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To Know No. Digital Download

$40.00

Instrumentation: Vibraphone (2), 5.0 marimba, 4.3 marimba

Duration: 9:00

Notes: Includes improvisation and optional sampled poetry


About To Know No:

This percussion quartet is based on Finkelmeier's large scale work commissioned by the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) entitled "Know No." The original score, for eight percussionists and four vocalists, was premiered at the BCA's historic Cyclorama in March 2017

 The work dissects the emotion one feels when hearing or stating "no," as an individual, minority, or society at large. The works were inspired by the gravity of the current political climate, as well as the massive, round, space of the Cyclorama, complete with a domed roof. The strange acoustics in the space resonated with the friction in our society, where one's words can be easily misinterpreted, ignored, or even silenced.  The musical layers introduced in this piece are repeated and stacked in different ways, often leaving the listener and performer in a looping state - similar to how political rhetoric can leave a society frustrated and lost. Embrace the chaos, and then help each other find your way out.

This piece features the voices of 10 collaborating poets: Jourdan Christopher, Danielle Legros Georges, Tim Hall, Krysten Hill, Fred Marchant, Lauren Miller, “Mistah" Matt Parker, and Lily Rush

Cover Art by Elisa Hamilton

Instrumentation: Vibraphone (2), 5.0 marimba, 4.3 marimba

Duration: 9:00

Notes: Includes improvisation and optional sampled poetry


About To Know No:

This percussion quartet is based on Finkelmeier's large scale work commissioned by the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) entitled "Know No." The original score, for eight percussionists and four vocalists, was premiered at the BCA's historic Cyclorama in March 2017

 The work dissects the emotion one feels when hearing or stating "no," as an individual, minority, or society at large. The works were inspired by the gravity of the current political climate, as well as the massive, round, space of the Cyclorama, complete with a domed roof. The strange acoustics in the space resonated with the friction in our society, where one's words can be easily misinterpreted, ignored, or even silenced.  The musical layers introduced in this piece are repeated and stacked in different ways, often leaving the listener and performer in a looping state - similar to how political rhetoric can leave a society frustrated and lost. Embrace the chaos, and then help each other find your way out.

This piece features the voices of 10 collaborating poets: Jourdan Christopher, Danielle Legros Georges, Tim Hall, Krysten Hill, Fred Marchant, Lauren Miller, “Mistah" Matt Parker, and Lily Rush

Cover Art by Elisa Hamilton

Listen:

To Know No.
Maria Finkelmeier, Kadence Ensemble
A Line That Terminates at the Present A Line That Terminates at the Present
A Line That Terminates at the Present
$15.00

A LINE THAT TERMINATES AT THE PRESENT is Maria Finkelmeier’s debut album as a composer. With years of experience as a performing percussionist - behind a marimba, ensemble, or orchestra - she now explores her voice up front as a creator through her work with MF Dynamics. Stemming from a background in improvisation, her work grows organically from a single theme, melodic idea, or physical setting. This album represents the variety of percussion-based music she’s created, from marimba and vibraphone quartets, to improvisations featuring electronics, and high energy, pop-inspired duos.


Track List:

  • Without Voices

  • To Know No

  • Insomnia Suite: 1:36am

  • Insomnia Suite: 3:32am

  • Insomnia Suite: 5:04am

  • A Line that Terminates at the Present

  • Come with Me

  • The Solution

The title of this album is inspired by Alan Lightman’s book Einstein’s Dreams, in which the reader is pushed to ask oneself, what is time and how do we feel it?

Tracks 1, 2: Kadence Ensemble: Maria Finkelmeier, Greg Jukes, Matt Sharrock, Drew Worden

Track 6: Tim Hall, saxophone

Tracks 7, 8: Masary Studios:  Ryan Edwards, Maria Finkelmeier, Sam Okerstrom-Lang

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by John Escobar at EscobarMusic

Tracks 3-6 recorded by Jamie Rowe

Recorded at The Record Co.

Assisted by Jamie Rowe, Nick Stevens, Kaitlyn Burke, Jonathan Padilla, Dan Shinde 

Album Art by Elisa Hamilton

Album Design by Laura Grey