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New Impro Album out now, microtonal and not microtonal
jazzhalo.bandcamp.com/album/echoes
Close-up of the new quarter-tone valve/slide/mechanism of the Donald Bousted Double Bell trumpet
I collaborated with Michael Clarke on two works- 'Prism' (1998) and 'Cascade'(1999)- both with live processing. . Both pieces are on my Soundcloud now:
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I collaborated with Michael Clarke on two works- 'Prism' (1998) and 'Cascade'(1999)- both with live processing. . Both pieces are on my Soundcloud now:
soundcloud.com/stephen-c-al...
Donald Bousted Edition is now on Bluesky
bsky.app/profile/micr...
Today I had the first experimentation session on the Donald Bousted double bell quarter-tone trumpet with Maximiliano Soto Mayorga. He will be composing for it with live electronics😃
Before I embarked on the microtonal route, I played programmes of pieces for with electronics. One of my first collaborations was with a Professor from Huddersfield Uni, Michael Clarke. There were two pieces- 'Prism' and 'Cascade'. The old studio recordings now here:
soundcloud.com/stephen-c-al...
Microtonal Projects has joined Bluesky, please follow here:
@microtonalprojects.bsky.social
Finally able to bring the 'Donald Bousted Double Bell Quarter-tone C trumpet' home after it returned from being lacquered!
New Soundcloud page for Donald Bousted's pieces soundcloud.com/donald-boust...
the quarter-tone valve, slide and finger mechanism is now finished on the double bell 'Bousted' trumpet. It is now off to be laquered!
There was the idea that you would write a final movement to Local E that was a kind of Musique de Table if memory serves??
the double bell trumpet is not in 19-div, only in 24-div. It's not yet fully finished- I have to go and test the qt valve/slide next week, then it will be sent to the laquerers after that.
wait a minute, James Gardner liked the post- now I think he wrote for bucket mute: was it you Jim?
I cannot remember who wrote for bucket mute at some point, but I wasn't asked since for a bucket mute, but buying a bucket mute is cheaper than buying an instrument...if I dream about an Eb (Soprano) Cornet then I have to buy one- there's a great precedent!!
During being in bed for almost a week, with no note being played on any instrument, I start buying things like sheet music, mutes, CDs...and instruments. I like buying second hand/ previously owned, but good quality instruments.
I bought a new mute, I wanted to buy a new instrument, but I bought a new mute (below left): a true bucket mute to replace the handmade bucket mute (using a coffee can) mute. Maybe I will still buy a new instrument, or at least try one....
Nottingham Uni's music courses under threat
www.change.org/.../stop-the....
almost finished....
Signed! New Years Eve is worst here. At least we don't have 5th Nov.
Thanks to Stephen Weigel for having me on his podcast! (The picture is not of one of my instruments)
youtu.be/oB8Wh4hJovw?...
Had great week microtonal trumpet last week: recorded microtonal flugelhorn pieces by Geoff Cox and Eleri, rehearsed with Richard Whalley and Sarah Keirle Dos Santos, worked with Eddie Clijsen and improvised with Atefeh Einali (Santur). Also spent evenings with Lauren, Alistair, Scottie and Amina!
Personal website updated, having updated Microtonal Projects' last week
www.stephenaltoft.com?page_id=77
Difficult to keep on top of this work.....
NEW RELEASE ON STREAMING PLATFORMS FROM TOMORROW!
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Homenaje a Salinas
1. Preludio sin compases
2. Zarabanda
III. Canarios Extraños
for 19-div flugelhorn available on Spotify, Apple Music etc. The sound engineer and producer was Vasiliki Kourti-Papamoustou.
The first duo Contour CD, 'Frey. Beuger' on Edition Wandelweiser Records, is now available on Bandcamp!
editionwandelweiserrecords.bandcamp.com/album/frey-b...
