Canto Oerknal Ensemble

• Lewis Nielson (b. 1950):
• 1 Nielson: Cilice: I. Maceratio I 03:26
• 2 Nielson: Cilice: II. Poenitentia I 05:38
• 3 Nielson: Cilice: III. Peccata I 02:30
• 4 Nielson: Cilice: IV. Poenitentia II 05:02
• 5 Nielson: Cilice: V. Peccata II 02:09
• 6 Nielson: Cilice: VI. Poenitentia III 04:33
• 7 Nielson: Cilice: VII. Peccata III 04:02
• 8 Nielson: Cilice: VIII. Poenitentia IV 04:46
• 9 Nielson: Cilice: IX. Maceratio II 03:03
• 10 Nielson: Crisis of Conscience 13:07
• 11 Nielson: You Choose 08:57
• Total Runtime 57:13

Info for Canto

Oerknal Ensemble (The Netherlands) is happy to present Canto, their second album to be released on 7 Mountain Records.

This album features music by the iconoclastic American composer Lewis Nielson. Canto is an immersive and scintillating listening experience for aficionados and amateurs alike. Throughout all the works presented on this album, Nielson asks the ensemble members to sing, often while playing their instruments. The effect is pure magic, creating layered musical textures and shimmering harmonies. Performed and recorded with the utmost sincerity and care, Canto is a resonant and moving musical portrait of one of the most unique living composers.

Oerknal Ensemble

Oerknal
is a collective of international musicians based in The Netherlands united by a passion for new creative experiences and the belief that music should be presented in an intense, visceral manner.

We engage in cross-disciplinary collaborations, looking for new and unique artistic overlaps. We eschew traditional concert hall etiquette and perform in non-traditional venues (galleries, jazz clubs, reclaimed spaces), experimenting with new models of concert presentation. Most importantly, we are committed to new music. Music with a modern sense and a contemporary sensibility that belongs to, is a product of, and was written for no other time than the present.

We find any barrier between performer (us) and audience (you) uninteresting and unsustainable. We hope to break down barriers and present music in a way that makes you more involved in the process. We want to connect with you directly and openly, creating an intimate, informal environment optimal for intense musical experiences.

We view each performance as an experiment, an attempt to discover something new, something exciting, something meaningful - discovery for discovery’s sake, for the thrill of immediate, unabashed experience. We promise thought-provoking, engaging experiences; artistic happenings of the highest level.

This album contains no booklet.