Nimbus
Thomas: Of Being is a Bird
$20.99
Details
- Composer
- THOMAS, AUGUSTA READ
- Artist
- Giem, Booth, Cole, Melv
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Nimbus
- Released
- Apr 08, 2016
- Catalog #
- NI6323
- UPC
- 710357632327
About
This new release is the sixth volume in a series profiling the work of Augusta Read Thomas. Called “a true virtuoso composer” by The New Yorker, Augusta Read Thomas is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and Academy of Arts and Sciences, and she has become one of the most recognized figures of American music. Performers on this album include the Parker Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, Spektral Quartet, violinist Nathan Giem, Aurora Orchestra, Nathan Cole, and Clair Booth.
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 I. Loci: memory palace 06:39
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Loci: memory palace
- Duration
- 06:39
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Ensemble
- Parker Quartet
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2 II. Interlacing: twists and threads 07:10
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Interlacing: twists and threads
- Duration
- 07:10
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Ensemble
- Parker Quartet
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3 III. Spirals: life force 09:17
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Spirals: life force
- Duration
- 09:17
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Ensemble
- Parker Quartet
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4 Selene (Moon Chariot Rituals) 16:53
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Selene (Moon Chariot Rituals)
- Duration
- 16:53
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Ensemble
- Spektral Quartet, Third Coast Percussion
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5 Capricious Toccata 08:03
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Capricious Toccata
- Duration
- 08:03
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Nathan Giem
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6 No. 1. Of Being is a Bird 05:04
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 1. Of Being is a Bird
- Duration
- 05:04
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Claire Booth
- Ensemble
- Aurora Orchestra
- Conductor
- Nicholas Collon
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7 Interlude: flock of birds 03:43
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Interlude: flock of birds
- Duration
- 03:43
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Claire Booth
- Ensemble
- Aurora Orchestra
- Conductor
- Nicholas Collon
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8 No. 2. The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met 06:24
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 2. The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met
- Duration
- 06:24
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Claire Booth
- Ensemble
- Aurora Orchestra
- Conductor
- Nicholas Collon
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9 Caprice 03:52
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Caprice
- Duration
- 03:52
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Nathan Cole
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10 Rush 02:25
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Rush
- Duration
- 02:25
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Nathan Cole
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11 Love Twitters 03:15
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Love Twitters
- Duration
- 03:15
- Composer
- Augusta Read Thomas
- Performer
- Nicola Melville