Dawn
Grand Electric
FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Instrumental Composition
Take Chants by Aaron Wunsch
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Image and Gravity by Mark Dancigers
“As with their performances on this album, Wunsch and Dancigers's compositional styles also complement each other, with the latter's more continuous, incremental, luminous, process-based pieces a foil to Wunsch's ominous quartal harmonies and gritty juxtapositions.”
— Gramophone
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Dawn was composed as an inception, an initiation into original musical realms. Creating these three tracks and confronting the dual roles of composer and performer influenced the character of Dawn, providing us with a journey into fresh musical terrain. The first track, Aurora, is named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, symbolizing the advent of light. The interplay between electric guitar and piano in this piece suggests a potential for new sonic landscapes, inviting exploration and discovery. From the opening notes of Aurora, through the dynamic vigor of Take Chants, to the contemplative expansiveness of Image and Gravity, each piece reflects our creative journey. We aspire for Dawn to offer listeners an experience imbued with wonder and possibility.
ABOUT Grand Electric:
Grand Electric is a new duo that explores the sonic possibilities of the electric guitar and grand piano. The duo was created out of a desire to expand the boundaries of chamber music by fusing acoustic and electric worlds, and from the desire to find expressive counterpoint, concrete physicality, and sonic mass in this new genre. Electric guitarist Mark Dancigers has composed works for the New York City Ballet, yMusic, and is a founding member of NOW Ensemble. Aaron Wunsch is an accomplished pianist who teaches at Juilliard and has worked with composers including Thomas Adès, Nico Muhly, and Kaija Saariaho. Both instruments' capacity for virtuosity informs the music of "Dawn", written over three years and recorded with Grammy-winning producers Jesse Lewis and Kyle Pyke. "Dawn" embodies a fusion of elements and production style that is neither traditional nor completely futuristic - a statement of its own unique voice.
