Piece en Forme de Habanera (Maurice Ravel)

"Bloom is a piece for violoncello and live electronics that explores tension, using the metaphor of a blooming flower as the basis from which the musical material and form are derived. The work begins with a very simple melodic idea using natural harmonics. These harmonics are developed throughout the piece, eventually blurring the line between pitch and noise, meter and aleatory, and acoustic and electronic elements. The electronic element of the piece is realized using live input from the cello only. This relies on specific musical parameters (namely amplitude and frequency) to control how the input is processed. The piece concludes with a quasi-recapitulation of the opening, this time incorporating non-harmonic tones. This is the most mature statement of the original melodic idea in the piece, which signifies completion of the flowering process." - (Austin Franklin)

Recorded at Studio LOOS (Den Haag, NL)

'Bloom' for violoncello and reflexive electronics (2021) | Austin Franklin

Leah Plave, cello- https://www.leahplave.com
Tiziano Teodori, electronics
Viktoria Nikolova, videographer
Christopher Cerrone, https://christophercerrone.com/

Backing tracks by Ashley Bathgate
Recorded at Studio LOOS (Den Haag, NL)

On Being Wrong for cello and electronics (2015) | Christopher Cerrone

Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (J.S. Bach)- Prelude

Leah/Dan at GN

Suite Populaire Espagnole- El pano moruno

Z4 Piano Quartet
Tong Wang, piano,
Teresa Wang, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Leah Plave, cello
Veronica Lopez, sound engineer