Aura Shadows by michaelatkinsonmusic

Michael P. Atkinson, Horns

Recorded in January 2015 at Bone Hollow Studios, Accord, NY.
Engineered and Mastered by Dave Nelson.

Program notes by the composers:

Nasty Fucker - mvm 2 - “Antiphonal"
"Nasty Fucker was written in 2007 for flutes and electronics and was recorded by Claire Chase. It has since been adapted for clarinet by Joshua Rubin, and I am extremely thrilled and impressed by the horn version of the piece by Michael P. Atkinson.
Nasty Fucker is a three movement piece. The second movement (“Antiphonal”) uses octave transposition and reverb to add bass, space, and darkness to a mid-range part along with a sense of call and response. The bass effect would be the choir in that case and the clean instrument the solo singer. Conceptually, the movement is about what’s below and the vastness of distance and perspective.
When flutist Rachel Lumsden asked me to write this piece for her, I said that I would do it as long as I don’t have to name it something frilly like 'Beloved Blossoms of Yore' or some profound line in pseudo Latin. She barked back: 'You can call it Nasty Fucker if you want.' And so I did."
-Mikael Karlsson

Duets No. 1 and No. 5
"I was inspired by the Gunther Schuller Duets for Unaccompanied Horns to add more contemporary techniques and characters to the repertoire. No. 1 was written in 2006, and is a short story told through 6 vignettes. As a tribute, I quote themes from the first two movements of Sir Michael Tippett's wonderful Sonata for Four Horns. Written in 2009, No. 5 has a more conventional treatment of horn sound, exploring a wide range through an intense series of escalating counterpoint."
-Michael P. Atkinson

Contains tracks

• Duet No. 1 - Michael P. Atkinson by michaelatkinsonmusic
• Nasty F*cker - mvm 2 - "Antiphonal" - Mikael Karlsson by michaelatkinsonmusic
• Duet No. 5 - Michael P. Atkinson by michaelatkinsonmusic