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Intersections --- 2022-12-09
INTERSECTIONS from the dynamic chamber group Khemia Ensemble invites listeners to meditate on the confluence of beginnings, endings, and the hope and grief that can accompany those events. With intersections of acoustic chamber music, electronics, and multi-genre influences, the album features a stinging commentary on microagressions (Sink’s Bite!), a tumultuous mother/daughter relationship (Freund’s Song of Persephone), a tender lullaby dedicated to his newborn son, rooted in a family ritual of planting a cottonwood tree (Benavides’ Little Cloud), an exploration of memory inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s infinity rooms (Biedenbender’s in a field of stars), and an assertion of identity through Bollywood melodies and American pop sensibilities (Shekhar’s Don’t Beat a Word). By showcasing commissioned music by five living composers, Khemia Ensemble demonstrates their commitment to reflecting broader perspectives in contemporary classical chamber music.
Tracklist
Bite!
Songs of Persephone: I. Earth
Songs of Persephone: II. Gone
Songs of Persephone III. Flowers
Little Cloud
in a field of stars: Box with a door
in a field of stars: this world of rooms
in a field of stars: of endless selves
in a field of stars: cave of ice
in a field of stars: ever-swallowing dark
in a field of stars: fire inside winter
in a field of stars: pillars of light
Don't Beat a Word