We launched our new CD, Lumière, on Wednesday night with a concert at the splendid chamber hall in Filharmonia Podkarpacka—an intimate 200-seater theatre-style venue with an exceptional acoustic. It was a real pleasure to perform there made even more so by the large, warm and welcoming audience.
Thank-you once again to Ela Lewicka for compering the event and to the wonderful staff at the venue, particularly director Marta Wierzbieniec for inviting us to play.
The audience were treated to post-concert ‘babeczki’ (little cupcakes) kindly supplied by our favourite café Niebieskie Migdały. It was with those tasty treats, alongside the obligatory autographing of CDs, that the evening came to a gastronomic and musically satisfying conclusion.
For those who couldn’t make the concert, here’s the 15 minute edition, freshly uploaded to YouTube: http://youtu.be/-EC_nuHjFEc
Prep and promo is now in full swing for our CD launch concert this Wednesday 21st at Filharmonia Podkarpacka! with a few nice features in the press and radio already and a still more to come. Advanced copies of the CD has been very well received and we’re looking forward to hearing what other think. Talking of which…
…we are happy to note that the pre-orders have now been dispatched and should be peeking through letter-boxes from New York to Tokyo any day now.
Now all that remains is to play through the tunes and remind ourselves how they go…
Lumière / Opalińska & Whates
Lumière—an engaging new album from Mira Opalińska and Douglas Whates. With a lightness of touch and a darkness of sound, the piano and bass duo improvise on their unique arrangements of works by classic film and world cinema composers.
Lumière—recorded with a single stereo pair of microphones direct to 2‑track at Filharmonia Podkarpacka, Rzeszów, Poland on 29–30 October 2011. Front cover artwork by Jennifer Coates.
Whether reinventing the familiar or unearthing unexpected gems, the duo explore these moving and expressive scores to create inspired, extraordinary music of brooding intensity.
(p)2012 Natural Studio Records
Release Date: 21 March 2012
Click here to order the album for £12.50
(inc. free world-wide shipping!)
Czwartek Jazzowy
A really enjoyable night playing at Bohema on the 17th and a first chance to perform our complete program of film music. Great audience and atmosphere. Thanks to Zygmunt and thanks to everyone who came along… looking forward to more Jazz Thursdays at Klub Bohema.
A nice feature in Nowiny, 15th Nov 2011. Thanks Alina!
Soon we will present some film music at jazz place BOHEMA in Rzeszów. Looking forward to seeing you there.
We’ve just recorded our album. Looking forward to listening back to all the takes…
Recording our CD!
Two days of recording booked for 29th & 30th October - Steinway D, great hall, what more could we ask for?
Ramshorn Theatre
We recently did an enjoyable lunchtime concert in Glasgow at the Ramshorn Theatre. A really nice large and appreciative audience and another opportunity to perform our new programme. It’s a shame that the theatre has such an uncertain future; particularly as it’s one of very few venues in Glasgow of that size with a half-decent piano.
Well, thanks to everyone who came along to the gig and hopefully see you all again in the not too distant future.
