Episode 132: 19132 Difficult Grace

Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace,” Grammy Award-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods announces the world premiere recording of his multimedia concert tour-de-force, Difficult Grace – featuring works by Fredrick Gifford, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Monty Adkins, Nathalie Joachim, Alvin Singleton, and Ted Hearne.Difficult Grace Tracklist 1. Fredrick Gifford (b. 1972) – Difficult Grace* [6:24] 2. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004) – ”Calvary Ostinato” from Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite [3:25] 3. Monty Adkins (b. 1972) – Winter Tendrils* [10:23] 4. Nathalie Joachim (b. 1983) – The Race: 1915* [7:07] 5. Alvin Singleton (b. 1940) – Argoru II [12:15] 6. Nathalie Joachim – Dam Mwen Yo [5:29]         Nathalie Joachim, voiceNote: only the first 6 tracks are played on this broadcast.  The remaining tracks are not played due to explicit language.     Ted Hearne (b. 1982) –   (edited for explicit language)          7.  free  (edited for explicit language (1) [1:45]          8. A Wedding, or What We Unlearned from Descartes [5:15]          9. free (edited for explicit language) (2) [2:59]          10. The Lion Tamer's Daughter vs. the Ledge [4:16]          11. After We Ruin [2:18]                Ted Hearne, voice and electronicsTT: 61:47Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.