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Thomas: Bell Illumincations
Nimbus

Thomas: Bell Illumincations

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Details

Composer
Thomas, Augusta Read
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Nimbus
Released
Apr 01, 2022
Catalog #
NI6427
UPC
0710357642722

About

For composers beyond counting, the sound of bells has been a source of magnetic fascination since time immemorial (figures as disparate as Rachmaninoff and Jonathan Harvey immediately come to mind), but few have hardwired it in their creative psyche as deeply as Augusta Read Thomas. Previous releases in this series have already included a number of such works (Carillon Sky, Resounding Earth, Bells Ring Summer, Ripple Effects), but the present volume is the first one to concentrate upon this long-standing preoccupation. Each of the three major works gathered here is prefaced by a short miniature. On the process of composition, Thomas has said that "it's like living inside of a poem... I think of myself, and have been described as, a poet-composer. I sculpt my music akin to how poets create, refine, and Polish their poems."

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur 04:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    Joey Brink, Joseph Min, Emily Kim, João Francisco Shida
  2. 2 I. Playful, Buoyant and Spirited 08:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Playful, Buoyant and Spirited
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh
  3. 3 II. Lyrical and Resonant 04:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Lyrical and Resonant
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh
  4. 4 III. Energized and Animated 04:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Energized and Animated
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh
  5. 5 Bebop Riddle 04:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Bebop Riddle
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    John Corkhill
  6. 6 Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky 14:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky
    Duration
    14:23
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    Carmen Pelton
    Ensemble
    Washington Choral Arts Society, Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
    Conductor
    Norman Scribner
  7. 7 Enchanted Invocation 03:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Enchanted Invocation
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Performer
    John Corkhill
  8. 8 I. Invocation 09:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Invocation
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Ensemble
    Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Scott Speck
  9. 9 II. Prayer 07:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Prayer
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Ensemble
    Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Scott Speck
  10. 10 III. Mantra 07:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Mantra
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Ensemble
    Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Scott Speck
  11. 11 IV. Reverie 07:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Reverie
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Augusta Read Thomas
    Ensemble
    Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Scott Speck