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Ignace Jang, Violin Reiko Kimura, Koto Seizan Sakata, Shakuhachi Thomas Rosenkranz, Piano Ignace Jang, violin Reiko Kimura, koto Seizan Sakata, shakuhachi Thomas Rosenkranz, piano WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM I-Bei Lin, cello TROY1175 ALBANY RECORDS U.S. 915 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NY 12207 TEL: 518.436.8814 FAX: 518.436.0643 AURA-J ALBANY RECORDS U.K. BOX 137, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA8 0XD TEL: 01539 824008 © 2010 ALBANY RECORDS MADE IN THE USA DDD WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. The Composer The Music Donald Reid Womack is the composer of more than 80 works for orchestra, Classical meets Rock meets Japan. chamber ensembles, solo instruments, and voice. His music has been per- Living in Hawai‘i, in the midst of many cultures, my migration toward so-called “cross-cultural fertilization” formed and broadcast extensively throughout the United States, as well as was perhaps inevitable. Influences of non-Western music began to appear in my own music soon after making Europe, Asia, Oceania, and South America, and is recorded on the Albany, Honolulu my home fifteen years ago, and became ever more central to my work as I began to recognize the Equilibrium, Tokyo CMC, and MMC labels. Performers of his music include the immense expressive potential of writing for Asian instruments. Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, the Honolulu Every artist must take his or her own distinct path, and for me the most interesting approach to writing Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony Chorus, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, for these instruments is not to think of them as, for example, “Japanese”, but simply as “instruments”, each Asia Ensemble, the Salzburg Mozarteum String Quartet, Bridging the Gap, with their own individual characteristics and limitations, just like their Western counterparts. I approach them conductors Naoto Otomo, Kazuhiro Koizumi, Stuart Chafetz, Samuel Wong, and not with the idea of trying to “sound Japanese” (whatever that means), but, instead, of using them to express renowned gayageum virtuoso Ji-young Yi, among many others. my own voice in a compelling way. Womack received a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship to live and work in I very much like the idea of taking these instruments (any instruments, really) out of their traditional Japan for the 2007-08 season, where he served as guest composer-in- roles, and presenting them in an unusual style. Elements of rock and jazz frequently find their way into my residence with the Tokyo-based Japanese instrumental ensemble AURA-J. work, and are given new context by virtue of their instrumentation. An electric guitar-like line, for example, His work with Japanese and other Asian instruments has placed him at the takes on a different character when played by biwa or shamisen, and the resulting effect is somewhere in vanguard of East-West cross-cultural fertilization, and has enabled him to make a significant contribution to between the two worlds. the body of new literature for Asian instruments, both alone and in combination with Western instruments. I also like the idea of placing Eastern and Western instruments side by side, without differentiation, and Combining a rich tonal language, an intricate use of color and texture, and an exploration of multiple this recording does just that, presenting works for Western instruments, for Japanese instruments, and for perceptions of rhythm, his music employs both traditional and non-Western media with the goal of reaching the two in combination. It’s the type of programming we can expect to hear more often as more composers audiences on an intuitive and emotional level. A prime example is his After, a concerto for shakuhachi, koto, begin to “discover” these instruments. and orchestra, commissioned by the Honolulu Symphony in memoriam to the Ehime Maru tragedy. In simple terms, I love the structural development of Western classical music, the sound of Japanese The subject of critical acclaim, Womack’s music has been hailed as “original, creative, and ingenious” instruments, and the grit and energy of rock music, so why not throw them all together and see what comes by the Shimbun Akahata (Tokyo), “wonderfully mellow” by the Buffalo (NY) Daily News, and “distinctive, out? That’s really what this recording is about. stirring, and exciting” by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, which also described his Violin Concerto as “a powerful – Donald R. Womack, December 2009 work, impressively crafted, that impacts listeners on a visceral level.” Womack holds doctoral and masters degrees in composition from Northwestern University, as well as bachelors degrees in philosophy and music theory from Furman University. As an active supporter of contemporary music and chamber music nationally and in the Hawai‘i community, he has directed numerous festivals and concerts of contemporary music. A faculty member at the University of Hawai‘i since 1994, Womack has chaired the music