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Broening, Benjamin : Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment, for ensembleBroening, Benjamin : Dark Wood, for ensembleBroening, Benjamin : Traces 1, for ensembleBroening, Benjamin : Trembling Air, for ensembleBroening, Benjamin : Nocturne and Doubles, for piano & electronicsBroening, Benjamin : Traces 2, for ensembleBroening, Benjamin : Arioso/Doubles, for B flat clarinet & computerBroening, Benjamin : Changing Light, for ensembleNotes & Reviews:
The eight works on this recording fall into two, slightly overlapping groups: pieces that respond to the natural world (Dark Wood, Changing Light and Trembling Air), and pieces that allude to or respond to other music (like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment, Arioso/ Doubles and Nocturne/Doubles, Traces). The first group is connected to Broening's experiences in Estonia. A Fulbright brought Broening to Tallinn in 2007 and in the following years he returned a number of times for concerts, lectures and to compose, spending much of his time in the forests, islands and fields. Broening's music couples his interest in the expressive power of sound with a sense of line derived from his background as a singer, the music here combining acoustic instruments with electronic processing. This recording marks the debut on Bridge of the brilliant Chicago-based, two-time Grammy Award-winning sextet, eighth blackbird.
American Record Guide, January/February 2013
The breath of the player flowing through the instrument is as important as any note that breath can create. The background electronics only supply a ground over which the flute flows, falls, whispers, attacks, soars, and flutters. They are unobtrusive but vital to the effectiveness of the piece as notes are elongated, echoed, reverberated, and transformed.
Recording information: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond.
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Broening, Benjamin : Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 9 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2005
Broening, Benjamin : Dark Wood, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 12 min. sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2007
Broening, Benjamin : Traces 1, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2010
Broening, Benjamin : Trembling Air, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 12 min. 47 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2007
Broening, Benjamin : Nocturne and Doubles, for piano & electronics - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2002
Broening, Benjamin : Traces 2, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2010
Broening, Benjamin : Arioso/Doubles, for B flat clarinet & computer - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Notes: Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond (10/11/2008-10/12/2008)
- Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Broening, Benjamin : Changing Light, for ensemble - Ensemble: eighth blackbird
- Running Time: 11 min. 52 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 2008
