Upshaw,Dawn / Kalish,Gilbert / So Percussion Caroline Shaw: Narrow Sea CD

Narrow Sea was written for So Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, and Gil Kalish in 2017. The piece combines my previous explorations of folk song with a sonic universe that includes ceramic bowls, humming, a piano played like a dulcimer by five people at once, and flower pots (which are the central focus of Taxidermy - my first piece for So Percussion, written in 2012). Gil Kalish's piano serves as a grounding force, or a familiar memory, that keeps reappearing amid the different textures introduced by So Percussion. And Dawn Upshaw's voice is a brilliant instrument that brings the words to life with warmth and directness.

1. Narrow Sea, Pt. 1 2. Narrow Sea, Pt. 2 3. Narrow Sea, Pt. 3 4. Narrow Sea, Pt. 4 5. Narrow Sea, Pt. 5 6. Taxidermy á- By So Percussion