There is some vague connection to Telescope in this piece – here, the fourteen bar divisions repeat unvaryingly, while the tenor (Delver) voice is isorhythmic. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Nina Horvath – keys Buff Allen – drums and percussion Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Latch (Delver) … Read more
Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Nina Horvath – keys Buff Allen – drums Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Bowl (Delver) Amanda greets the world with graceful style. She calmly chats with shoppers in the store. The neighbour she encounters in the aisle, Enveloped in her charm, feels … Read more
The sonnet was the first piece of work completed for the project. I had thought of Delver as a character with a more modern frame of mind, and used half-rhymes in some places to disguise the sonnet-ness of the words. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Holly Bryan – horn Nina Horvath – keys Buff … Read more
Incubate is a section rescued from an early draft of Telescope. Holly Bryan – horn Michael Ibsen – guitar Nina Horvath – keys Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass
As far as I can remember, this piece emerged during play time, essentially it was an avoidance of labouring on the others for the project. Nina Horvath – keys Buff Allen – drums Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass, guitar
Both Telescope pieces have similar structures, based on Dufay’s motet Nuper Rosarum Flores. This accounts for the cantus firmus duets, the fourteen bar divisions, and the proportional 6:4:2:3 relationship between sections. Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Michael Ibsen – guitar Nina Horvath – keys Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass
A bit of music concrete to close off the album. If the album was released on vinyl, this piece would be included as a hidden track.
Diorama started as a character study, but it extended to the point it needed a structure beyond verse/chorus. Its also one of the few pieces built with harmonic, rather than modal, materials. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn David Sossa Fernández – guitar Buff Allen – drums … Read more
Jaunty is an estampie. Lisa Jensen – oboe David Sossa Fernández – guitar Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen- drums
Here’s another character study, starting with the words. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen – drums ~*~*~*~*~*~ Again we meet in our old haunt, the coffee shop Recount events that fill our days, o’er latte leaves Each wrapped in our own circumstances, cares and needs. We peel pre-formed vignettes … Read more