Description
COMPOSER(S): David Eagle, Hope Lee
WORKS/TRACKS
1. Waves and Points (2010) for accordion and computer 14:11
David Eagle
2. Fluctuares (2009) for flute and computer 10:59
David Eagle
3. Bellwind (1985) for free-bass accordion 7:18
David Eagle
4. Secret of the Seven Stars (2011) for strings, accordion, percussion 18:42
Hope Lee
5. and the end is the beginning (2008) for free-bass accordion 14:36
Hope Lee
ABOUT THIS CD
These five works by Hope Lee and David Eagle explore sonic transformation of musical gestures and sonorities. In close collaboration with outstanding interpreters, their music reveals connections between the sound worlds of the chamber and electroacoustic music of our time and the intimate approach to listening in the musical practices of ancient China. Secret of the Seven Stars, the title piece on the CD, was premièred by Toronto’s New Music Concerts. In the Globe and Mail Robert Everett-Green wrote ‘Lee’s distinctive scoring was beautifully transparent, even when thick with independent parts. This clarity, with the silvery upper tones that dominated the piece, gave the music a magical glow from start to finish.’ The solo works on the disc feature the expressive virtuosity of German accordionist Stefan Hussong and Canadian flutist Robert Aitken. The nuances of the interpretation are revealed through close recording and live digital processing immersing the listener in these evocative pieces.
