Two exuberant, beautiful solo piano pieces: the three-movement "Three Dawns," based on poems by Jean-Joseph RabÃ©arivelo, and the nine-movement "Bush Radio Calling," written for the music-theater work "Just Them Walking," by New Zealand's avant-garde theater company Red Mole. Both works are elegantly and spiritedly performed by Ron Squibbs. Peter Garland is a composer, world traveler, musicologist, and writer whose music-often cited as an example of "radical consonance"-is always informed by his well-traveled ear and strong sense of personal vision. He studied music composition with Harold Budd and James Tenney and maintained long friendships with Lou Harrison, Conlon Nancarrow, Paul Bowles, and Dane Rudhyar. Cold Blue Music has released seven recordings of his work, including "Moon Viewing Music," "String Quartets," and "After the Wars." Pianist Ron Squibbs is a music theory professor (UConn) and a specialist in the music of Iannis Xenakis. His previous recordings include albums of solo piano music by Dane Rudhyar and Joji Yuasa.

Tracklist:

Three Dawns~Movement 1
Three Dawns~Movement 2
Three Dawns~Movement 3
Bush Radio Calling~
Ringatu (Variations on a Chord by Dane Rudhyar)
Bush Radio Calling~
Visions of El NiÃ±o Doctor
Bush Radio Calling~
Visions of El NiÃ±o Cieguito
Bush Radio Calling~
La Princesa (Wanganui Waltz)
Bush Radio Calling~
The Bellbird's Song
Bush Radio Calling~
Hiruharama
Bush Radio Calling~
Mrs. Shadrock (Princesa Reprise)
Bush Radio Calling~
The Wedding (The Bride Shoots the Bachelor, Even)
Bush Radio Calling~
Bush Radio Calling / The Bridge to Nowhere (Coda)

UPC: 800413005926
Label: Cold Blue Label
Release Date: 5.28.21
Format: CD

Garland / Squibbs - Three Dawns & Bush Radio (CD)