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The Squid's Ear Magazine

Valencia, Maria

Compendio de Alofonias Abisales

Valencia, Maria: Compendio de Alofonias Abisales (Relative Pitch)

Part of Relative Pitch's extraordinary solo series, fascinatingly creative improviser from Bogota, Colombia, multi-reedist Maria Valencia, was inspired by old naturalist manuals, imagining these 16 succinct improvisations where each piece reveals moments of nature in locations between the town of Sutatausa (Colombia) and the mountains of Banff (Canada).
 

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Maria Valencia-alto sax, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, toy piano, cymbal, percussion

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UPC: 5904224871963

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPRSS024
Squidco Product Code: 33978

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2023
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Valentine Studio, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, in Banff, Canada, in July 2022, by Maria Valencia.
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"Saxophonist, clarinetist, improviser and composer from Bogota, Colombia.

Performer in: Meridian Brothers, MULA, Tortuga Alada, VienTox, Hurakán Orkan, Asdrubal, La Resbalosa, Mirlitorrinco, Trío Lesión and Curruncho, among others.

Artist in residence at Périscope (2020) & Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (2022)."

-Maria Valencia Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mange_maria_valencia/)
12/15/2025

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