Sebastian Currier is a New York-based composer who officially subscribes to neither the "uptown" nor "downtown" aesthetic, though if pressed one might perceive his work as being more "uptown" than "down." Currier has held teaching posts at the Juilliard School and Columbia University, and his piece Static (2003) earned him the 2007 Grawemeyer Award offered annually by the music department of the University of Louisville. Static was written on commission by Music from Copland House, the expert chamber ensemble heard here, ...
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Sebastian Currier is a New York-based composer who officially subscribes to neither the "uptown" nor "downtown" aesthetic, though if pressed one might perceive his work as being more "uptown" than "down." Currier has held teaching posts at the Juilliard School and Columbia University, and his piece Static (2003) earned him the 2007 Grawemeyer Award offered annually by the music department of the University of Louisville. Static was written on commission by Music from Copland House, the expert chamber ensemble heard here, based out of Copland House in Cortlandt Manor, NY. In On the Verge, Koch's disc of Currier, Music from Copland House plays Currier's music like it means it. Though only one of the four works here was composed with this group in mind, it performs as if the three pieces on which it is heard were written to the musicians' strengths and specifications.Verge (1997) was written for the Verdehr Trio, which gave it its first recording. Taking a hint from the performance direction of "Almost...
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