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Future Shock / William Brittelle (Shane Shanahan, percussion)
2 NuPac Kanon & Jig / Brandon Ridenour 3 Groove Machine, (arr. for Sybarite5 from String Quartet No. 2: Revolution, mvt IV) / Marc Mellits 4 Tehran When Lonely / Ehsan Matoori (Ehsan Matoori, Santoor)
5 Naqsh-e Jahan / Ehsan Matoori (Ehsan Matoori, Santoor)
6 Star Globe / Michael Dellaira, libretto by Nancy Manocherian (Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano)
7 Traveler 65 / Steven Snowden 8 Alabama / John Coltrane (Shane Shanahan, percussion)
9 My Desert, My Rose / Aleksandra Vrebalov
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Early in our life as Sybarite5, we had the good fortune of finding a home venue in NYC at the Cell Theatre. The Cell quickly became a space to incubate, explore new collaborations and continually connect with our audiences. Our concerts at the Cell over the past decade have included dozens of world premieres - many of which have discovered indelible favorites in our repertoire. On this album, we bring you live performances of these works by composers whose unique voices resonate with our ensemble. These works are happily diverse and as different from one another as they could possibly be. We’re also thrilled that this is our first album featuring guest artists: percussionist and Co-Artistic Director of the Silkroad Ensemble Shane Shanahan; acclaimed mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert; and Iranian santoor player Ehsan Matoori. While nothing can replace the feeling of being in the concert hall for a live performance, we hope this album comes close. Angela, Laura, Louis, Sami & Sarah Sybarite5.org Special Thanks to Nancy & Alan Manocherian and everyone at the Cell Theatre for their decade of support Sybarite5 is: Sami Merdinian & Sarah Whitney, violins | Angela Pickett, viola Laura Metcalf, cello | Louis Levitt, double bass Executive Producers: Cooke Harvey, Louis Levitt, Nancy Manocherian Produced by Angela Pickett, Laura Metcalf, Louis Levitt, Sami Merdinian, & Sarah Whitney Engineered, Mixed & MasterED by Andrew Bove | Track 9 engineered by Matthew Champagne Cover Art & Album Package Design by Marian C. Holmes | photographer: THOMAS CELAN Tracks 1-8 recorded live at the Cell Theatre, NYC Dec 2017-May 2018 Track 9 recorded live at the University of Indiana’s Jacobs School of Music Auer Hall Bloomiington Indiana, June 2019
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