Striking & Whispers and Cries

by Andrew Byrne

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1.	Striking, part i 04:31	info	buy track
2.	Striking, part ii 03:00	info	buy track
3.	Striking, part iii 03:43	info	buy track
4.	Striking, part iv 04:45	info	buy track
5.	Whispers and Cries, Song for Voice 05:28	info	buy track
6.	Whispers and Cries, Song for Crotales 05:23	info	buy track
7.	Whispers and Cries, Song for Piano 04:57	info	buy track
8.	Whispers and Cries, Pandemonium 03:28	info	buy track

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Striking, for amplified string quartet and chopsticks, is built from extended string techniques and is the latest example of Byrne's interest in creating evocative soundscapes using unconventional techniques and ensembles. As he explains, "the aim is to create a mysterious music, a nocturnal scene in which wisps of melodies emerge from behind a veil of percussive sounds."

Whispers and Cries is scored for choir and a menagerie of percussion and keyboard instruments, including Chinese Opera gongs, toy instruments, bells, celeste, harmonium, and regal.

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released July 5, 2013

Either/Or Ensemble,
Esther Noh, violin
Pala Garcia, violin,
Erin Wright, viola
Alex Waterman, cello

Astra Choir
John McCaughey, conductor & music director
Speak Percussion
Eugene Ughetti, director
Catrina Seiffert, soprano solo
Kim Bastin, Peter Dumsday, keyboards

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Andrew Byrne Melbourne, Australia

Andrew Byrne is a composer and arts programmer whose creative work explores systems and process-based procedures. Living in New York for two decades, he immersed himself in American experimental-minimalist scene, which has had a profound impact on his own creative output. His work in artistic planning led to directorial roles at Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space. Andrew is now based in Melbourne. ... more

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