Mid-Sized New Music Groups

New Sounds | Oct 20, 2015

Hear new music from several different mid-sized groups on this New Sounds. Listen to music from the recent album, “Dreamfall” by the NY-based chamber band Now Ensemble, playing Andrea Mazzriello’s “Trust Fall.” Then there’s a Nico Muhly two-fer, with Sufjan Stevens’ “Year of the Dragon” in an Nico Muhly arrangement for the ensemble yMusic, along with chamber music sextet eighth blackbird (Chicago-based) playing Muhly’s work, “Doublespeak,” from their recent record, "Filament." 

Sample music from The Young Scamels, a group out of Louisville, KY, consisting of former members of Rachel’s, including the late Jason Noble, who convened the ensemble back in 2007 to do music for a production of “The Tempest.” Listen also to the Greek-French-Columbian-Spanish Quartetto Minimo, and their jazz/chamber rock from Spain. Then, California-based composer/violinist Robin Cox & his ensemble play a 3-part piece, “Faster Than That.” Plus, music by Build & composer Matt McBane & more. 

PROGRAM #3768, mid-size ensembles (First Aired 8-27-2015)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

eighth blackbird

Filament

Muhly: Doublespeak, excerpt [1:00]

Cedille Records CDR 90000 157
cedillerecords.org

yMusic

Year of the Dragon

Sufjan Stevens: Year of the Dragon, arr. Nico Muhly [3:10]

ymusicensemble.com
Limited edition 7” vinyl
recordcollection.spinshop.com

Robin Cox Ensemble w/ pianist Andrew Russo

Faster Than That

Robin Cox: Faster Than That [8:29]

Robin Cox Ensemble
robincoxensemble.com Available at 
Amazon or iTunes

Young Scamels

Tempest

A Solemn Air [5:20]

FT 74
file-13.com

eighth blackbird

Filament

Muhly: Doublespeak [9:06]

Cedille Records CDR 90000 157
cedillerecords.org

Now Ensemble

Dreamfall

Andrea Mazzriello: Trust Fall [8:03]

 

New Amsterdam 64
newamrecords.com

Quartetto Minimo

Pomelö

Behemoth [6:06]

facebook.com/quartettominimo OR quartettominimo.com

Build

Build

McBane: Imagining Winter [6:07]

New Amsterdam #008
newamrecords.com/build or
buildbuildbuild.bandcamp.com

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