Twisted Skyscape – Divine Art Records

Label: Divine Art
Catalogue No: DDX 21118
EAN/UPC: 809730111822
Artist(s):

Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble Shea Lolin

Composer(s):

Adam Gorb Christopher Hussey Gary Carpenter Philip Sparke

Release Date: October 13, 2023
Genres:

Orchestral Woodwind

Periods:

Contemporary

Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 63:24
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This ground-breaking album is the first of its kind – devoted entirely to new music written for the woodwind orchestra. It features outstanding performances by the principal woodwind players of the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Shea Lolin, and includes four world premiere recordings.

The recording was made to both promote British composers and to give focus to the woodwind orchestra. This program showcases the woodwind orchestra in all its voices: Overture for Woodwinds is bright and lyrical, while Pantomime is joyously comical with moments of heartrending nostalgia. A notable shift in the language comes with Dreamtide, which is a beautiful expression of the subconscious, with delicate and tender lines. Battle Symphony is a pictorial suite containing elements of pastiche in ten highly original sections. The album concludes with Twisted Skyscape, a vibrant and excitingly powerful piece.

Conductor Shea Lolin is a dynamic and versatile freelance musician living in London. His principal studies were in clarinet performance, composition and conducting at the Colchester Institute, and he has since developed an inimitable portfolio career as a conductor, performer and teacher.

A second album of world premieres for woodwind orchestra, Chromosphere, will be released by Divine Art early 2024.

Overture for Woodwinds Philip Sparke

I. Prologue (2:48)
II. Cavatina and Polka( 2:51)
III. Dream Calypso and Farewell (4:30)
IV. Grand March (of the Chief Executive) (3:38)
V. Waltz—Finale (Depravity) (3:31)

Dreamtide Christopher Hussey

I. Twilight’s Haze (3:35)
II. Wild Reality (5:13)
III. A Dream within a Dream (6:29)

Battle Symphony Adam Gorb

I. Flourish; II. Courtly Dance; III. Flourish (reprise) (3:06)
V. Sword fighting practice; V. Soldiers’ drunken panic; VI. Preparation for battle; VII. The Battle (3:35)
VIII. Lament for the Dead; IX. Triumphal Dance; X. Flourish (reprise) (3:46)

Twisted Skyscape Christopher Hussey

I. A Natural World (3:49)
II. The Human Footprint (5:41)
III. Nature’s Conquest (4:42)

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I. Prologue (2:48)
02
II. Cavatina and Polka( 2:51)
03
III. Dream Calypso and Farewell (4:30)
04
IV. Grand March (of the Chief Executive) (3:38)
05
V. Waltz—Finale (Depravity) (3:31)
06
I. Twilight’s Haze (3:35)
07
II. Wild Reality (5:13)
08
III. A Dream within a Dream (6:29)
09
I. Flourish; II. Courtly Dance; III. Flourish (reprise) (3:06)
10
V. Sword fighting practice; V. Soldiers’ drunken panic;
VI. Preparation for battle; VII. The Battle (3:35)
11
VIII. Lament for the Dead; IX. Triumphal Dance;
X. Flourish (reprise) (3:46)
12
I. A Natural World (3:49)
13
II. The Human Footprint (5:41)
14
III. Nature’s Conquest (4:42)