100 Names – Rebekah Heller (Tundra Records)

∞¿? - Edgar Guzman
Qualia II - Marcelo Toledo
Calling - Dai Fujikura
and also a fountain - Marcos Balter
On speaking a hundred names - Nathan Davis

Rebekah Heller (“an impressive solo bassoonist” The New Yorker) releases her debut recording on Tundra, the new imprint for recordings by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). This recording features works written for Heller by composers Dai Fujikura, Marcos Balter, Nathan Davis, Edgar Guzman, and Marcelo Toledo, with a bonus track by Du Yun. Focusing on electro-acoustic music that pushes the boundaries of extended technique, the repertoire on 100 Names suggests influences of spectral music, noise styles, and performance art, by mining the bassoon's uniquely rich wealth of multiphonics, unconventional timbres, and incorporating auxiliary instruments.