by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Judd Greenstein – We Shall Be Turned (2006)Written for Setup #1 A video about We Shall Be Turned: “Turn us to you, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.” This, the beautiful, penultimate line of the Lamentations of Jeremiah,...
by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Nico Muhly – It’s About Time (2004)A video about It’s About Time:It’s About Time was written for Sam Solomon, one of my oldest collaborators. Some of the first music I wrote, I wrote for Sam, so when he asked me to write a solo for him in 2004, I...
by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Michael Early – raingutter (2007) A video about raingutter: The initial image for this piece came from being stuck indoors while the rain was coming down in buckets outside, pounding along the aluminum gutters. It dissolves into a series of daydreams –...
by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Marcos Balter – Descarga (2006)A video about Descarga: My fascination with percussion is directly related to my Brazilian heritage. I remember being mesmerized as a young child watching the enormous percussion ensembles (sometimes over one hundred...
by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Donald Martino – Soliloquy (2004)Live performance, Boston University, April 2011Donald Martino is well known as a 12-tone composer, but he also had firm footing in the world of Jazz, as is evidenced by many Jazz-influenced compositions throughout his...
by Samuel Z Solomon | Nov 9, 2014 | Recording - Solo, Recordings
Paola Prestini – Body MapsReleased on Tsadik, 2008Body Maps features the world premiere recording of Night Song for solo marimba – written for Sam Solomon in 1999Listen to clips and purchase from Purchase from Tsadik hereLearn more about Paola...
