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Sturm, Hans: Fireflight

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Composer
HANS, STURM
Artist
Richeson, Sturm, Thimmig, Koccour, Fulmer
Format
CD
Label
Innova Recordings
Released
Aug 15, 2000
Catalog #
INN535
UPC
726708653521

About

Fireflight Mimmi Fulmer (soprano voice), Elizabeth Falconer (koto, bass koto), Dane Richeson (percussion), Les Thimmig (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Michael Kocour (piano) 'Taking of the World by Sturm' 'Bassist-composer Hans Sturm stirs up a torrent of creative virtuosity in his recent Innova release Fireflight: Sun Suite. The jazz/new music crossover album is permeated by the haunting sounds of Elizabeth Falconer's traditional and progressive koto playing, which is well nigh in the same league as Miya Masaoka's (in one stretch Falconer sounds remarkably like an oud). Mimmi Fulmer is the glowing and smoky soprano, and she sings wonderfully in consort with the innovative drummer Dane Richeson, who is comfortable with all manner of percussion East and West.' Mark Alburger, Journal of 21st Century Music 'At one moment it sounds like ancient tribal ritual music, and the next, it evokes scenes of natural phenomena - awe inspiring vistas and picturesque landscapes. This group paints pictures with sound that challenge the imagination and mind of the listener... a feast of musical textures and moods, and an imaginative approach to ensemble playing' Todd Coolman, Bass World I have frequently been inspired by a moving sunrise or sunset and was struck by the thought of what it might feel like to not just witness an event of such great beauty, but to be a physical part of it - as if one could become part of the air and light. This thought inspired a series of poems and stories exploring the idea of becoming a disembodied part of the atmosphere, somehow one with the day. These explorations raised the thought of how magical the various parts of the day must have been to early human observers left unburdened by scientific explanations, the incandescent light bulb, and climate controlled environments. Words suggested sounds and ultimately led to the creation of the Sun Suite depicting a single solar cycle. The Sun Suite is comprised of four sections; Sunrise, Daylight, Sunset, and Night which are in turn divided into a total of eight movements. The Sun Suite begins with an Invocation, starting softly with Tibetan Prayer Bowls and moving into a percussion and double bass improvisation that sets the mood for the composition. Invocation is followed by Habanero Sunrise. The Sunrise movement has a Latin American feel and likens the beginning of a hot day to sensuous images of the Sun both as a woman and as hot peppers. Sunrise segues into Fireflight, a movement featuring the bass koto, double bass and voice in a layered melody. The Fireflight movement attempts to impart sonic images of birds awakening in the early morning. Fireflight in turn segues into Daylight and Ellipse. These two short movements were written as duets for soprano and double bass. Sunset follows Ellipse and begins with an extended introduction featuring the Brazilian berimbau, then adding the double bass and finally the koto. This movement features four themes which are tossed about between the instruments and the voice in an effort to give the impression of the complex colorful air found at sunset. Starshower is an instrumental movement and features the clay udu drum along with koto and double bass. The final movement of the Sun Suite is the Night parable, a whimsical children's story about the moon which ends quite softly with the opening Latin vamp from Sunrise, completing the sun's cycle. If the Sun Suite is to be considered ethnic world music, then Smoke and Fire must be considered jazz inspired compositions. Written for soprano Mimmi Fulmer during the summer of 1996

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Invocation 04:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Invocation
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Dane Richeson, Hans Sturm, Elizabeth Falconer
  2. 2 II. Habanero Sunrise 05:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Habanero Sunrise
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Elizabeth Falconer, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson
  3. 3 III. Fireflight 06:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Fireflight
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Dane Richeson, Hans Sturm, Elizabeth Falconer
  4. 4 IV. Daylight 03:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Daylight
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Elizabeth Falconer, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson
  5. 5 V. Ellipse 01:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Ellipse
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Dane Richeson, Hans Sturm, Elizabeth Falconer
  6. 6 VI. Emerald Sunset 09:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Emerald Sunset
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Elizabeth Falconer, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson
  7. 7 VII. Starshower 09:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Starshower
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Dane Richeson, Hans Sturm, Elizabeth Falconer
  8. 8 VIII. Night Parable 03:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Night Parable
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Elizabeth Falconer, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson
  9. 9 Smoke 09:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Smoke
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Leslie Thimmig, Michael Kocour, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson
  10. 10 Fire 10:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fire
    Duration
    10:07
    Composer
    Hans Sturm
    Performer
    Mimmi Fulmer, Leslie Thimmig, Michael Kocour, Hans Sturm, Dane Richeson