III
Intermedio I
La terra lagrimosa...una luce vermiglia
Ligeia (Seirenes Ib)
Peisinoe (Seirenes Ia)
Quartet (Seirenes IV)
Trio (Seirenes III)
Artists
Richard Craig (flutes)Emma Richards (viola)
Diego Castro Magas (guitar)
Alice Purton (cello)
Severine Ballon (cello)
Marij van Gorkom (bass clarinet)
About
In John Croft’s Seirenes, whose five movements form the centrepiece of this album, the title refers to the way in which lines twist together and entangle to form a single, slow melody, sometimes distinct, sometimes obscured, as if carried by the wind. This cycle is presented alongside three pieces for soloist and live electronics, exploring the various ways that the sound of an instrument can be treated and transformed in real time, to create new colours, intensities, and haloes of sound.
John Croft was born in 1971. He studied philosophy and music at the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), subsequently composition and music cognition at the University of Sheffield. He has also studied with John Casken at the University of Manchester, where he completed his doctorate. He is currently Reader at Brunel University, London. His music has been performed by a wide range of ensembles and soloists – including the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, Gageego, Ensemble Expose, Studiya Novoi Muzyki, the Distractfold Ensemble, the Explore Ensemble, Severine Ballon, Juliet Fraser, Emma Richards, Marij van Gorkom, and Richard Craig.
He was awarded First Prize at the 2001 International Jurgenson Competition for his String Quartet and the 2011 ICMC European Region Award for ... ne l’aura che trema for alto flute and live electronics, while Intermedio III for bass clarinet and live electronics won the Prix Ton Bruynèl in 2012. He also works as a recording engineer and producer, and writes on the philosophy of music.
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