Choro pro zé - Guinga

Maripepa Contreras, oboe
Leonardo Mezzini, guitar

14/3/18

Choro pro zé - Maripepa Contreras, Leonardo Mezzini 14-3-18

A live single take in a studio in Amsterdam.  Hope you enjoy!
Recorded and mixed by Attie Bauw and Ido Zilberman

Afro Peach

Premiered by Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart on October 5th, 2018, at Festival Musica, Strasbourg. 

Johanna Zimmer, soprano
Susanne Leitz-Lorey, soprano
Truike van der Poel, mezzo-soprano
Martin Nagy, tenor
Guillermo Anzorena, baritone
Andreas Fischer, bass

The texts in this piece are taken from two sources: 
1) a medieval Middle English alchemical poem of anonymous origin titled “Verses upon the Elixir” (ca. mid-fifteenth century).
2) the poem “Hell’s Wisdom” (1923-27) by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.

PEK TI (2018) for vocal sextet

Ru (2017) for ensemble

Premiere performance at Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, on Feb. 3rd, 2018, by Eco Ensemble, conducted by David Milnes.

Stacey Pelinka, flutes; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Jeff Anderle, clarinets; Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone; Loren Mach, percussion; Allegra Chapman, piano; Hrabba Atladottir, violin; Julie Michael, viola; Helen Newby, cello; Richard Worn, bass.

Recorded by Jeremy Wagner.

Ru (2017) for ensemble

Recorded on the 15th of June at CvA
Audio credits to Ido Silberman
Maripepa Contreras, oboe
Michele Mazzini, clarinet

The bulbul hezar lives trapped in a cage on top of a black scattered rocky mountain. 
Every man who tried to free it has perished, and every rock on the mountain is a restless soul of a former hero who died in the attempt.

At every step the rocks will shout, speak and whisper at you, convincing you to desist and turn back, but every turning back means to be suddenly transformed in one of the countless black stones.
Only a brave and smart woman, plugging her ears with cotton, manages to climb on top, and to finally free what seems a restless shouting bird. 
The creature then free every trapped soul and, from that moment on, will advise her wisely.
The bulbul hezar sings melodies so beautiful that it attracts every bird around, for a constant harmonious and peaceful concert.

Personal rendition of a short fragment of the tale of the -Two sisters who envied their cadette-, from the Thousand and one nights collection.

Bulbul Hezar

Michele Mazzini & Maripepa Contreras - Bulbul Hezar

Michel Lambert, Airs à une, II. III. et IV. parties avec la basse-continue (Paris, 1689). Doubles by J.M. Hotteterre (ca. 1721).

Laia Blasco López, dessus
Gabriel Belkheiri García del Pozo, recorder & haute-contre
Lidia Rodrigo Royo, recorder and harpsichord
Jérémy Nastasi, theorbo

Audio Recording: Andrea Friggi (Amsterdam, November 2019)

'L'Amour, le seul Amour'.

'Frescos ayres del prado'. Antoine de Boesset, 12e livre d’airs de cour mis en tablature de luth (París, Pierre Ballard, 1624).

Laia Blasco López, dessus
Gabriel Belkheiri García del Pozo, haute-contre
Lidia Rodrigo Royo, harpsichord
Jérémy Nastasi, theorbo

Audio Recording: Andrea Friggi (Amsterdam, November 2019)

'Frescos ayres del prado'

a lockdown experiment:
virtual improvisations.
Michele Mazzini: clarinet bass clarinet, synth
Celia Tort Pujol: oboe, piano
Reed Puleo: drums, percussions, objects
Antonio Todisco: electric guitar
Francesca Remigi: percussions, objects
Alkistis Misouli: viola
Virginia Sutera: violin
Pietro Barcellona: doublebass
Federico Calcagno: clarinet
Maripepa Contreras: oboe
Clara Bavet: flute
Paolo Gorini: seaboard
Frieda Johanna: Guitar, voice, electronics
Ermanno novali: synth

FAVOLA

Liquid War - For Octet (2020)

Composed by Federico Calcagno.

Played and recorded in May 2020 by:
José Soares (alto sax)
Federico Calcagno (clarinet, bass clarinet)
Andrea Del Fresno Villanueva (trombone)
Adrian Moncada (piano)
Reed Puleo (vibraphone)
Pau Sola Masafrets (cello)
Pedro Ivo Ferreira (double bass)
Nick Thessalonikefs (drums)

Audio credits to Alessandro Mazzieri in June 2020.

Liquid War - For Octet

a study for string harmonics + sine tones that uncover the hidden acoustic properties of a widely beloved storm water drain

full recording: https://jasminleung.bandcamp.com/releases

laser measurements of the annerly drain generated the axial modes, resonance frequencies and sum and difference tones. this in turn generated the intonation for the stringed instruments and oscilllators to be sympathetic with the drains natural resonances....

credit:
composer: Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung
performers: Ellie Harrison, Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung, Jeremy Hegge
recording: Jeremy Hegge
@ellie-harrison-312814909
@jeremyhegge
this project was funded by QMusic and Arts Queensland


released September 18, 2020