Harmonious World Interview: Scatter My Ashes

Harmonious World Interview: Scatter My Ashes

Host Hilary Robertson talks with William Susman about Octet Ensemble’s album Scatter My Ashes, his background in jazz performance starting with early influences and the band’s unique instrumentation in the world of contemporary classical music. In addition they talk about how the pieces came about and the musicians in the group. Other topics include how technology has created new musical relationships and new ways to record music.

Interview on WGXC The Jazz Disturbance

Interview on WGXC The Jazz Disturbance

An interview about the album Scatter My Ashes on WGXC The Jazz Disturbance with host Cheryl K including a discussion about the label Belarca Records, Octet Ensemble, and the poetry of Sue Susman (the composer’s sister), as well as American popular music, and the harmonic and rhythmic influences from Jazz and Afro-Cuban music.

Collision Point with Piccola Accademia degli Specchi

Collision Point with Piccola Accademia degli Specchi

Belarca Records presents Collision Point a new album by American composer William Susman and Rome-based ensemble Piccola Accademia degli Specchi celebrating a 10-year collaboration. The album features music inspired by love, loss, redemption, and the writings of Allen Ginsberg, Colum McCann and Francis Bacon. Checkout the album trailer and ways to listen. Available October 11, 2019.

Vanessa Wagner's new album INLAND

Vanessa Wagner's new album INLAND

Renown French pianist Vanessa Wagner (Victoire de la Musique) releases INLAND, a mesmerizing solo piano album on the acclaimed label Inifné. She recorded a stunningly beautiful interpretation of "Quiet Rhythms no. 9" in addition to music by Moondog, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass,  Meredith Monk, Michael Nyman, Hans Otte, Nico Muhly, Gavin Bryars, Wim Mertens, and Pēteris Vasks.