Discography
by Unheard-of//Ensemble
This limited release album highlights workshop recordings and session reads from Unheard-of//Ensemble's Collaborative Composition Initiative. All works were recorded and mixed by ourselves and our participants. Each work was written and developed for Unheard-of//Ensemble in collaboration with CCI composition faculty Nirmali Fenn, Reiko Füting, and Christopher Stark..
by Sprig of That
Over a year and a half in the making, Sprig of That’s newest release, Eight Threads, features eight original compositions for the group, each written by a different Twin Cities-based music-maker. From big band composers to singer-songwriters, traditional notation to improvisation, each piece refracts a different musical voice through Sprig’s interpretational lens.
The pieces on Eight Threads push the trio into exciting new territory: backing up singers, improvising chaotically, manipulating modular synthesizers, and so much more — violinist Isabel Dammann even sings a track in Turkish. But beyond the compositional inspiration and great new music, the project forged real relationships. As always for Sprig, it’s about the people.
