Percussionique

Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha (conductor)

Catalog #: TROY1122
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Format: Digital
Chamber

This second recording on Albany Records of the music of the distinguished American-born Canadian composer Michael Horwood features his music for percussion. The inspiration for the series of Piece Percussioniques, as well as the impetus for composing for percussion ensemble, came from two influential sources for the teen-aged Horwood: the innovative programming of Lukas Foss during his tenure with the Buffalo Philharmonic and from Horwood's exposure to the music of Edgard Varèse. These works for percussion ensemble span Horwood's compositional career: Piece No. 1 was written when he was 17 and Piece No. 6 is his most recent and final composition.

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Track Listing

Title Composer Performer
Piece Percussionique No. 1 Michael S. Horwood Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Piece Percussionique No. 3 Michael S. Horwood Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Piece Percussionique No. 4 Michael S. Horwood Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor
Dynamite Michael S. Horwood John Brownell, piano, David Campion, cymbals
The Shadow of Your Drum Michael S. Horwood John Brownell, David Campion, percussion
Piece Percussionique No. 5 Michael S. Horwood John Brownell, Beverley Johnston, percussion
Little Bow Piece Michael S. Horwood Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Mathematics Michael S. Horwood Michael S. Horwood, percussion
Fragments Michael S. Horwood Mark Duggan, marimba, Beverley Johnston, vibraphone
Piece Percussionique No. 6 Requiem Michael S. Horwood Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor

Reviews

  • "Superbly performed by the Toronto Percussion Ensemble...In a noisy world we forget to listen truly: try letting Percussionique's sound world beguile you!"

    – The Whole Note

  • "Expertly performed by the Toronto Percussion Quartet...as well as a few extra players on the larger works,...the sound quality sparkles and reveals every nuance of music that evolves from early influences by the 1960s avant-garde to a more refined style in Horwood's later compositions."

    – Percussive Notes

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