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BAND/ARTIST: Black Oak Ensemble
- Title: Dance of the Night Sky
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Cedille
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:09:56
- Total Size: 319 mb / 1.18 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Dance of the Night Sky
02. The Bagpiper's String Trio: I. Salute
03. The Bagpiper's String Trio: II. Nocturne
04. The Bagpiper's String Trio: III. Lament, over the Sea
05. Insight
06. bulawayo railway
07. Conjure
08. The King's Alchemist: I. Cantus
09. The King's Alchemist: II. Aqua vitae
10. The King's Alchemist: III. Pavana
11. The King's Alchemist: IV. Avis Hominis
12. Into the Abyss, I Throw Roses
13. Making Hay
Dance of the Night Sky, Black Oak Ensemble‘s third album for Cedille, expands the boundaries of string trio repertoire by offering listeners a vibrant collection of contemporary works including four world-premiere recordings, all by British women composers.
Comprised of violinist, Desirée Ruhstrat violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, and cellist David Cunliffe, the Black Oak Ensemble has been praised for its “insightful, committed and masterful performances” (ClassicsToday) and “fierce eloquence” (London Times).
The album opens with the world premiere recording of Shirley J. Thompson’s Dance of the Night Sky, written for Black Oak Ensemble and premiered at the 2024 Cedille Soirée gala, showcasing the composer’s distinctive style, which has also marked historic occasions including Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee.
The concept for the album was borne from an accidental Google search for “soccer” and “British composers,” leading to the discovery of Thompson’s Concerto for Football and Orchestra. This sparked a deeper exploration of string trios by British women and the idea to highlight the eight composers on the album, each bringing a unique voice to the string trio repertoire.
With vivid musical imagery ranging from a steam train station in Zimbabwe in Carol J. Jones’ bulawayo railway to the enigmatic poetry of Friedrich Nietzsche in Grace-Evangeline Mason’s Into The Abyss, I Throw Roses—both world premiere recordings — the album showcases a multigenerational array of commissions.
Sally Beamish’s The King’s Alchemist comprises four variations on the French folksong “L’Homme Armé” while exploring the story of John Damian, a European alchemist at the court of Scottish King James IV who donned wings to fly to France from Scotland’s Stirling Castle (he didn’t make it).
Dobrinka Tabakova’s Insight blends the voices of the string trio into a singular sound, evoking instruments such as the accordion and a brass fanfare.
Recently appointed Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen is one of the 20 most-performed living composers. Making Hay, in its world-premiere recording, takes her arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Prelude in E major from Book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier and transforms it into a virtuosic showpiece for string trio.
01. Dance of the Night Sky
02. The Bagpiper's String Trio: I. Salute
03. The Bagpiper's String Trio: II. Nocturne
04. The Bagpiper's String Trio: III. Lament, over the Sea
05. Insight
06. bulawayo railway
07. Conjure
08. The King's Alchemist: I. Cantus
09. The King's Alchemist: II. Aqua vitae
10. The King's Alchemist: III. Pavana
11. The King's Alchemist: IV. Avis Hominis
12. Into the Abyss, I Throw Roses
13. Making Hay
Dance of the Night Sky, Black Oak Ensemble‘s third album for Cedille, expands the boundaries of string trio repertoire by offering listeners a vibrant collection of contemporary works including four world-premiere recordings, all by British women composers.
Comprised of violinist, Desirée Ruhstrat violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, and cellist David Cunliffe, the Black Oak Ensemble has been praised for its “insightful, committed and masterful performances” (ClassicsToday) and “fierce eloquence” (London Times).
The album opens with the world premiere recording of Shirley J. Thompson’s Dance of the Night Sky, written for Black Oak Ensemble and premiered at the 2024 Cedille Soirée gala, showcasing the composer’s distinctive style, which has also marked historic occasions including Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee.
The concept for the album was borne from an accidental Google search for “soccer” and “British composers,” leading to the discovery of Thompson’s Concerto for Football and Orchestra. This sparked a deeper exploration of string trios by British women and the idea to highlight the eight composers on the album, each bringing a unique voice to the string trio repertoire.
With vivid musical imagery ranging from a steam train station in Zimbabwe in Carol J. Jones’ bulawayo railway to the enigmatic poetry of Friedrich Nietzsche in Grace-Evangeline Mason’s Into The Abyss, I Throw Roses—both world premiere recordings — the album showcases a multigenerational array of commissions.
Sally Beamish’s The King’s Alchemist comprises four variations on the French folksong “L’Homme Armé” while exploring the story of John Damian, a European alchemist at the court of Scottish King James IV who donned wings to fly to France from Scotland’s Stirling Castle (he didn’t make it).
Dobrinka Tabakova’s Insight blends the voices of the string trio into a singular sound, evoking instruments such as the accordion and a brass fanfare.
Recently appointed Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen is one of the 20 most-performed living composers. Making Hay, in its world-premiere recording, takes her arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Prelude in E major from Book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier and transforms it into a virtuosic showpiece for string trio.
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