Thomas: Of Being is a Bird

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Label
Nimbus
Release Date
April 8, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      THOMAS, AUGUSTA READ
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Parker Quartet, Third Coast Percussion & Spektral Quartet, Aurora Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Giem, Booth, Cole, Melv
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 08, 2016
    • UPC
      710357632327
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NI6323
    • LABEL
      Nimbus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Loci: memory palace

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Parker Quartet

    2. II. Interlacing: twists and threads

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Parker Quartet

    3. III. Spirals: life force

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Parker Quartet

    4. Selene (Moon Chariot Rituals)

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Spektral Quartet, Third Coast Percussion

    5. Capricious Toccata

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Nathan Giem

    6. No. 1. Of Being is a Bird

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Aurora Orchestra

      Performer: Claire Booth

      Conductor: Nicholas Collon

    7. Interlude: flock of birds

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Aurora Orchestra

      Performer: Claire Booth

      Conductor: Nicholas Collon

    8. No. 2. The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Ensemble: Aurora Orchestra

      Performer: Claire Booth

      Conductor: Nicholas Collon

    9. Caprice

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Nathan Cole

    10. Rush

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Nathan Cole

    11. Love Twitters

      Composer: Augusta Read Thomas

      Performer: Nicola Melville


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.