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Fell (2016) - Enno Poppe (b. 1969)
Bass drum & Dry from "dust" (2017/18) - Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967)
Your Trash (2016) - Igor C Silva (b.1989)
"'Fell,' the German word for 'skin,' was commissioned in 2016 by the Cologne-based Ensemble Musikfabrik and written for percussionist Dirk Rothbrust. Although it may seem to be just a drumset solo, it places a large emphasis on the wide variety of choices players have in picking their own unique instruments to perform the piece. Throughout, Poppe explores micro rhythmic diminution and augmentation in place of his frequent use of microtones when writing for other instruments." -Reed Puleo
"dust is a solo for two, each their own.An homage to Christian Dierstein and Dirk Rothbrust for the (many) wonderful sound sessions over the years.Each performer creates their own version, defined by their own instruments and the chosen juxtaposition of up to eight separately composed modules.
The fallible physical body behind the sound, feeling the weight of sound, exploring the essence of a timbre, seeking the grit and the noise within.Surface, weight and touch are the essence of musical performance: the weight of a heavy beater resounding on the drum skin; the bow drawing the sound out of silence; the differentiation of touch pressing the brushes into the drum skin; the expansion of the muscles between the shoulder blades; the player's in-breath preceding the played tone..." -RS, Berlin 1st April 2018
"This is an ironic joke about all the dirty trash that we all have in our computers, smartphones, and social networks, and how this is making us dumb every day." -Igor C Silva
American percussionist Reed Puleo dedicates himself to performing contemporary classics and helping write the music of our time.
Reed has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, impuls Graz, Grafenegg Festival, TROMP Percussion Competition, Darmstadt Summer Course, Lucerne Festival, Bang on a Can Summer Festival, Celebrity Series of Boston, National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY), Muziekgebouw aan‘t IJ (Amsterdam), the Wiener Konzerthaus (Vienna), and is the current percussionist of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. He has worked with conductors including George Benjamin, Brad Lubman, Vimbayi Kaziboni, and collaborated with composers such as Helmut Lachenmann, Rebecca Saunders, Michael Gordon, Katherine Young, Beat Furrer, Nico Muhly, and Augusta Read Thomas. Other performances include those in Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tanglewood, and recently as an extra with the Colorado Symphony.
Reed earned his MM at the University of Michigan, and his BM from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He studied for one year at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and was a Fulbright Scholar to Graz, Austria where he worked with Klangforum Wien.
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