Kenji Bunch - Boiling Point (2012)
Contemporary Classical | Delos | 2012 | 59:29 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Booklet | Various File Hosts | 286 MB
ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Contemporary Classical | Delos | 2012 | 59:29 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Booklet | Various File Hosts | 286 MB
ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Alias Chamber Ensemble never fails to deliver an interesting and unique performance, and this album is no exception to that rule. A group with a unique ability to engage the audience by making classical music accessible, fresh, and entertaining, Alias has spent the last decade perfecting their craft, playing little known music from the past 400 years along with innovative new works from current composers. The collaboration with Kenji Bunch (b. 1973) makes perfect sense, because the composer shares the group's eclectic sensibilities, and the result is magnificent.
Composer Kenji Bunch has been attracting much attention lately, both nationally and abroad. Also a concert violist and bluegrass performer, his music offers an eclectic mix of roots music, modern rock and jazz - but mostly within the context of sophisticated classical form. The title piece, Boiling Point, (featuring a teakettle!), begins gently before coming to a hard-rock-style "boil". The five movements of String Circle flirt with various types of classic roots music (ragtime, blues, country) - yet you know a classical voice is at work. Three other fascinating works round out the program. The Grammy nominated ALIAS Chamber Ensemble is a forward looking group of 11 musicians (strings, winds, harp, etc.) that cultivates an "out of the box" approach to their programming.
Track Listing:
1. String Circle~1. Lowdown (4:27)
2. String Circle~2. Shuffle Step (3:11)
3. String Circle~3. Ballad (7:34)
4. String Circle~4. Porch Picking (3:35)
5. String Circle~5. Overdrive (3:42)
6. Drift (10:27)
7. 26.2 (11:41)
8. Luminaria (8:17)
9. Boiling Point (6:30)
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