Release Date: 18 October 2019
Label: Odradek Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0850869006428
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Composer/Series: Humming
Description
'Humming' is a unique album of Suk-Jun Kim's electroacoustic compositions, inspired by his 'Humming Project', for which he has researched the social and psychological roles of humming.
This fascinating release of world-premiere recordings relates to Suk-Jun Kim's book, 'Humming', published by Bloomsbury, in which he details the 'Humming Project' and its explorations of why we hum. This may be for personal or social reasons, whether to distract or soothe ourselves or to entertain someone else; whether absent-mindedly or consciously. The compositions on this release are inspired by the many different rhythms and sonorities of humming, as well as by references to humming in literature and science.
Suk-Jun Kim's music has been widely performed and recorded. In 2009, he was invited to Berlin by DAAD for its Artists-in-Residence programme, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art at the University of Aberdeen.
Proceeds from the sale of this CD will support vital cardiac research conducted at the University of Aberdeen.
Tracklisting
St Salvator's Chapel Choir
Nuno Côrte-Real, Ensemble Darcos & Coro Ricercare
Yoichi Sugiyama
Artur Pizarro, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Julia Jones
Ensemble Plus Ultra, Schola Antiqua, La Danserye, David Martin
Francesca Federico Omurchu
Marco Fumo
Ingibjorg Azima
Trio O3
Duncan Honeybourne
Klangforum Wien, Schallfeld Ensemble, Arditti Quartet
Klangforum Wien
Perle: Piano Works
Decibel
Xenia Pestova-Bennett, Stephen Richardson, Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sian
Zoe Martlew, Ben Goldscheider, Lucy Schaufer, Huw Watkins, Mark Simpson, Alessandro Fisher, Lana Bo
