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Dawnings took 7 months to record. There are 16 tracks
altogether. Some come directly from Live Performances
given in New York City. Other tracks come from
Live Rehearsals.
For example, 6 tracks were made with the pianist,
Michael Fennelly. He and I were meeting for the first
time. In a way these recordings allow the listener to attend
a somewhat formal jam session. This live element in the
recording process brings a beautiful freshness to this new,
classical CD.
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There are also 3 original electronic pieces on this CD.
One of the pieces, Alleluia Dieu, uses a format
invented in Paris around 1960 by Varese.
It is called musique concrete, where sounds
are collected on a tape recorder from real life
and then turned into music.
Reclining Woman Reading a Book by Pablo Picasso
When I was in Paris a few years ago, I collected
the sounds of the choir singing and the priest
chanting at the Church of Notre Dame
on Christmas Eve. Then I brought this tape home,
and with the use of about 4 reel to reels, a mixer,
and hand splicing I was able to put Alleluia Dieu
together.
The other two electronic pieces were made
using the oldest analog synthesizer (The MOOG)
and a number of digital synthesizers. All of these pieces
were played for public audiences in a Concert Series known as
Electric Mondays, directed by Robert Ceely at the New
England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
They are tonal, melodic, and have rhythmic
and textural elements. These 3 pieces were made
in the basement studio of the New England Conservatory.
For a FULL LISTING of pieces and PLACES
where Dawnings is for sale and available to the public,
please continue reading onto the next page.
Two Fridas
by Frida Kahlo
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