Isabelle OConnell

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Improvisation

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Released: Jan 17, 2007

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Improvisation
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Genre: Classical / Experimental / Other
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
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Last Login: 12/3/2010
Member Since 1/17/2007
Website www.isabelleoconnell.com
Record Label Diatribe
Type of Label Indie
Bio
DEBUT SOLO CD OUT NOW! Featuring works by nine contemporary Irish composers. Available from: www.isabelleoconnell.com www.cdbaby.com www.amazon.com “....from the trad meets avant-garde of Seóirse Bodley’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North, to the madcap montage of Jennifer Walshe’s becher, and the post-minimalist washes of Donnacha Dennehy’s Reservoir.” The Irish Times (Aug. 20th, 2010) “To all this diverse music Isabelle O’Connell brings great imagination and flair, as well as technical assurance. The recording is a fine one and nothing impedes admiration for this imaginative selection.” Jonathan Woolf, www.musicweb-international.com ...... Originally from Dublin and currently based in New York, Isabelle is a classically-trained pianist who's solo performances have taken her around the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Ireland. While she likes playing Beethoven and Liszt, she really loves going beyond the traditional rep, playing new or 'alternative' classical music and will improvise, pluck, strum, scrape, sing, whistle and knock the insides of the instrument any chance she gets. She also loves collaborating with other musicians, artists, poets, dancers.... She has played with the Crash ensemble and Alarm Will Sound and has performed with Meredith Monk and John Adams amongst others. She regularly premieres and commissions new works from contemporary composers. When not playing, Isabelle likes to climb things, dance and ride her bike around NYC. For the full bio check out www.isabelleoconnell.com ...... ........ ...... ..Myspace Editor.... ...... ............Create your own visitor map!....
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Isabelle: pianist, synth sometimes and on special occasions has even been known to do vocals (but mainly in the shower)
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All kinds of artists, poets, writers, dancers, visionaries, innovators, Martha Argerich, John Adams, ani di franco, Meredith Monk, George Crumb, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Bela Bartok, Osvaldo Golijov, Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can, Steve Reich, Yo-Yo Ma, David Bowie, Thelonius Monk, Toumani Diabate, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, Daniel Barenboim, Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Audre Lorde, Gloria Naylor, Maurice Ravel, Iva Bittova, Varese, Liszt, Bjork, Igor Stravinsky, Youssou N'Dour, Schnittke, Vusi Mahlasela, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson Pollock..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Messiaen - Visions de l'Amen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Marc Mellits trio with Nick Photinos and Brian Archinal
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