The album was recorded at Sear Sound, Studio C, in New York, a studio founded by Walter Sear, a legendary tuba player, and utilized microphones from his collection meant for recording low brass instruments.
Performer Biography
Victoria Paterson, the violinist on this album and Robert Paterson's wife, ended up in a Broadway orchestra for the revival of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, a work referenced in the 'Duo for Flute and Marimba'.
Instruments
Robert Paterson endorses DeMorrow Instruments and plays a hand-made, five-octave marimba built by Doug DeMorrow for this recording.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Robert Paterson's goal in developing the six-mallet marimba technique was to incorporate independence between mallets and prove its viability as an addition to percussionists' musical and technical arsenal.
Composer Biography
Robert Paterson, the composer and percussionist, discovered his six-mallet grip in 1990 as an undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music, initially demonstrating a passage to a girlfriend.
Compositional Technique
This album features the world's first all six-mallet marimba technique, developed by composer and percussionist Robert Paterson, which allows for new timbres, richer harmonies, and a more varied sound palette.
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