Quiet Music Ensemble (QME) is an Irish New Music chamber ensemble known for its subtle performances and has released five albums and two films.
Performer Biography
Jack Adler-McKean, a performer on this album, is a performer-researcher who promotes the tuba family through collaborations and performs globally as a soloist and in ensembles.
Interpretation
The composer, Martin Iddon, intends for this music to be listened to at a very quiet volume, where the quietest moments are barely audible.
Recording & Production
NMC Recordings, the label for this album, is an award-winning charity dedicated to recording and promoting contemporary classical music by UK and Irish composers.
Composer Biography
Martin Iddon is a composer and musicologist who has studied at the Universities of Durham and Cambridge, and privately with Steve Martland, Chaya Czernowin, and Steven Kazuo Takasugi.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martin Iddon's music is quiet not due to an aesthetic belief in quietude, but because anything more would feel like an excess to him.
Composer Biography
Martin Iddon, the composer, is also a Professor of Music and Aesthetics at the University of Leeds and has authored several books on music.
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