The Quebec ensemble GGRIL of eclectic instrumentation, acoustic and electronic, with an open-minded approach to developing large-scale works bringing together approaches to improvisation and contemporary composition, here presenting three works from residencies with John Butcher, Isaiah Ceccarelli and Xavier Charles recorded from 2016 through 2018.
Format: 2CDS Condition: New Released: 2018 Country: France Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at the Desjardins-Telus Room, in Rimouski, Canada, on May 1st, 2016, by Robin Servant; at the Desjardins-Telus Room, in Rimouski, Canada, on October 27th, 2018, by Val Bernatchez; recorded at Coop Paradis, in Rimouski, Canada, April 22nd, 2018, by Antoine Letourneau-Berger.
"GGRIL is a large group of improvisers from a small town in eastern Quebec who bring together a colorful and electric instrumentation, a playful and raw dive into liberated territory. GGRIL has been active since 2007 and, in addition to developing a personal repertoire, has worked with musicians of the calibre of Jean Derome, Evan Parker (Uk), Michael Ficher (Au), and Ingrid Laubrock (USA).
Facons brings together monolithic and obstinate music created during residencies with John Butcher, Isaiah Ceccarelli and Xavier Charles. "Organon" was commissioned from Isaiah Ceccarelli in 2016 and premiered in Rimouski on May 1 of the same year. It is a series of monolithic agreements. We must imagine the sound of a great organ, an orchestra of 500 viols playing in unison, a hurdy-gurdy, several bells ringing at the same time, rattles, a crackling sound, a forest fire.
"On Your Knees" was inspired by a workshop done with Xavier Charles in 2015. The piece is a listening exercise that is now part of the GGRIL's concert repertoire.
"Local Fixations: was commissioned from John Butcher and premiered with him in April 2018 in Rimouski. Interested in the contrasts of timbres and manners, this piece is the one that leaves the most room for improvisation."-Circum-Disc