Cooper: Continuum
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JULIE COOPER
Cooper: Continuum
Julie Cooper (piano), The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis (conductor)
[ Signum Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 25 February 2022
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British composer Julie Cooper presents her commercial album debut, composed during the COVID-19 lockdowns. This musical diary represents Cooper's reflections on the continuous cycle of life as experienced so vividly by many during this time. This theme is explored most prominently in the central 4-movement work, the 'Contemplation Suite', featuring the soprano Grace Davidson, where the changing of light and dark in the day and its effect on our circadian rhythms is brought to light. The album opens with the title track 'Continuum', written and narrated by celebrated Bridgerton and Dr Who actor Adjoa Andoh, poignantly setting the tone and message for the rest of the album.
Julie Cooper is an award-winning British composer whose music is broadcast extensively on Film, all BBC television and radio channels, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 and all visual media worldwide. She has scored multiple cinematic orchestral and intimate chamber albums for television drama, film, wildlife documentaries, advertising and video game music, along with numerous drama commissions for Theatre, BBC Radio Drama and the concert platform.
"[Dusk] (contains) impassioned interjections on solo violin by Elena Urioste alongside luminously floating lines from soprano Grace Davidson…One is constantly reminded in Cooper's expressively honed music of its power to comfort and inspire in difficult times" - Gramophone
Tracks:
1. Continuum [5.05] Adjoa Andoh writer and narrator, Clio Gould solo violin/leader, The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
Contemplation Suite
2. I. Dawn [4.16] Clio Gould violin, Julie Cooper piano
3. II. Day [4.10] The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
4. III. Dusk [5.14] Grace Davidson soprano, Elena Urioste violin,
The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
5. IV. Dream [4.54] Grace Davidson soprano, Camilla Pay harp, Justin Pearson cello
The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
6. Ourania [4.03] Justin Pearson cello, Julie Cooper piano
7. Life in Stillness [2.58] Nicholas McCarthy piano
8. Darkness [4.12]
9. Light [4.57] Grace Davidson soprano, Clio Gould violin
Anthony Pike clarinet, Justin Pearson cello, Julie Cooper piano
10. Calliope [3.20] The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
11. The Cold Earth Slept Below [4.59] Grace Davidson soprano, The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
12. Aurea Hora [3.23] Julie Cooper piano
13. Galilean Moons [6.05] Nicholas McCarthy piano
14. Continuum (Instrumental) [5.05] The Oculus Ensemble, Jessica Cottis conductor
Total timings: [62.19]
