Apollo Chamber Players - With Malice Toward None (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Anchored in an optimistic synthesis of classical, folk, rock and electronic music, With Malice Toward None elevates the idea of what it means to be human in the 21st century. Pamela Z artfully deconstructs her folk rock heroes while paying homage to youthful nostalgia and childhood songcraft, while Christopher Theofanidis and Mark Wingate partner to craft a jaggedly ethereal adaptation of poet Samuel Beckett's haunting final masterpiece. Eve Beglarian's epic Armenian fantasia (We Will Sing One Song) taps into the elemental desire to connect - it's yearning, duduk-inspired glissandi and enchanting melismas diverge and reunite as they crisscross digital soundscapes; virtuosic percussion improvisations lead to a place of sonic enlightenment. With tradition beckoning, newly arranged Armenian folk songs find their voice, over a century removed from ethnomusicological discovery. The album's titular track personifies the life of it's creator, weaving storytelling and social contradictions with Enlightenment calls to action and good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll. Communing with artists across the globe, Apollo Chamber Players expands it's bold take on our collective contemporary experience, innovating beyond the boundaries of time, place and pandemic.

Tracklist:
01. Williams: With Malice Toward None
02. Z: The Unraveling: I. Joni
03. Z: The Unraveling: II. Lord I'm One
04. Z: The Unraveling: III. Travis
05. Z: The Unraveling: IV. Microbus
06. Z: What Is the Word?: What Is the Word
07. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: I. Extroverted
08. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: II. Edgy
09. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: III. Mercurial
10. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: IV. Noble
11. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: V. Very Fast
12. Theofanidis, Wingate: What Is the Word?: VI. Euphoric
13. Vardapet: Themes of Armenian Folksongs (Arr. S. Aslamazyan & M. Detrick for String Quartet): Festive Song
14. Vardapet: Themes of Armenian Folksongs (Arr. S. Aslamazyan & M. Detrick for String Quartet): The Crane
15. Vardapet: Themes of Armenian Folksongs (Arr. S. Aslamazyan & M. Detrick for String Quartet): Echmiadzin Dance
16. Beglarian: We Will Sing One Song


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