Laura Toxværd: Drapery
Laura Toxværd: Drapery
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Release date: 15-11-2019
Catalogue no. ILK293LP
Drapery is a recording of graphic notated songs by Laura Toxværd. The album is a mix of improvisation and composition. About her compositional process she explains: «Sometimes I need something abstract and improvisational, and then I like to design a graphic score where I note this to the musicians. Other times, I see the need for something that has more to do with tones, harmonies and rhythms, and then I note it on music paper.»
The album is released together with the LP Tidens Strøm, a studio recording of songs composed by Laura Toxværd and Songbook, which contains texts, lyrics and notations of the two albums Tidens strøm & Drapery.
With support from Danish Arts Foundation, Koda’s Cultural Funds, DMF & DJBFA
Line-up:
Laura Toxværd – alto sax
Gustaf Ljunggren – various strings/guitars
Peter Friis Nielsen – electric bass
Marilyn Mazur – percussion, drums
Laura Toxværd (b. 1977) is a composer, saxophonist and author of the art book «Compostions - 18 Graphic Scores» (Forlaget Spring, Hellerup). She has been awarded the prestigious three-year working scholarship by the Danish Arts Foundation. Scores are published by Edition S and in the anthology «Notations21» (Mark Batty, NYC). Compositions are released worldwide on 12 audio albums and performed in Europe and North America, a.o. in Chicago and NY.
Reviews:
Toxværd's quartet pounds energy in all directions (Henrik Friis - Politiken - Denmark)
Laura Toxværd is the queen! (Jan Granlie - Salt Peanuts)
