Cantaloupe Music

Righteous Rage

$21.99

In stock - typically processed within 24-48 hours

Spend $60 or more and shipping's on us!

Details

Composer
Jessie Cox, Julius Eastman, Brittany J. Green, Steve Reich, Fay Victor
Artist
Rebekah Heller
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Cantaloupe Music
Released
Sep 18, 2026
Catalog #
CA21222
UPC
713746322229

About

On her Cantaloupe debut, Rebekah Heller explores the full range of capabilities of the bassoon-not just as a solo instrument, but also, through careful and precise multi-tracking, as a percussive and regenerative source of sound that suggests infinite musical possibilities. The album opens with a blistering take on Julius Eastman's legendary The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc, which Heller arranged for ten bassoons based on the painstaking transcription of Eastman's 1981 live performance at The Kitchen (NYC) by cellist and composer Clarice Jensen. From there, Steve Reich's original Cello Counterpoint is reworked into Grand Street Counterpoint-again, for ten bassoons, with bassoon soloist-with Reich himself collaborating as co-producer. Heller also commissioned three composers, all of whom have explored the modern intersection of avant-garde, jazz, experimental, and classical music, to contribute their distinctive voices to the project. Jessie Cox's Sonic Cartographies and Fay Victor's Nurture (for Ingram) both tap into a wellspring of deep inspiration (with Cox drawing from his fascination with sound and movement, and Victor from her poignant memories of jazz musician Ingram Washington), while Green's piece Righteous Rage gives the album it's title: a fiery and fierce exposition on the world we're leaving for the next generation.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc (arr. R. Heller for 10 bassoons) 17:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc (arr. R. Heller for 10 bassoons)
    Duration
    17:51
    Composer
    Julius Eastman
    Performer
    Rebekah Heller
  2. 2 Grand Street Counterpoint (arr. R. Heller for solo bassoon and 10 pre-recorded bassoons) 11:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Grand Street Counterpoint (arr. R. Heller for solo bassoon and 10 pre-recorded bassoons)
    Duration
    11:34
    Composer
    Steve Reich
    Performer
    Rebekah Heller
  3. 3 Sonic Cartographies 07:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonic Cartographies
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Jessie Cox
    Performer
    Rebekah Heller
  4. 4 Nurture (for Ingram) 15:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    Nurture (for Ingram)
    Duration
    15:48
    Composer
    Fay Victor
    Performer
    Rebekah Heller
  5. 5 Righteous Rage 07:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Righteous Rage
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Brittany J. Green
    Performer
    Rebekah Heller