Wild Up, one of the ensembles on this album, was founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Christopher Rountree to reject outdated traditions in classical music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Andrew Greenwald's previous work, "A Thing is a Hole in a Thing it is Not," was based on about a minute of material, iterated like a devotional text, inspired by his Yeshiva education.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Pamplemousse, a composer/performer collective featured on this album, was founded in 2003 to explore new sonic vistas at the edges of instrumental performance technique.
Compositional Technique
Composer Andrew Greenwald's music often uses a specific string technique where a double-stop is held silently while free fingers tap patterns on nearby pitches.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Andrew Greenwald compares his use of mathematical systems in "A Thing Made Whole" to Kabbalistic Gematria, seeking speculative meaning in sound.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Andrew Greenwald's album title, "A Thing Made Whole," is inspired by American sculptor Carl Andre's aphorism: "A thing is a hole in a thing it is not."
Performer Biography
Austin Wulliman, the violinist on this album, is a member of the JACK Quartet, which the New York Times called "the nation's most important quartet."
