enfolding
New Focus, 2022
8/10
Scott Wollschleger’s “Outside Only Sound” starts the listen with the sounds of outside at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, where the hustle and bustle of urban life is captured amid the quivering strings and ambient percussion sounds that flow from 6 players. Bells and bowls complement the delivery, where traces of sirens, people talking, children laughing and dogs barking illustrate how NYC was able to stay artistic and creative during Covid’s darkest days.
“With eyes the color of time”, by Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, follows, and across 8 movements it emits a stirring demeanor that’s bare but impactful, where bouts of tense strings and barely audible moments of percussion make for a very unique execution.
A listen that’s rich in sonic gestures and artistic in its profound nature, the String Orchestra Of Brooklyn illuminate Lanzilotti and Wollschleger’s vision with incredible precision and depth.
Travels well with: Kimia Hesabi- Nemāno Gaona; Steven Ricks- Assemblage Chamber