States of Play: Solos & Duos by John McDonald and Robert Carl
11/18/2022, 10 Tracks, 1:06:20
Featuring
John McDonald
Robert Black
Scott Woolweaver
Robert Carl
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Composer Biography
Robert Carl, one of the composers, has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Composition History
The album includes a new phase of collaboration between Robert Carl and John McDonald centered on Carl's 2016 piano solo "What's Underfoot" and "A Gift...and an Invitation."
Performer Biography
Robert Black, the double bassist on this album, is a founding and current member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Performer Biography
John McDonald, who plays all keyboard parts on this album, is a composer who tries to play the piano and a pianist who tries to compose.
Performer Biography
Scott Woolweaver, the violist, plays a Johan Georg Thir viola made in Vienna in 1737.
Recording & Production
The album features recordings made at three different locations: Berkman Auditorium/Hartt Recording Studio, Riverview Productions, and Distler Hall at Tufts University.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "States of Play," represents a rediscovery-by-excavating, primarily through Robert Carl's music written between 1987 and 2018.
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