SYNTHESIS

THe string quartet sessions

“One of the finest, most important recorded projects of 2024.”
— RAUL DA GAMA, That Canadian Mag

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  • DISC 1

    1. WHERE CAN YOU BE? (Nathan Parker Smith)

    2. A WORLD LIES WAITING (Vanessa Perica)

    PLAYGROUND FOR STRING QUARTET (Oded Lev-Ari)
    3. Copycat
    4. Ropes and Ladders

    5. MURMURATION AND ADAGIO (Jim McNeely)

    SUITE FOR CLARINET AND STRING QUARTET (Ryan Truesdell)
    6. Shadows at Dawn
    7. Branches of Night
    8. Fire and Flowers
    9. Image of Mystery

    DISC 2

    1. CHIPMUNK TIMMY’S FUNNY SUNNY DAY (Miho Hazama)

    2. VIOLET SOUL (Alan Ferber)

    3. MELT (Asuka Kakitani)

    4. PAPER CRANES (Joseph Borsellino III)

    5. HEART OF GOLD (FOR JODY) (Ryan Truesdell)

    6. TIDAL WAVE (John Clayton)

    7. TALKING FOR STRING TRIO (Bob Brookmeyer)

    8. TILTING WORLD (Christine Jensen)

    DISC 3

    STRING QUARTET #1 (Rufus Reid)
    1. Movement I
    2. Movement II
    3. Movement III

    4. DANÇA DE QUATRO (Ryan Truesdell) 

    TWO REFLECTIONS FOR STRING QUARTET (Dave Rivello) 
    5. Sorry
    6. Not Sorry

    GREY COTTAGE STRING QUARTETS (John Hollenbeck)
    7. Coming Out of the Fog
    8. Shaking Peace
    9. My Deer
    10. Healing and Gratitude
    11. Dustish (for Meredith Monk)
    12. Jazz Hands
    13. Tax Penalty Payment Approaching

    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS

     All works were commissioned by Ryan Truesdell and receive their WORLD PREMIERE through this recording, except Bob Brookmeyer’s Talking for String Trio, commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and premiered by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra on January 7, 1991 and recorded here for the first time.

  • COMPOSERS
    Joseph Borsellino III
    Bob Brookmeyer
    John Clayton
    Alan Ferber
    Miho Hazama
    John Hollenbeck
    Christine Jensen
    Asuka Kakitani
    Oded Lev-Ari
    Jim McNeely
    Vanessa Perica
    Rufus Reid
    Dave Rivello
    Nathan Parker Smith
    Ryan Truesdell

    STRINGS
    Sara Caswell (violin)
    Joyce Hammann (violin)
    Lady Jess (violin)
    Lois Martin (viola)
    Orlando Wells (viola)
    Jody Redhage Ferber (cello)
    Noah Hoffeld (cello)

    FEATURED GUESTS
    Jay Anderson (bass)
    Anat Cohen (clarinet)
    John Hollenbeck (drums, marimba, piano)

  • Produced by Ryan Truesdell

    Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber
    Assistant Engineers: Charles Mueller and Edwin Huet 
    Studio Coordination: Jessica Slaven
    Recorded at Oktaven Audio, Mt. Vernon, NY
    between April 2022 and January 2023

    Digital Editing: Ryan Streber, Edwin Huet, and Charles Mueller
    Mixing Engineer: Ryan Streber

    Mastering Engineer: Oscar Zambrano
    Mastering Assistant Engineer: Piotr Garbaczonek
    Mastering Studio: Zampol Productions, New York, NY

    Executive Producer: Ryan Truesdell

    Design: Aaron Garza
    Cover Lettering: Ryan Truesdell