Electroacoustic Music – In Memoriam: David Wessel

Artists: Vicky Chow, Min Xiao-Fen, Lin Zhantao, Jennifer Hymer, Gamin Kang, Orlando Cela, Bill Lowe, Amy Advocat, Patrick Owen, Hu Jianbing, Demetrius Spaneas

Release Date: April 1, 2018

Label: Albany Records TROY1710

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“The music is sometimes whimsical and sometimes stark, and always interesting”
     — Rick Anderson, “Pick of the Month: Classical,” CD Hotlist (May 7, 2018)

“A dense and strident web”
     — Michael Schell, “Best of 2018 CD Review: Electronic music,” Sequenza 21 (December 31, 2018)

Pop Concerto

Artists: Patrick de Ritis, Duo X88 (Vicky Chow and Saskia Lankhoorn), Eliot Fisk

Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)

Conductor: Gil Rose

Release Date: January 24, 2017

Label: BMOP/sound 1051

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“What is heard on this delightful new SACD is highly enjoyable, a natural and effective combination of regular instruments and electronic sounds… This is a major issue of American music.”
     — Robert E. Benson, Classical CD Review (April 2017)

“A fascinating collection of 21st Century music… the orchestration is wildly inventive.”
     — Kenneth Keaton, American Record Guide (November/December 2017)

Devolution

Artists: DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid

Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)

Conductor: Gil Rose

Release Date: April 30, 2012

Label: BMOP/sound 1022

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“The three works on this enterprising release showcase a genuinely American composer, Anthony Paul De Ritis… whose music lies rooted in its determination to meld science with humanity. De Ritis draws on the resources of his acoustic-electronic laboratory and applies them with a healthy enthusiasm for engaging tunes and harmonies, lively beat and a love of Technicolor.”
     — Laurence Vittes, Gramophone (October 1, 2012)

“The mixture of influences, references and textures is both blindingly apparent and blindingly gorgeous.”
      — Olivia Giovetti, WQXR (June 11, 2012)