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Solaris Vocal Ensemble – Giselle Wyers, conductor

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Led by conductor Giselle Wyers, the Solaris Vocal Ensemble performs a program of contemporary American music that includes works by Meredith Monk, the 2012 Musical America Composer of the Year; Ingram Marshall, whose music concentrates on combining tape and electronic processing with ensembles and soloists; Anne LaBaron, whose compositions embrace an exotic array of subjects; and Frances White, whose study of the shakuhachi informs and influences her works as a composer. All world premiere recordings, these works reflect a renaissance of innovation in the field of choral music.

1. Hackney Tune – Ingram Marshall
2-4. Floodsongs – Anne LeBaron
5. far, still – Frances White
6. Wedding March – Meredith Monk

 

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Steve Peters – Index Filicum

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Four-channel sound installation presented by Experimental Sound Studio as part of their Florasonic series. Four voices (Jeremiah Cawley, Amy Denio, Katherine Hanson, Maria Mannisto) sing the Latin names of nearly all of the species in the conservatory’s Fern Room, over drones derived from a field recording of the room. The common English names of the ferns are whispered in the background.

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SHOW – Litany for the Whale – April 3rd and 5th, 2013

Litany Trailer from Erin Elyse Burns on Vimeo.

“Litany is an immersive multi video projection installation by video artist Erin Elyse Burns that explores mental imagery inspired by composer John Cage’s 1980 vocal work entitled “Litany for the Whale.” The Cage piece has a call and response structure reminiscent of religious chants written for two voices. The video installation is designed to complement the sound through a series of vignettes, which build upon each other. The imagery draws on winter in the Northwest, analogies of the mind during meditation and visual pairings; steam, fog, smoke; whispers, screams; light and line. I have recorded one of the two voices at the Richmond Parish Church in London.  This recording is embedded in the video and on Wednesday, April 3rd and at the closing reception on Friday, April 5th, Jeremiah will perform the second voice live with the recorded version within the video installation to an intimate audience. We will offer two public performances each date with capacity at approximately 30 people each performance. Tickets are available free (please donate if you can!) from Brown Paper Tickets.

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AUDIO – Monteverdi Vespers Excerpts

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UW Madison Madrigal Singers and Madison Early Music Festival

Jeremiah Cawley and Will Bouvel, tenors

Bruce Gladstone, conductor

Duo Seraphim – “Tres sunt”

UW Madison Madrigal Singers and Madison Early Music Festival

Jeremiah Cawley, Will Bouvel, and Peter Gruet, tenors

Bruce Gladstone, conductor

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VIDEO – The Box Is Empty – Live at the Century Ballrooom

Here (In Circles) – Michel Van Der Aa

Ivan Arteaga, clarinet : Evan Smith, bass clarinet : Erik Reed, trumpet : Andrew Angell, percussion : Maria Mannisto, soprano : Alina To and Mara Sedlins, violins : Olivia Thomas, viola : Alex Ho, cello : Abbey Blackwell, bass : Adrian Swan, sound

Jeremiah Cawley, conductor

Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA.  June 29, 2012.
 

L’ange pâle – Amy Beth Kirsten

Maria Mannisto, soprano : Elizabeth Jolly, flute : Andrew Angell and Brian Pfeifer, percussion : Adrian Swan, sound

Jeremiah Cawley, conductor

Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA.  June 29, 2012.
 

Hear No Noise – Nat Evans

Maria Mannisto, soprano : Elizabeth Jolly, flute : Evan Smith, bass clarinet : Andrew Angell and Brian Pfeifer, percussion : Olivia Thomas, viola : Alex Ho, cello : Abbey Blackwell, bass : Nat Evans, field recording : Adrian Swan, sound

Jeremiah Cawley, conductor

Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA.  June 29, 2012.
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