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Leaps & Bounds - The Music of Lance Hulme

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Composer
Lance Hulme
Artist
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Wildcat 9 Saxophone Orchestra, Popocatepetl Percussion Duo, University
Format
CD
Label
Metier
Released
Apr 18, 2025
Catalog #
MEX 77212
UPC
809730721229

About

Leaps & Bounds: The Music of Lance Hulme presents a compelling survey of Dr. Lance Hulme's oeuvre, showcasing his intellectual rigor, inventive compositional techniques, and engagement with diverse cultural and historical contexts. The album features works that exemplify Hulme's mastery of structure and colour. Sirens' Song, a symphonic triptych inspired by Homer's Odyssey, integrates 19th- and early 20th-century orchestral techniques with modern thematic exploration. Wildcat, originally commissioned by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet, reflects a vivid sonic depiction of kinetic energy and joy, drawing on personal and cultural narratives. Hulme's JethroZen juxtaposes the rock-inspired flute idiom of Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) with the meditative timbres of the Japanese Shakuhachi, bridging Eastern and Western musical traditions. Folk idioms and tonal frameworks are reimagined in Appalachian Advent, while Sax Attractor employs mathematical attractor sets as a metaphor for musical cohesion, yielding a meticulously structured saxophone sonata. Setting the Diamond offers an innovative engagement with medieval chant, integrating Hildegard von Bingen's hymnody with electronic and acoustic counterpoint to create a nuanced dialogue between past and present. Hulme's works balance intellectual depth with emotional immediacy. An Eternal Flame, dedicated to the people of Ukraine, demonstrates his ability to embed profound human narratives within intricate compositional frameworks. Slapdash Redux, with it's virtuosic interplay and rhythmic ingenuity, exemplifies his fascination with spontaneous energy and contrapuntal complexity. This album is an essential addition to the repertoire of contemporary classical music, inviting scholars, performers, and listeners to explore the intersections of tradition, innovation, and cultural dialogue in Hulme's work. Leaps & Bounds offers a vivid portrait of a composer who traverses disciplinary boundaries with intellectual acuity and artistic finesse.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Distance Voices 05:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Distance Voices
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mikel Toms
  3. 2 II. Dire Straits 02:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Dire Straits
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mikel Toms
  4. 3 III. The Beckoning Horizon 06:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. The Beckoning Horizon
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mikel Toms
  5. 4 Wildcat Scat 09:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Wildcat Scat
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    Wildcat 9 Saxophone Orchestra
  6. 5 An Eternal Flame 08:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    An Eternal Flame
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Ida Bieler
  7. 6 JethroZen 07:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    JethroZen
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Erika Boysen, John Covach
  8. 7 Caritas Abundat: Setting the Diamond 10:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Caritas Abundat: Setting the Diamond
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Clara O'Brien, Timothy Holley
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 Leaps and Bounds 09:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Leaps and Bounds
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    University of Maryland Wind Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Votta
  11. 2 Bonfire Bacchanal 07:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bonfire Bacchanal
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Laura Stevens, Anthony Taylor, Stephanie Willow Patterson, Abigail Pack, Marjorie Bagley, Scott Rawls, Alexander Ezerman, James Douglass
    Conductor
    Lance Hulme
  12. 3 Anna's Candle 10:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Anna's Candle
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Laura Stevens, Anthony Taylor, Alexander Ezerman
  13. 4 Slapdash Redux 07:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Slapdash Redux
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Ensemble
    Popocatepetl Percussion Duo
  14. 5 I. I Wonder As I Wander 02:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. I Wonder As I Wander
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Clara O'Brien, James Douglass
  15. 6 II. As Joseph Was A'Walking 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. As Joseph Was A'Walking
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Clara O'Brien, James Douglass
  16. 7 III. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Clara O'Brien, James Douglass
  17. 8 I. Attractor pas de deux 02:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Attractor pas de deux
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Susan Fancher, James Douglass
  18. 9 II. Romance Attractor 06:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Romance Attractor
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Susan Fancher, James Douglass
  19. 10 III. Toccata Attractor 03:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Toccata Attractor
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Susan Fancher, James Douglass
  20. 11 IV. Fugettino and Attractor 02:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Fugettino and Attractor
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Lance Hulme
    Performer
    Susan Fancher, James Douglass