MP3 thollem mcdonas - solo piano

This CD is a long series of short compositions/improvs for solo piano. A collection of thollem's ideas from the last 5 years, some previously unpublished, others re-realized. his interaction with the world & the piano, some are simple, others complex...

13 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Contemporary, JAZZ: Free Jazz



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This album is a long series of short compositions/improvisations for solo piano, recorded in two hours on march 18th, 2005. They are a collection of thollem's ideas from the last five years, some that were either previously unpublished, others re-realized. They are a result of his interaction with the world and the piano, some are simple, others complex, in thollem's own words "they represent a wide variety of experiences life has had with me. They are not meant for anyone, but not no one either, this is what i mean to say."

San Francisco Bay Area composer/pianist/vocalist, Thollem Mcdonas has enjoyed success in a wide variety of musical situations and his travels as a performer have covered much of the North American Continent and some in Europe. He has performed extensively as a soloist as well with groups. He is a founding member of several innovative ensembles including: "The Hundredth Monkey Generation", "Monk and Cage", and "Asterisk* Movement and Sound". He was commissioned by "The Limon Dance Company" for a large scale composition in commemoration of their 50th year anniversary. He is responsible, in full or in part, for many albums of original music. Currently he is performing as a soloist, with the duo Thollem/Rivera, developing a participatory sound experience called the MakeSoundArium, And scoring a play about Pavel Florensky, an influential Communist era Russian scientist and the gulag where he was eventually executed. For more info check out thollem's website www.thollem.com or email: thollem@yahoo.com