Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Borromeo String Quartet: (Nicholas Kitchen, violin; William Fedkenheuer, violin; Mai Motobuchi viola; Yeesun Kim, cello); Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Bob Ingliss, .oboe; Derek Bermel, clarinet; Theo Primis, horn; Frank Morelli, bassoon; Christopher Taylor, piano; Heleen Hulst, violin;
Derek Bermel can make instruments sing. He can make them talk. Laugh. Scream. Sigh. A composer who is also a first-rate clarinetist, Bermel has an exquisite ability to capture the spirit of the human voice in his music.
Equally at ease in a New York City nightclub or a dusty village in West Africa and with a keen enthusiasm for rap, Messiaen, klezmer or Monk, Bermel is comfortable with any manifestation of the human soul. This naturalness in embracing our variegated humanity is perhaps what enables him to write such compelling music-music in which "each note counts," as New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote of a Bermel piece.
Performed by Bermel on the clarinet along with cellist Fred Sherry, pianist Christopher Taylor, the Borromeo String Quartet, violist Paul Neubauer and others, and elegantly recorded by producer Judy Sherman, these eight works present, for the first-time an overview of Bermel's small- ensemble writing. Soul Garden is an album of consistently engaging chamber works—clean, smart and unique music. Bermel's is a garden in which to linger.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Derek Bermel: Soul Garden-Chamber Works
| MP3/320 | $9.99 | |
| FLAC | $9.99 | |
| WAV | $9.99 | |
| CD-R | $9.99 |
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
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Soul Garden
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Wanderings: I. Gift of Life
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Wanderings: II. Two Songs from Nandom
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Coming Together
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Turning: I. Song for B.
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Turning: II. Nightmares and Chickens
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Turning: III. Kowie at Dawn
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Turning: IV. Passage
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Turning: V. Carnaval Noir
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Turning: VI Coda
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Theme and Absurdities
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Mulatash Stomp
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SchiZm: Field of Stars
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SchiZm: Puppet State
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Quartet
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