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Interview and performance clips from the September 29th CD Release show at Roulette:

Tonight, Talea heads over to Europe for 8 concerts in Paris and London, as part of the Spectrum XXI Festival, curated by Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram. They will give the world premiere of my new string trio, “Trembling Time II” on two dates in Paris. Next week, i’ll catch up with them in London, where Alex Lipowski will give the world premiere of “Ghost War” for percussion and electronics. I’ll also be playing electric guitar in the large ensemble works of Dumitrescu and Avram, featuring Talea and the Hyperion Ensemble. Be sure and check out the October issue of Wire Magazine, which has a great article on Dumitrescu.

October 5th : Spectrum XXI Festival @ Cite Des Arts, Paris – world premiere of “Trembling Time II” for string trio

October 6th : Ensemble Cairn + Talea double bill @ Comme Vous Emoi, Paris – “Trembling Time II” for string trio

October 12th : Spectrum XXI Festival @ The Warehouse, London – UK premiere of “Trembling Time II” for string trio

October 15th : Spectrum XXI Festival @ The Warehouse, London – world premiere of “Ghost War” for percussion and electronics – Alex Lipowski, percussion


Available at fine stores and Tzadik, Amazon, or iTunes.
Thanks to everyone who came to the show last Friday at Roulette. A review was published today in the NY Times. You can read it here. Thanks to Steve Smith for the support! Other than the one published in the Times, I haven’t gotten my hands on any photos from the live event, but Doron Sadja took these during soundcheck. “Enter Houses Of” is released tomorrow!

Eric Lamb, Nathan Davis, and Claire Chase rehearse “Mansion”.

Members of ICE and Talea rehearse “Gated Eclipse” : Anthony Cheung, Alex Woods, Joshua Rubin, Alex Lipowski, Chris Gross, Claire Chase. Guest Conductor : Nicholas DeMaison.

Nicholas Demaison, Alex Woods, Chris Gross, Claire Chase.

The debut CD for Tzadik, “Enter Houses Of” will be released September 29th, 2009 in the US and Canada. A release event has been scheduled September 25th at Roulette (NYC) and will feature performances from ICE and Talea. All of the pieces from the CD will be performed, in addition to the world premiere of “Prism Path” for two alto flutes and percussion.

Tracklist:
1) Mansion (2009) for two alto flutes, percussion and electronics (11:21)
2) The Flesh Needs Fire (2007) for flute, clarinet, and electronics (8:40)
3) ii.23 (2002) for viola and electronics (5:46)
4) 2.20 (2003) for string trio and electronics (9:23)
5) Gated Eclipse (2006) for sextet and electronics (13:05)

01 – 04 – “Bellum” for brass septet and electronics (rehearsal demo, TILT BRASS)  2013

05 – “Trembling Time II” for string trio (rough mix, TALEA ENSEMBLE) 2009

06 – “The Chapel Abyss” for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano / synth, percussion, electric guitar
(rough mix, TALEA ENSEMBLE) 2011 – 2013