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A Second Compilation of Works from the Members of the CECPrésence II is an appropriate title for the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC)/Productions Electro Productions (PeP) latest two compact disc set of electroacoustic compositions.Twenty-eight composers, from seven countries, have participated in this double CD project, bringing to the international audience a compilation with a diversity of electroacoustic works not usually found in single-artist projects.Thomas Baker, piano and Kye Marshall, cello recorded live November 1996, at Trinity United Church, Uxbridge, Ontario.The selections on this recording offer a taste of some of the colourful and stylistically diverse types of music that embody the spirit of exploration and eclecticism shared by the opening and closing decades.Vivianne Cardinal assembled a group of renowned musicians whose improvising and accompanying prowess can't be disputed. Saxophonist Phil Dwyer, trumpeter Steve McDade, drummer Billy Drummond, pianist Brian Buchanan and bassist Jim Vivian each contribute with precision and creativity.Spirit Reel is a set of variations on an original reel of the same title.Inspired by a year-long sojourn in Spain and Europe, Danielle Cumming features works by composers who, like her, spent time in other cultures and came away with their own musical impressions, or postcards.
The Transfigurations
for guitar
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