department and presently serves as professor of composition and theory. Walk Across the Surface of the Sun (2008) Koto Coloring Book (2008) Walk Across the Surface of the Sun is high energy, grooving, grinding, and overt in its use of rock-and-roll The title encompasses both the theme of color and the wide range and playfulness of the movements. Much references. Pounding rhythms, syncopation, guitar-like licks and percussive backbeats are strangely infused like a coloring book sparks the imagination of a child in various unrelated directions, each short movement into an ensemble of ten Japanese instruments. The title suggests both an intensity and a laid back presents the koto in a different style, drawing the instrument out of its traditional role. character, as well as the scoring. First in a set of three works titled Strange Places to Be, the piece has a Black Hole refers to a dense region of space that sucks in all surrounding matter and energy. As the short accompanying poem. music spirals toward the center, it accelerates and gains in intensity until it crosses the event horizon and is strange places to be violently consumed, leaving only a faint echo as evidence of its previous existence. Floating in Blue suggests a serene image of being surrounded by a beautiful, gentle warmth, an impossible, float in a raindrop, peaceful dream in which we would like to remain. Perhaps we are not yet born. ride a bolt of lightning, A Patch of Purple shatters the serenity with its nervous, quirky rhythms and jagged edges. It dances walk across the surface of the sun… around a bit before glancing over its shoulder one last time and running away. Sliver of Silver is the merest wisp of a piece, a haiku that says little but hints at great secrets… strung out (2007) In Flaring Molten Orange the sun bursts forth joyously for a brief moment, bathing everything in its bright glow. The title refers to the notion of the two string instruments stepping outside of their traditional settings. Both The most lyrical piece of the set, A Glistening Prism presents a beautiful refraction of light into a multitude koto and violin find themselves in unusual roles; raging, driving, spitting out notes. Following a slow intro, of colors. Subtle shifts of harmony, rhythm, and timbre interact to create a delicate, shimmering web of sound. near-constant cross-rhythms and metric displacement make for a bristling textural tension—as well as a White Hot closes the set with a heated rush of notes. Sparks are thrown off in all directions as the piece challenge for the players. The piece is perhaps best described by the words of one violinist, who aptly put it, flies past in a virtuosic blaze. “I feel like I’m playing electric guitar in Japanese!” water (falls) (2006) An Infinite Moment (2007) Essentially a piano sonata in three movements, water (falls) uses images of rain as its subject. Each movement At its core An Infinite Moment is about paradox. It is both simple and profound, transparent and mysterious. portrays a different type of rainfall, and therefore has a distinct character. The first movement, cloudburst, is It is at once tinged with joy and sadness, and suggests both permanence and ephemerality. It breathes deeply, violent and explosive, a cloud suddenly opening up and releasing itself in an overwhelming gush, only to end drawing in the air of ancient mountains, cool autumn days, the warmth of the sun, things that cannot last but just as unexpectedly as it began. The middle movement, a suspended liquid veil, is a gentle mist, a beautiful will always be there. It is lyrical, soaring music that one should lose oneself in, if only briefly. shroud of fine moisture hanging magically in the air. rain down finishes the piece with the flurry of a heavy but joyous rain. Notes pour forth in a continuous rush, layer upon layer of water falling to quench the earth’s Scherzophrenic (2005) thirst, finally disappearing into the ground as if swirling down a drain. water (falls) owes much the piano Scherzophrenic is something of a scherzo gone wrong, drawing on the character and structure of a typical works of György Ligeti, and serves as something of an homage to him. The first and third movements draw scherzo while sometimes veering away errantly. Rhythm propels the piece relentlessly and virtuosically upon his idea of embedded resultant rhythms emerging from a single line, while the crystalline texture and throughout, with the cello moving back and forth between registral extremes. Eventually the music splits itself lush harmonies of the second movement recall several of his piano etudes. into several distinct ideas that occur more or less simultaneously, leading to an ever-more frenzied persona that is whisked upward at the end, as if it suddenly evaporates. A Glinting Edge of Sky (2008) After studying jiuta and Ikuta Style koto music at Seiha Ongakuin, Reiko Kimura received 1st Place Of my works for Japanese instruments, A Glinting Edge of Sky comes closest to presenting the instruments in the 1979 Pan Musique Contemporary Music Competition and was awarded the Agency for in a “typical” setting.
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