Thomas: Bell Illumincations

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Label
Nimbus
Release Date
April 1, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Thomas, Augusta Read
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2022
    • UPC
      0710357642722
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NI6427
    • LABEL
      Nimbus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Joey Brink, Joseph Min, Emily Kim, João Francisco Shida

    2. I. Playful, Buoyant and Spirited

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh

    3. II. Lyrical and Resonant

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh

    4. III. Energized and Animated

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Kristina Bachrach, Brian Hong, Benjamin Baker, Jordan Bak, Alexander Hersh

    5. Bebop Riddle

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: John Corkhill

    6. Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Washington Choral Arts Society, Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra

      Performer: Carmen Pelton

      Conductor: Norman Scribner

    7. Enchanted Invocation

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: John Corkhill

    8. I. Invocation

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic

      Conductor: Scott Speck

    9. II. Prayer

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic

      Conductor: Scott Speck

    10. III. Mantra

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic

      Conductor: Scott Speck

    11. IV. Reverie

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Third Coast Percussion, Chicago Philharmonic

      Conductor: Scott Speck


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."