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Composed on a MIDI sequencer but performed acoustically by live musicians, THE DEUS EX MACHINA CYCLE is a hybrid of styles from many eras. The avant garde music is heavily influenced by Baroque tunings, contemporary microtonality and minimalist harmonic structures. The result is music that seems timeless.
Composer Elodie Lauden explores a world of influences far beyond the European tradition, yet creates a uniform whole out of the multicultural amalgam. Pulsing rhythms propel the piece forward, giving a sense of dramatic urgency to the music. Recorded live at Merkin Hall in New York City for the syndicated public radio program New Sounds, Lauden's cycle for voices and Baroque ensemble clearly illustrates the truth in the statement "all
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Works on This Recording
1.
The Deus Ex Machina Cycle: Part 1 - Agartha, or the Realm of Emotion and Experience by Elodie Lauten
Performer:
Michael Nicholas (Violin),
Anja Wood (Cello),
Thomas Buckner (Baritone),
Mary Hurlbut (Soprano),
Elaine Comparone (Harpsichord),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Flute),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Alto Flute),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Piccolo),
Meredith Borden (Soprano),
David Cerruti (Viola d'amore),
Marshall Coid (Violin),
Kurt Cobble (Viola),
Juliann Klopotic (Violin),
Matthew Goeke (Cello)
Conductor:
Mimi Stern-Wolfe
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 10/30/1997
Venue: Live Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
Length: 55 Minutes 6 Secs.
Notes: This selection is sung in French, German and English.
2.
The Deus Ex Machina Cycle: Part 2 - Akasha, or the Realm of the Unknowable by Elodie Lauten
Performer:
Juliann Klopotic (Violin),
Matthew Goeke (Cello),
Kurt Cobble (Viola),
Marshall Coid (Violin),
Mary Hurlbut (Soprano),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Flute),
Elaine Comparone (Harpsichord),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Alto Flute),
Andrew Bolotowsky (Piccolo),
Meredith Borden (Soprano),
Michael Nicholas (Violin),
Anja Wood (Cello)
Conductor:
Mimi Stern-Wolfe
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 02/05/1998
Venue: Live Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
Length: 33 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: English
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