David Hahn writes: “Passionate Isolation is a the second CD from Concert Imaginaire. It was recorded in January 2017 with help from a grant from the Jack Straw Cultural Center. The title is from R. Buckminster Fuller’s No More Secondhand God. We were joined in the recording by violinist Leslie Shank and guitarist Joseph Hagedorn, who volunteered their time and prodigious talents. The 16 tracks are eclectic and quite intense yet also include moments of humor and consonance. On Jan. 21, Concert Imaginaire played at the Jack Straw Cultural Center in Seattle. Undoubtedly, we will have other performances in 2018. Drop a line to say hello or to commission a piece or to hire Concert Imaginaire for a concert in your area. It will also be available as digital download through my label, The Sublunar Society. Radiophrenia, a creative temporary radio show based in Glasgow, Scotland, has broadcast my piece Slogan as part of its two-week exploration into current trends in sound and transmission arts. Slogan is a spoken-word piece that attempts to clarify the inner meaning of a certain political slogan. You can hear a version of it on my SoundCloud page. Urban Arts Berlin, an arts collective dedicated to new and challenging music, has included my caveman pop tune “Ooka Fookoo” in its collection called Sonic Little Cat, which is experimental music for children. You can find and/or buy a copy of that piece here. I am working on a new composition titled Technicians of the Sacred, a madrigal cycle for choir and percussion. The texts are poems from indigenous people around the world.”
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