Dawn Upshaw - Caroline Shaw: Narrow Sea (CD)

Narrow Sea was written for So Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, and Gil Kalish in 2017. The piece combines my previous explorations of folk song with a sonic universe that includes ceramic bowls, humming, a piano played like a dulcimer by five people at once, and flower pots (which are the central focus of Taxidermy - my first piece for So Percussion, written in 2012). Gil Kalish's piano serves as a grounding force, or a familiar memory, that keeps reappearing amid the different textures introduced by So Percussion. And Dawn Upshaw's voice is a brilliant instrument that brings the words to life with warmth and directness.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Narrow Sea, Pt. 1
2. Narrow Sea, Pt. 2
3. Narrow Sea, Pt. 3
4. Narrow Sea, Pt. 4
5. Narrow Sea, Pt. 5
6. Taxidermy  - By So Percussion