photo by Sam Walton photography
Aldo Clementi Canone Circolari released on All That Dust
Mechanical puzzles such as canons were not dry exercises for Aldo Clementi but spurred his creative interest in movement, time and space. In these four works he creates intricate counterpoint from twelve flutes; four pairs of waltzing violins; a mixed quartet; and an ensemble of tuned percussion, which summons a bustling cityscape in the heat of summer. The binaural format heightens the sense of music that moves in space as well as time.
"In Ouverture Kathryn Williams overdubs flutes, piccolos and alto flutes that rise and fall in different tempi, her playing unnervingly limpid and calm as the patterns overlap to form a sonic hall of mirrors." (Boring Like a Drill)
**** "Joyous polyphonies.... sonically gorgeous pieces" (The Guardian)
"In Ouverture Kathryn Williams overdubs flutes, piccolos and alto flutes that rise and fall in different tempi, her playing unnervingly limpid and calm as the patterns overlap to form a sonic hall of mirrors." (Boring Like a Drill)
**** "Joyous polyphonies.... sonically gorgeous pieces" (The Guardian)
Three new albums released on Another Timbre
(L to R): Allison Cameron 'Somatic Refrains'; Tim Parkinson 'An Album'; John Cage 'Hymnkus' (all with Apartment House)
"The duo give a beautiful rendition of which Cage would surely have approved." (All About Jazz)
"The duo give a beautiful rendition of which Cage would surely have approved." (All About Jazz)
Coming Up for Air on BBC Radio 3 The Listening Service
How is the rhythm and physicality of our breathing reflected in music? From operatic breath control to circular breathing techniques to a flautist inspired by the relearning of her technique after sinus and asthma problems, Tom looks at a fundamental element of music making.
Kathryn speaks about how Coming Up for Air came to be and performs pieces by:
Oliver Coates and chrysanthemum bear
Megan Grace Beugger
Brian Ferneyhough
Angela Elizabeth Slater
Kathryn speaks about how Coming Up for Air came to be and performs pieces by:
Oliver Coates and chrysanthemum bear
Megan Grace Beugger
Brian Ferneyhough
Angela Elizabeth Slater
House of Bedlam Enclosure released on NMC
Entirely conceived and recorded independently in the 2020 lockdown, the album reflects on what it is to play together and play apart and celebrates the technical achievement of isolated musicians in challenging times.
The House of Bedlam
Larry Goves director/composer/electronics
Kathryn Williams flutes
Carl Raven saxophones/clarinets
Tom McKinney guitars
Stephanie Tress cello
Mary Jane Leach Dowland's Tears for 10 flutes
Shelley's on Zenn-La (Oliver Coates) released on RVNG
"We say our farewells to Zenn-La through the epic ‘Silver Apple With Perfect Mark’, a prog song for the space age. With beats that sound like some kind of warp speed compression thrusters, airily pushing the song into levitation, and a surging undercurrent of synth as the motor, we’re soon reaching the edge of the atmosphere. Out here we have Kathryn Williams reimagining her flute parts as sparkling synth, which gracefully lures the song into deep space with pearlescent beauty."
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