Ludovic Morlot And The Seattle Symphony Release Two Defining Recordings Of Works By American Composers

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony release two distinctive recordings in the new year featuring works by two maverick composers of American music: Charles Ives and kinetic sculptor and sound artist Trimpin. On January 8, the Orchestra releases an all-Ives recording that features the live performance of Symphony No. 4 and studio recordings of Central Park in the Dark, The Unanswered Question and Symphony No. 3. This is a continuation of the Orchestra's survey of nearly all of Charles Ives' symphonic works in concert and on its in-house recording label, Seattle Symphony Media, which released Charles Ives' Symphony No. 2 on an all-American disc last year.

Also on January 8, the label will launch a digital only release of the live performance and world premiere of site-specific installation and composition Above, Below, and In Between by Seattle based sound sculptor Trimpin. The piece was commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and premiered on its late-night [untitled] series on May 1, 2015, with Ludovic Morlot conducting sound sculptures and live musicians with the aid of a Microsoft Kinect. The digital release coincides with the exhibition Hear We Are at Winston Wächter Fine Arts Seattle (on view January 21 through March 9, 2016), which is inspired by the Seattle Symphony commission and consists of various visitor activated listening and performance stations along with exhibition of sound sculptures.