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2022.03.27. A study of the Prelude of de La Guerre's Suite No.1 in D minor

Study of Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

O dulcis electe, responsory for St. John the Evangelist
Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)

O dulcis electe

Basta!
Duo Caroline Tallone (Hurdy-Gurdy)/ Alexis Baskind (Electronics). Live at Studioboerne45 (Berlin) on June 15, 2022, during the Hurdy+ Concert Series.

Basta is not wheel! (Basta duo, Caroline Tallone / Alexis Baskind)

Basta lamento! (Basta duo, Caroline Tallone / Alexis Baskind)

La Baleine

book of flowers

Performed by Barbara Pritchard
Premiered on "Fantastic" by Musikon Concerts
Recorded by Bob Bauer

"houndstooth", a black and white duotone pattern that is characterized by its abstract four-pointed shapes, originated in Scotland as an outer garment for shepherds in the 19th Century. By the 1930s, however, it had morphed into a symbol of wealth by the upper class (particularly the British monarchy) and was adopted into use by prominent fashion designers of the day. By the 1960s, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel all contributed to bringing the pattern to women’s wear, and it became a distinctive pattern for a generation of women in the workplace. 
 
Using the houndstooth pattern as inspiration, this solo work explores the concept, using the pattern as a starting point for harmonic material, and by considering the characteristics of houndstooth as guiding the tone of the piece - luxurious, bold, clear, and organized.  In addition, there is a visual element - yards of houndstooth fabric on the floor of the stage. 

"houndstooth" is the second in a set of a multiple-work piece based on the history and associations of various textiles/patterns. In each of these works, the textile or pattern is used both as inspiration (history, tone, physical characteristics) and as a physically present element, either visually or sonically. 

"houndstooth" was written for and dedicated to Barbara Pritchard. 


houndstooth by Monica Pearce (Barbara Pritchard, piano)

recorded live at the Mystery and Wonder series in Montreal, QC.  Recording by the kind and tallented Mathieu Bélanger.

improvised and played on a hurdy gurdy by Wolfgang Weichselbaumer.  no effects or processing of any kind were used.

Solo At Mystery And Wonder

Performed by:
Emily Redhead — Baroque Violin
Pierre-Yves Martel — 7-String Bass Viol
Ben Grossman — Hurdy-Gurdy
Katelyn Clark — Harpsichord, Organetto

Commissioned by Soundstreams for the concert "Improvised Components" with assistance from the SOCAN Foundation. Composed 2019-20.

Passages (Through & Between)(2020)

A mix by Guelph based musician M. Mucci @mmucci 
for Free City Radio.

Below is the track listing:

01. @ben_grossman - Uruzi (the river)
from the Guelph Tomorrow compilation
https://blunderspublik.bandcamp.com/album/guelph-tomorrow

02. @hymns57 - Black is Beautiful
from the Guelph Tomorrow.

03. MessengerBird @messengerbird-1 - Guess What
from the Guelph Tomorrow.

04. Bonnie Trash @bonnietrash - I Am a Ball of Fire

Guelph Tomorrow

M. Mucci - free city radio mix

"Ben Grossman is a busy musician: improviser, studio musician, composer, noisemaker and audio provocateur.  He works in many fields, having played on over 100 CDs, soundtracks for film and television, sound design for theatre, installations, work designed for radio transmission, and live performances spanning early medieval music to experimental electronica.  Ben's tools of choice are electronics, percussion, and, especially, the  hurdy gurdy (Drehleier/vielle à roue), a contemporary electro-acoustic string instrument with roots in the European middle ages.  He studied the instrument in Europe and has also studied Turkish music in Istanbul.  With an abiding interest in pushing the limits of his instruments and pushing the boundaries of whatever venue or medium in which he works, Ben's solo CD, Macrophone was released in 2007 and features a unique two disc form for simultaneous, aleatoric playback.


Solo At Mystery And Wonder

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