In Concert & In Residence

Sarah Davachi

November 18, 2022

Experimental / Drone / Modern Classical

A supplement to 'Two Sisters', 'In Concert & In Residence' offers a series of live chamber ensemble recordings as well as several instrumentals collected while in residence at the National Music Centre. Featuring commissioned long-form works 'In The Grand Luxe Hall' (2016) and 'Stile Vuoto' (2018), variations and unreleased live recordings of the 'Harmonies' series for organ, and solo performances with electronic instruments such as the Hammond B3 and Hammond Novachord. Limited edition release, two-disc CD set. All tracks composed by Sarah Davachi In The Grand Luxe Hall (2016) for amplified cello and sine tones commissioned by Western Front New Music recorded 4 November 2016 at Western Front (Vancouver, BC, Canada) performed by Sarah Davachi (EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer) with Marina Hasselberg (cello) and Richard Smith (EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer) Stile Vuoto (2018) for pipe organ and string trio commissioned by Organ Reframed recorded 3 May 2021 at Chapelle du Séminaire (Québec, QC, Canada) as part of 'Printemps de la Musique' performed by E27 Musiques Nouvelles (Christine Lavallière, violin; Pascale Rivard, viola; Marie-Loup Cottinet, cello) and Concours d'Orgue du Québec (Jocelyn Lafond, organ) recorded and mixed by Mathieu Grégoire courtesy of Artéfact Urbain (executive producer) and Culture Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière Appalaches ('Printemps de la Musique' producer) Harmonies in Grey (2021) for solo organ recorded 11 May 2022 at Emmaus Kirche (Berlin, Germany) performed by Sarah Davachi Harmonies in Green (2021) for solo organ recorded 28 May 2022 at Pacific Spirit United Church (Vancouver, BC, Canada) performed by Sarah Davachi courtesy of Vancouver New Music Lower Visions (2021) in residence at the National Music Centre I. Hammond Novachord II. Hammond B3 III. Gerrit Klop chamber organ + EML Electrocomp 101 synthesizer IV. E-Mu modular synthesizer recorded 19-25 July 2021 at the National Music Centre (Calgary, AB, Canada) performed by Sarah Davachi