This album was made possible through the generosity of John Bravman and additional support from Bucknell University, including the Dalal Arts & Creativity Grant and the Kushell Endowment for Music.
Compositional Technique
Temkin's compositional voice reveals his origins as a percussionist, with glimpses of drumming accents, marimba arpeggios, or glockenspiel sounds even when writing for winds, strings, piano, and harp.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Oktaven Studios in Yonkers, NY, and Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia, PA, between May 2021 and June 2022.
Album & Artwork
The album features two versions of the piece 'In the Butterfly's song, I hear your name' — one for viola and one for harp — creating a 'magic in not being able to tell which was written first'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's music aims to be empathetic to both the listener and the player, and potentially foster greater empathy among people.
Composer Biography
Daniel Temkin, the American composer of this album, is currently the Samuel L. Williams Assistant Professor of Music at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Daniel Temkin's debut chamber album, COLORS, aims to defy prevailing modern trends by being rooted in classical music but not bound by its traditions, and drawing from pop without being limited to hooks and loops.
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