Stephanie Lamprea, the soprano on this album, is described as an "architect of new sounds and expressions" specializing in contemporary classical repertoire.
Compositional Technique
Jason Eckardt's 'Populus tremuloides: Quaking Aspen' is a wordless vocal soundscape that uses various timbres and extended techniques to represent the living form and motion of the Catskill Mountains' quaking aspen.
Performer Biography
Stephanie Lamprea uses her operatic coloratura training as a mechanism of avant-garde performance art, creating "maniacal shifts of vocal production and character."
Recording & Production
Works by composers Jason Eckardt, Wang Lu, George N. Gianopoulos, Kurt Rohde, and Hannah Selin were all written specifically for Stephanie Lamprea, the soprano on this album.
Compositional Technique
James May's 'Flowers for Eurydice' captures Eurydice's defiant statements through soaring lyricism and poignant dynamics, as she asserts her agency in determining her life.
Compositional Technique
Kurt Rohde's 'Water Lilies I' uses amplified voice, electronic filters, and three distinct head positions to mirror the poetic form of Donna Masini's poem, which is assembled like flowers floating on a fluid surface.
Composition History
Wang Lu's 'Bathing' was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing an obsession with hygiene and wiping surfaces.
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