The pieces "Angels in the Cracks" and "Lockdown!" on this album are world premiere recordings.
Compositional Technique
Phillip Bimstein frequently incorporates text into his work, fascinated by language and music's ability to tell a story.
Composer Biography
Phillip Bimstein led the new wave band Phil 'n' the Blanks in the 1980s, whose albums and videos were college radio and MTV hits.
Critical Reception
A previous CD of Phillip Bimstein's music, Garland Hirschi's Cows, was described by Schwann Opus as 'A highly entertaining, populist-oriented collection of serious modern music. Bimstein's compositions are a virtual breath of fresh air.'
Composer Biography
Phillip Bimstein, an alternative classical composer, served two terms as mayor of Springdale, Utah.
Composer Biography
Phillip Bimstein received an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for music composition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer John Adams noted that Phillip Bimstein's pieces communicate a generous and good-natured spirit, tempered with wry wit and a special sense of the western landscape and culture.
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