March 2011
6 posts
Levi Gillis - April 3rd
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For this installment of the Racer Sessions I will present a piece I wrote for a new group, the Sequoia Ensemble, entitled “Suite for Bosnia and Croatia” based on my experiences during a trip with my family through Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina last summer. The music is an expression of the moods and images I felt and saw during my stay there.
Both countries are places...
Naomi Siegel - March 27th
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It has been a pleasure to become a part of the Racer Sessions community over the past several months. This community is supportive, daring and thoughtful; not to mention, it produces some awesome, stimulating music. I play and compose music because it provides an avenue through which I can convey and express a whole spectrum of emotions and ideas. It is gut wrenching, it...
Kate Olson & Naomi Siegel - March 20th, 2011
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This week we are excited to present several new, original works for soprano saxophone and trombone that highlight the timbral range and contrast of these two instruments. We will explore dynamics, role, electronics, and motivic development in a way that highlights the complementary tone colors of the two instruments.
As improvisers, we can be tempted to avoid simplicity...
Gregg Keplinger & Simon Henneman - March 13th,...
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Table & Chairs Launch - March 12th
You are invited to celebrate the launch of Table & Chairs Music, the new record label affiliated with Racer Sessions.
The launch party will mark the release of albums by AGOGIC, Operation ID, Chemical Clock and Neil Welch.
There will be performances by Kristian Garrard, Friendly Creature, Smallface, Neil Welch and Chemical Clock, Artwork by Fritha Strand-Davern and cuisine by Sarah Farr.
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Chris Icasiano - March 6th, 2011
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Dig deep.
At the core of things, I am finding that the music we make extends far beyond the notes we play.
I need to play music. I need to do this because I know that there is a certain part of my Self that I cannot communicate in any other way. I don’t know how to articulate what this feeling or emotion is, but I do know that it is absolutely necessary for me to express...