Written in collaboration with the writer Ella Salome, Resonance deals with the idea of perspective; the different ways our minds react to stimuli. The initial seed of inspiration was the idea that no situation will ever have the same emotional impact on two different people.
Resonance is a glimpse into two minds seeking to comprehend what could almost be considered a religious experience. The desolate environment in which the piece is set is interpreted differently by each character, resulting in a set of conflicting emotions regarding the entire experience.
Composer Bio: Owen Salome (b.1990)
Website:
www.learnwithowen.com
In 2007 Owen Salome won the secondary-school category of the Sibelius Young Composers Awards for his chamber piece ‘Deep Fish’, which was subsequently premiered by renowned Sydney modern-music group Ensemble Offspring. In 2009 Owen was the president of the Sydney Eclectic Composers Society, a student-run society of the University of Sydney that champions the performance of new works composed by students.
Owen is also involved in a number of musical projects as a flautist, including the Sydney bands My Sauce Good and Doc Jones and the Lechery Orchestra. Owen is currently working with director Mathieu Cadart on a group-devised performance piece, ‘Land, Landing, Landed’, which was premiered as a part of the 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival in September.
from
Kammerklang: Alpha,
released January 29, 2013
Composer: Owen Salome
Lyricist: Ella Salome
Solo Soprano: Alison Morgan
Solo Mezzo Soprano: Jenny Duck-Chong
Sound Engineer: Jayson McBride
Conductor: Sadaharu Muramatsu
Recorded for Kammerklang Vox
KAMMERKLANG CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (2009-2010):
Flutes: Shaun Barlow, Owen Salome
Oboes: Toby Thatcher, Matt Bubb
Clarinets: Toby Armstrong, Peter Smith
Saxophones: Nathan Henshaw, Paul Zaborac
Bassoons: Jakab Kaufmann, Cameron Burnes
Horns: Seb Dunn, Kartini Suharto-Martin, Cindy Sims
Percussion: Daniel Luscombe, Morgan Merrell
Piano: Jacob Abela, Jack Symonds, Vatche Jambazian
Keyboard: Amy Bastow
Harp: Genevieve Lang, Verna Lee, Claire McDonogh, Maryanne Tucker
Violins: Justin Leong, Colin Tripolone, Carol Tang, Adam Wasiel, Davide Quincey, Ben Adler, Victor Wu, Liz Stanton, Klara Morrison, Michelle Blewett, Ting Lee
Violas: Tara Hashambhoy, John Faye, Luke Spicer, Dominic Meagher, James Wannan
Cellos: Julienne Guerbois, Emma Trevena, Anthony Albrecht, Lucy Price
Double Basses: James Menzies, Steven Adler, Elsen Price, Brigitte Wirfler, Brian Sim