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Studies in Nature: New Music by Karim Al-Zand
Centaur Records

Studies in Nature: New Music by Karim Al-Zand

$18.99

Details

Composer
AL-ZAND, KARIM
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Centaur Records
Released
Oct 05, 2018
Catalog #
CRC3659
UPC
044747365923

About

Studies in Nature is inspired by the captivating illustrations of biologist and naturalist Erns Haeckel (1834-1919). These are musical depictions of these illustrations, performed on acoustic instruments. The music of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand (b.1970) has been called “strong and startlingly lovely” (Boston Globe). His compositions are wide-ranging in influence and inspiration, encompassing solo, chamber, vocal and orchestral works. From scores for dance, to compositions for young people, to multi-disciplinary and collaborative works, Al-Zand’s music is diverse in both its subject matter and its audience. It explores connections between music and other arts, and draws inspiration from varied sources such as graphic art, myths and fables, folk music of the world, film, spoken word, jazz, and his own Middle Eastern heritage. Al-Zand’s music has enjoyed success in the US, Canada and abroad and he is the recipient of several national awards, including the Sackler Composition Prize, the ArtSong Prize, the Louisville Orchestra Competition Prize and the “Arts and Letters Award in Music” from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a founding and artistic board member of Musiqa, Houston’s premier contemporary music group, which presents concerts featuring new and classic repertoire of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In his scholarly work, he has pursued several diverse areas of music theory, including topics in jazz, counterpoint, and improvisation. Al-Zand was born in Tunis, Tunisia, raised in Ottawa, Canada and educated in Montreal and Cambridge. He has taught composition and music theory at the Shepherd School since 2000.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 I. Sea Lilies (Dance) 05:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Sea Lilies (Dance)
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Matthew Roitstein, Sheldon Person, Stephanie Gustafson
  2. 2 II. Radiolaria (Air) 03:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Radiolaria (Air)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Matthew Roitstein, Sheldon Person, Stephanie Gustafson
  3. 3 III. Jellyfish (Capriccio) 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Jellyfish (Capriccio)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Matthew Roitstein, Sheldon Person, Stephanie Gustafson
  4. 4 I. Attar of Rose 02:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Attar of Rose
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Thomas Frey, Jakob Nierenz, Wesley Ducote
  5. 5 II. Lavender 03:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Lavender
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Thomas Frey, Jakob Nierenz, Wesley Ducote
  6. 6 III. Jasmine 04:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Jasmine
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Thomas Frey, Jakob Nierenz, Wesley Ducote
  7. 7 IV. Orange Flower Blossom 03:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Orange Flower Blossom
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Thomas Frey, Jakob Nierenz, Wesley Ducote
  8. 8 No. 1. Prayer for a Profusion of Sunflowers 01:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Prayer for a Profusion of Sunflowers
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  9. 9 No. 2. Tanka 00:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Tanka
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  10. 10 No. 3. Vernal Equinox 02:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Vernal Equinox
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  11. 11 No. 4. The Peddler of Flowers 02:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. The Peddler of Flowers
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  12. 12 No. 5. From a Window 00:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. From a Window
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  13. 13 No. 6. Grotesque 01:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 6. Grotesque
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  14. 14 No. 7. A Shower 01:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 7. A Shower
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  15. 15 No. 8. Passing the Bamboo Fence 00:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 8. Passing the Bamboo Fence
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  16. 16 NO. 9. The Two Rains 00:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    NO. 9. The Two Rains
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  17. 17 No. 10. Sunshine 00:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 10. Sunshine
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  18. 18 No. 11. Summer Rain 01:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 11. Summer Rain
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aidan Soder, Grant Loehnig
  19. 19 Canticle and Caprice 08:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    Canticle and Caprice
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Natalie Lin, Abhijit Sengupta, Julia Sengupta
  20. 20 Luctus Profugis 05:56
    Track
    20
    Title
    Luctus Profugis
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Justin Douté
    Ensemble
    Kinetic
  21. 21 Cinderella 01:05
    Track
    21
    Title
    Cinderella
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Karim Al-Zand
    Performer
    Aaron Purdue, Lin Ma, Philip Hembree, Greg Hammond, Ling Ling Huang, Boson Mo, Jarita Ng, Max Geißler, Craig Hauschildt
    Conductor
    Jerry Hou