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Both (2023) by Shelley Washington

Track List

I. Travel

II. Teeny Tiny Little Things

III. Where to Next

IV. 11:30p.m.-4:30a.m.

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Notes

Shelley Washington makes her BMOP/sound debut with Both, an exploration of the multitudes contained within the composer. By examining the dualities in her life and the tension created by them, Washington is able to cultivate unique and exciting textures. As these develop across the four movements a constant sense of reflection and recollection stokes nostalgia, finally giving way to unbridled optimism.

Both (2023)

Shelley Washington

I. Travel

II. Teeny Tiny Little Things

III. Where to Next

IV. 11:30p.m.-4:30a.m.

Published by Shelley Washington

Recorded October 7th, 2023 at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

Personnel

FLUTE
Ashley Addington
Allison Parramore (piccolo)

OBOE
Laura Pardee
Mary Cicconetti

CLARINET
Jan Halloran
Rane Moore

BASSOON
Adrian Morejon
Jensen Ling

HORN
Neil Godwin
Alyssa Daly

TRUMPET
Dana Oakes
Andrew Sorg

TROMBONE
Michael Tybursky
Alex Knutrud

TUBA
Ben Vasko

TIMPANI
Craig McNutt

PERCUSSION
Robert Schulz

PIANO
Yoko Hagino

VIOLIN I
Gabriela Diaz
Megumi Stohs
Amy Sims
Piotr Buczek
Susan Jensen
Benjamin Carson
Tudor Dornescu
Sean Larkin

VIOLIN II
Colleen Brannen
Lilit Hartunian
Paola Caballero
Yumi Okada
Nicole Parks
Betsy Hinkle
Kay Rooney
David Rubin

VIOLA
Noriko Futagami
Alexander Vavilov
Ashleigh Gordon
Emily Rideout
Emily Rome
Eve Boltax

CELLO
David Russell
Nicole Cariglia
Jing Li
Nicholas Johnson

BASS
Michael Hartery
Julianne Russell

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