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Hout- Louis Andriessen

Album: Louis Andriessen

Released: Jan 18, 2007

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Hout- Louis Andriessen
3:54
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Around the Bend- John Link
5:05
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Flexible Music- Nico Muhly
1:56
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Sustenance Variations- Orianna Webb
2:01
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Color Fields- Mikel Kuehn
8:13
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General Info

Genre: Classical / Experimental
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
Profile Views: 32416
Last Login: 8/6/2010
Member Since 1/17/2007
Website flexiblemusic.org
Record Label New Focus Recordings- www.newfocusrecordings.com
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. With an instrumentation that blurs the line between jazz, rock and classical music, Flexible Music was inspired by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen's Hout for saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion. Since 2003, the group has commissioned over 30 pieces including new works by Nico Muhly, Orianna Webb, Ken Ueno, Sam Pluta, Brian Hulse, Vineet Shende, John Link, Ryan Streber, Mikel Kuehn, Andrew Waggoner, Steve Ricks, Nizan Leibovich, Ethan Wickman, Ross Bauer, Carl Schimmel, Seung-Ah Oh, and Adam B. Silverman..... Flexible Music's recent performances included concerts at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage, Macau International Music Festival in China, and William and Mary College in Virginia. Recent season's concerts have included performances at Syracuse University, Bowling Green State University's Mid-American Festival of New Music, Evolution Music Series (Baltimore), and Chamber Music Now (Philadelphia), Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Manhattan School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, William Paterson University, and The Stone (NYC). Flexible Music's debut cd, FM, was released by New Focus Recordings in March 2009. "This was my first encounter with Flexible Music, but it certainly won't be my last. Each player was estimable in his or her own right; together, they provided a broad canvas upon which tonight's composers could unfurl their imaginations.” Steve Smith, Night after Night Blog (Music Reviewer for NY Times and Time Out NY)
Members
Haruka Fujii- percussion Eric Huebner- piano Tim Ruedeman- saxophones Dan Lippel- guitars
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.. .. ............ ....Order CD...... .. ....Download from iTunes...... "The members of Flexible Music are undaunted by the repertoire's formidable demands. The results are varied and vital, a feast of intimate musical possibilities." Gramophone Aug 2009 "Agressiveness, virtuosity, and seamless ensemble playing are obviously Flexible Music hallmarks. ...the work never really lets the ensemble take a breath, but the players of Flexible Music handle the music's technical and ensemble demands so well that they seem like the musical equivalent of deep sea pearl divers." New Music Box Aug 2009 "Very interesting and beautifully performed. Orianna Webb's Sustenance Variations for Flexible Music, a quartet of percussion, piano, saxophones, and guitar, is exciting, even in the still passages, and entirely convincing. The whole forms a pleasing arc of textural and timbral density." American Record Guide.. www.newfocusrecordings.com/fm.php