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Moving, Still by Peter Askim
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fave it Contemporary | Modern Composition
7 tracks | 74 minutes
Released Sep 2007
on Peter Askim
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- sample "album only" 15:16 Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra "album only" 15:16 Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra "album only" 15:16 Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra
- sample "album only" 12:11 Moving, Still for Orchestra "album only" 12:11 Moving, Still for Orchestra "album only" 12:11 Moving, Still for Orchestra
- sample "album only" 10:41 As Glaciers Thaw... for String Orchestra "album only" 10:41 As Glaciers Thaw... for String Orchestra "album only" 10:41 As Glaciers Thaw... for String Orchestra
- sample "album only" 09:28 ...but the rain... for Shakuhachi and 21-String Koto "album only" 09:28 ...but the rain... for Shakuhachi and 21-String Koto "album only" 09:28 ...but the rain... for Shakuhachi and 21-String Koto
- sample "album only" 11:52 Eight Solitudes for Double Bass and Piano "album only" 11:52 Eight Solitudes for Double Bass and Piano "album only" 11:52 Eight Solitudes for Double Bass and Piano
- sample "album only" 06:15 Edge for Solo Double Bass "album only" 06:15 Edge for Solo Double Bass "album only" 06:15 Edge for Solo Double Bass
- sample "album only" 09:10 Meridians for Orchestra "album only" 09:10 Meridians for Orchestra "album only" 09:10 Meridians for Orchestra
Blending the rhythmic drive and power of rock and minimalism with the expressive lyricism of Neo-Romantic music and the textures of modernism, Askim's music cuts a new, emotionally-charged and personal path through the contemporary music landscape.
Bio / Background
Active as a composer, conductor and double bassist, Peter Askim is the Music Director and Composer-in-Residence of the Idyllwild Arts Academy. He has been a member of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and served on the faculty of the University of Hawaii-Manoa, where he directed the Contemporary Music Ensemble and taught bass, theory and composition. He has had commissions and performances from such groups as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Honolulu Symphony, Orchestra Asia-Japan, the International Society of Bassists, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra, the Portland Chamber Music Festival, and Serenata Santa Fe, as well as by performers such as flutist/ conductor Ransom Wilson, Metropolitan Opera soprano Lauren Flanigan and Grammy-nominated soprano Judith Kellock. His compositions are published by Liben Music Publishers, Discordia Music and the International Society of Bassists, and his music is recorded on the Gasparo and Albany labels.
As a conductor, Mr.
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