Evan Ziporyn: Frog's Eye

by Gil Rose, Evan Ziporyn, Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Overview

New music isn't easy, but Bang on a Can member Evan Ziporyn has a very light touch in these four compositions, especially "Drill," which often seems to float on squirming little wiggles of melody, with Ziporyn himself playing bass clarinet. The moods among the four pieces here vary tremendously -- "The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute," for example, uses a piercing soprano for its words, while "Frog's Eye" broods atmospherically. Everything shows great sophistication, themes and counter-themes filling in and out to build to a crescendo, with complex harmonies and dissonances. How much of a major figure Ziporyn will become remains to be seen, but on the basis of this work, the future looks very bright indeed. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2006
Label:	Cantaloupe
UPC:	0713746304027
Rank:	198621

Tracks

1. Frog's Eye, for orchestra
2. The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute, for soprano & wind ensemble
3. War Chant, for orchestra
4. Drill, for bass clarinet & wind ensemble

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Evan Ziporyn   Primary Artist,Clarinet (Bass)
Gil Rose   Primary Artist,Conductor
Boston Modern Orchestra Project   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Boston Modern Orchestra Project Wind Ensemble   Ensemble
Anne Harley   Soprano (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Joel Gordon   Producer,Mastering,Recording,Editing,Mixing
Michael Gordon   Executive Producer
Evan Ziporyn   Composer,Producer
Kenny Savelson   Executive Producer
Ken Thomson   Label Manager
William Stanley Merwin   Text
Julia Wolfe   Executive Producer
Brook Ziporyn   Text Translation
Jeff Lieberman   Photography,Photography
Li Shangyin   Text
David Lang   Executive Producer