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Alexander Hawkins Feat. Evan Parker + Riot Ensemble: Togetherness Music (For Sixteen Musicians)
ByHawkins achieves this effect by proffering his concepts with the help of conductor Aaron Holloway-Nahum, who cues both the noted and improvising musicians. The second movement contrasts the first with an improvised duo between percussionist Mark Sanders and trumpeter Percy Pursglove, plus minimal electronic effects. The pair wrangle energized sounds until The Riot Ensemble enters with pacifying (written) music. The juxtaposition of the two integrates without conflict. As the performance progresses, this merger between scored music and improvisation grows more sympathetic. "Ensemble Equals Together" branches from chamber music into improvisation, as Parker's saxophone returns. Hawkins himself takes on a piano solo ,"Leaving The Classroom Of A Beloved Teacher," set against the marching cartoon-like pulse of the string quintet, which eventually gives way to a flurry and hubbub of various improvisers. The final movement, "Optimism Of The Will," may be the best encapsulation of Hawkins' concept; the music germinates from Wright's electronic seeds plus Neil Charles' bass and Sander's percussion, adding trumpet, piano, saxophone and the remaining sixteen musicians into the vortex of sound to create both a current and countercurrent of sound.
Track Listing
Indistinguishable from Magic; Sea No Shore; Ensemble Equals Together; Leaving the Classroom of a Beloved Teacher; Ecstatic Baobabs; Optimism of the Will.
Personnel
Alexander Hawkins
pianoMark Sanders
drumsMatthew Wright
electronicsEvan Parker
saxophone, sopranoRachel Musson
saxophone, tenorPercy Pursglove
trumpetHannah Marshall
celloLouise McMonagle
celloMarianne Schofield
bass, acousticNeil Charles
bass, acousticJames Arben
fluteBenedict Taylor
violaStephen Upshaw
violaMandhira de Saram
violinMarie Schreer
violinAdditional Instrumentation
Aaron Holloway-Nahum: conductor; James Arben: bass clarinet.
Album information
Title: Togetherness Music (For Sixteen Musicians) | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Intakt Records
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About Alexander Hawkins
Instrument: Piano
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