Ante Lucem For Symphony Orchestra And Jazz Quintet
Iro Haarla Quintet & Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester
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Iro Haarla Quintet & Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester
Description
Ante Lucem, a powerful suite for jazz quintet and symphony orchestra by Finnish pianist/harpist/composer Iro Haarla, was premiered at the Umeå Jazz Festival in October 2012. It was recorded at the Concert Hall of NorrlandsOperan in Umeå, and the album is drawn both from the premiere concert and from sessions on the following days.
Ante Lucem is comprised of four separate yet closely linked pieces which reflect in different ways, the composer says, upon the "struggle between darkness and light".
In a review of the premiere for All about Jazz, John Kelman observed that "Haarla's writing moved from maelstrom-like turbulence to deeper melancholy … Whether it was more dramatic turns with the full orchestra or breakdowns into smaller subsets, it was an evocative and provocative performance."
Personnel: Iro Haarla (piano, harp), Hayden Powell (trumpet), Trygve Seim (soprano & tenor saxophones), Ulf Krokfors (double bass), Mika Kallio (drums & percussion), Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester, Jukka Iisakkila (conductor)
Tracklisting
Giovanni Guidi, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan & Joao Lobo
Jordina Milla & Barry Guy
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
Oded Tzur
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill Frisell
Fred Hersch
John Taylor, Norma Winstone & Kenny Wheeler
Sally Walker
Daniela Mars & Paul Smith
Kristin Lee
David Daly, Duncan Honeybourne, Ondrej Vrabec, Daniel Wiesner, Graham Walker, David Trippett
John Bailey, Ed Jones, Steve Plews, Prima Facie Ensemble, William Garrett
Danish String Quartet
Il Divo
Triphonia