The Bright and Hollow Sky (New Focus Recordings FCR 120)

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Compositions by Nathan Davis, performed by International Contemporary Ensemble

Like sweet bells jangled (2009)
Joshua Rubin - clarinet, Claire Chase - flute, Eric Lamb - piccolo, Nathan Davis - percussion
pneApnea (2007) 
Claire Chase, alto flute
The Mechanics of Escapement (2008) 
Phyllis Chen, toy piano and clock chimes
Dowser (2007) 
Joshua Rubin, bass clarinet
The Bright and Hollow Sky (2008)  
Eric Lamb - flutes and piccolo, Joshua Rubin - clarinets, Peter Evans - trumpets, Dan Lippel - guitar, Adam Sliwinski - percussion, Douglas Perkins - conductor

This cycle of beautiful new works for solo instruments and small combinations transforms space into an architecture of color, texture, rhythm and breath. Using microphones as microscopes, together with live processing, these works elucidate the characters of instruments and the fragile athleticism of playing them.

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TimeOut NY // The Bright and Hollow Sky // The Best Classical Albums of 2011

“Nathan Davis, The Bright and Hollow Sky (New Focus) - Long a tremendous asset to the International Contemporary Ensemble as both a brilliant percussionist and a resourceful composer, Nathan Davis finally documented five of his sonically beguiling works, with predictably rich results.”
-Steve Smith, TimeOutNY

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Downtown Music Gallery // The Bright and Hollow Sky

“There is compelling air of mystery the links all these pieces here together. With a little time and reflection, the mystery will be revealed."
- Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

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New York Times // The Bright and Hollow Sky

“A melancholy, beautiful choralelike middle section teetered between dissonance and consonance. It gradually increased in intensity, becoming an uplifting and harmonically intriguing explosion of activity.”
-Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times

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