Kate Moore: Stories for Ocean Shells

Featuring

Ashley Bathgate
Lawson White
Kate Moore

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Composition History

This album, "Stories for Ocean Shells," is a cycle of six works for solo cello, created through a collaboration between composer Kate Moore and cellist Ashley Bathgate.

Recording & Production

This album was produced, recorded, edited, and mastered by Lawson White at Good Child Music Studios/Studio G in Brooklyn.

Performer Biography

Ashley Bathgate, the cellist on this album, joined the Bang on a Can All-Stars shortly after moving to New York City, which she states changed everything for her.

Album & Artwork

The album title "Stories for Ocean Shells" was suggested by cellist Ashley Bathgate, inspired by the composer's story of the name's origin and her own childhood memory of a conch shell.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Kate Moore and cellist Ashley Bathgate aim to communicate how a beautiful partnership, even across oceans, can offer new worldviews and opportunities for self-reflection.

Composer Biography

Composer Kate Moore and cellist Ashley Bathgate first met in 2009 when Kate Moore landed in New York to rehearse her piece "Ridgeway" with Bang on a Can.