The Wave from Outer Space

Orford Musique New Music Ensemble 2022
Flute: Graeme Scott
Clarinet: Solène Selva-Rivero
Bass clarinet: Louis-Benoît Caron
Piano: Leah Bruno
Violin: Meggie Lacombe 
Cello: Robert Hurley
Double Bass: Ethan Meltzer

Le Septet (2022)

Mainly Roli Seaboard + soundscapes + whale song + Cello ...
The first track of the album In Nomine Caetus (Part of the triptych of
the In Nomine series) This represents the departure from Earth to discover my home planet... (planned release Fall 2023)

Invitation Au Voyage 27 01 2023

Played by the Sonomania Ensemble with Antonela Barnat, recording from 2021

Alone

Zha Fuxi (Chinese: 查阜西; 1895–1976) on qin (and unidentified flute player on reel 3) recorded circa 1945. 

Zha Fuxi (Chinese: 查阜西; 1895–1976), also known as Zha Yiping (查夷平) was a leading player and scholar of the guqin. Born in Jiangxi, he started learning guqin in his childhood. In 1936, he co-founded the Jinyu Qin Society (今虞琴社) which later became one of the major national musical organizations for the guqin. In addition, he was a vice-chairman of the National Musical Association of China, president of the Beijing Guqin Society, and a department head at the Central Institute of (Folk) Music. In 1945, he came to the United States and made a few recordings of his music at the Library of Congress, including those heard here. 

Apart from his profession on guqin, he worked for the civil aviation company and was active in the labour movement. After the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, he was a vice-chairman of the National Musical Association, president of the Beijing Guqin Society, and a department head at the Central Institute of (Folk) Music.

Few recordings of his qin performance have been published, though more remain in private and institutional circulation. His playing style was unaffected but serious and elegant; he specialized in qin songs (accompanying himself vocally) and contributed several noteworthy dapu reconstructions, as well as earning the nickname "Zha Xiaoxiang" for his mastery of the piece Xiao Xiang Shui Yun.

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62-1.2

This solo violin work was commissioned for the „Underground Tulnic Reverberation” concert, that was organised on November 9, in the Meridian International Festival 2024.
Irina Perneș - violin

The Wave from Outer Space

Norbert Oldani

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