A Western by Michael Gordon & Theatre of Voices
A Western is an extended musing inspired by the legendary 1950s film High Noon, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. It’s about the Wild West, the way of the gun, classic American TV fantasies, and of course the good guys versus the bad guys.
Recorded in Denmark by Theatre of Voices and conducted by Paul Hillier, A Western will be released on CD as part of a split album with Caroline Shaw's How to fold the wind, recorded by Ars Nova Copenhagen and also conducted by Paul Hillier.
Tracklist
Credits
released February 14, 2025
A Western was commissioned by Casa Da Musica and Theatre of Voices.
Recorded and produced by Preben Iwan
Recorded 24-25th June 2020 in Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen
Theatre of Voices
Sopranos: Else Torp, Kate Macoboy
Alto: Laura Lamph
Tenors: Paul Bentley-Angell, Jakob Skjoldborg
Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
A Western was commissioned by Casa Da Musica and Theatre of Voices.
Recorded and produced by Preben Iwan
Recorded 24-25th June 2020 in Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen
Theatre of Voices
Sopranos: Else Torp, Kate Macoboy
Alto: Laura Lamph
Tenors: Paul Bentley-Angell, Jakob Skjoldborg
Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
License
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Michael Gordon's music merges subtle rhythmic invention with incredible power embodying, in the words of The New Yorker's Alex Ross, "the fury of punk rock, the nervous brilliance of free jazz and the intransigence of classical modernism."