fragmentations, prayers and interjections (2014)

Track Listing:  

1. Orchestra Variations  5:20 
2. Contes De Fées  12:30 
3. Kol Nidre  8:14 
4. Suppôts Et Suppliciations  20:13

Personnel:  

Tom Chiu: Violin 
Jennifer Choi: Violin 
Olivia De Prato: Violin 
Erik Friedlander: Cello 
Joyce Hammann: Violin 
William Winant: Percussion 
Kathryn Andersen: Violin 
Sam Armstrong: Trombone 
Doug Balliett: Bass 
Brad Balliett: Bassoon, Contra Bassoon 
Scott Bartucca: Oboe, English Horn 
Steven Beck: Piano, Harpsichord, Celeste, Organ 
Nathan Botts: Trumpet 
Meghan Burke: Cello 
Jay Campbell: Cello 
Erik Carlson: Violin 
Jon Carroll: Horns 
Claire Chase: Piccolo, Flute, Alto And Bass Flute 
Caroline Chin: Violin 
Barry Crawford: Piccolo, Flute, Alto And Bass Flute 
Owen Dalby: Violin 
Elizabeth Derham: Violin 
Rachel Drehmann: Horns 
Wayne Dumaine: Trumpet 
Brian Ellingsen: Bass 
Peter Evans: Trumpet 
Felix Fan: Cello 
Kenn Finn: Trombone 
Gareth Flowers: Trumpet 
Gillian Gallagher: Viola 
Emilie-Anne Gendron: Violin 
Matthew Gold: Percussion 
Stephanie Griffin: Viola 
Christopher Gross: Cello 
William Hakim: Viola 
Ken Hamao: Violin 
Conrad Harris: Violin 
Rebekah Heller: Bassoon, Contra Bassoon 
Jen Herman: Viola 
Zachary Hobin: Bass 
Nicole Jeong: Violin 
Bridget Kibbey: Harp 
Pauline Kim: Violin 
Sooyun Kim: Piccolo, Flute, Alto And Bass Flute 
William Knuth: Violin 
Adda Kridler: Violin 
Yon Joo Lee: Violin 
Alicia Lee: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
Alex Lipowski: Percussion 
Victor Lowrie: Viola 
Clara Lyon: Violin 
Campbell MacDonald: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
Kevin McFarland: Cello 
Carol McGonnell: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
Joshua Modney: Violin 
Arthur Moeller: Violin 
Rane Moore: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
Adrian Morejon: Bassoon, Contra Bassoon 
Dave Nelson: Trombone 
Ah Ling Neu: Viola 
Michael Nicolas: Cello 
Esther Noh: Violin 
Christopher Otto: Violin 
Tara Helen O’connor: Piccolo, Flute, Alto And Bass Flute 
Jocelin Pan: Viola 
Dan Peck: Tuba 
David Peel: Horns 
Natalie Pilla: Bassoon, Contra Bassoon 
Jeffrey Reinhardt: Oboe, English Horn 
Yuki Numata Resnick: Violin 
John Pickford Richards: Viola 
Mariel Roberts: Cello 
Christa Robinson: Oboe, English Horn 
Andrew Roitstein: Bass 
Joshua Rubin: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 
Kris Saebo: Bass 
Arthur Sato: Oboe, English Horn 
Kate Sheeran: Horns 
Fred Sherry: Cello 
Brendan Speltz: Violin 
Denise Stillwell: Viola 
Ari Streisfeld: Violin 
Dave Taylor: Bass Trombone 
Michael Truesdell: Percussion 
David Wallace: Viola 
Asmira Woodward-Page: Violin 
Jeffrey Zeigler: Cello 
Randall Zigler: Bass

Production:  

All music composed by John Zorn  
Conductor - David Fulmer 
Produced by John Zorn 
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama  
Recorded September 25, 2013 by Silas Brown at Miller Theatre, NYC  
Assistants - Dan Cohn, Jeremy Kinney, Joe Leising, Roberto Sanchez, Trevor Fedele, Patrick Hyland
Edited and Mixed January 2014 by Silas Brown at Legacy Sound
Cover Art by John Zorn 
Design - Chippy Heung Heung Chin  
 
  

TZADIK Blurb  

Four of Zorn’s compositions for large ensembles performed by Arcana, a special hand-picked orchestra of New York virtuosos under the baton of Maestro David Fulmer. Including “Orchestra Variations,” the monumental masterwork “Suppots et Suppliciations,” a definitive performance of Zorn’s violin concerto “Contes de Fées” brilliantly performed by Chris Otto, and the lush string orchestra version of Zorn’s soulful “Kol Nidre” this is dramatic and colorful orchestral music passionately performed by 83 dedicated new music masters—a special release indeed!

Series:  Archival Series  

Catalogue Number:  TZ8315

Release Date:  March 2014