New Morse Code  |  Simplicity Itself

Debut album on New Focus Recordings

 

New Morse Code's debut album Simplicity Itself is now out on New Focus Recordings.  Featuring music by Robert Honstein, Tonia Ko, Caroline Shaw, and Paul Kerekes with special guests Katie Hyun and Timo Andres.

an ebullient passage through pieces that each showcase the duo’s clarity of artistic vision and their near-perfect synchronicity" - icareifyoulisten.com

a flag of genuineness raised"  - Q2 Music

 

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1 Track Podcast

 

Robert Honstein:  Patter.  Featuring Katie Hyun.  Video by Four/Ten Media.  

Patter, by Robert Honstein Performed by: New Morse Code, with Katie Hyun Michael Compitello (Marimba) Hannah Collins (Cello) Katie Hyun (Violin) Video: Four/Ten Media http://fourtenmedia.net ----------------------- MALLETS USED: M113, M114, M115 Robert van Sice Signature Series http://vicfirth.com/robert-van-sice/ ----------------------- ABOUT THE PIECE: 'Patter' A quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: the patter of rain on the rooftops.

 

Caroline Shaw:  Boris Kerner.  Video by Four/Ten Media

Boris Kerner, by Caroline Shaw Performed by New Morse Code Michael Compitello, percussion Hannah Collins, cello Video: Four/Ten Media http://fourtenmedia.net Purchase the score: https://caroline-shaw-editions.myshopify.com/products/boris-kerner Available on "Simplicity Itself," from New Focus Recordings http://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/new-morse-code-simplicity-itself/ ___ ABOUT THE PIECE: "Boris S.

 

Tonia Ko:  Hush.  Video by Four/Ten Media

"Hush" by Tonia Ko Performed by New Morse Code (Hannah Collins, cello, Michael Compitello, percussion), featured on the new album from New Focus Recordings, "Simplicity Itself." http://www.newmorsecode.com/ http://toniako.com/ Buy the album here: http://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/new-morse-code-simplicity-itself/ Buy the score here: http://toniako.com/contact ---------------------------------- ABOUT THE PIECE: Tonia Ko's "Hush" operates gesturally, and her style is at times reminiscent of the type of sound painting and economy of materials one hears in the work of George Crumb.