The End of the Beginning is a double CD/DVD of work by Donald Bousted including collaborative work with Artists Anne Robinson and Gary O'Connor. The CD/DVD is published by Microtonal Projects Ltd and is available from Tutti.co.uk for £12. The links below give added value to the CD/DVD with additional notes and scores of the works which form part of the project.
the end of the beginning: CD Solo for Elisabeth (2003) track 1: 8’57” guitar and tape: guitar, Alan Thomas recorded live on 18.04.06 (first performance) at spnm Solo Spotlights, Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, as part of spnm’s Artistic Season 2005/06 curated by Rolf Hind (presented with kind permission of spnm) engineer Daniel Halford
Four Comedic Studies (2001) tracks 2-5: 1’53”, 2’35”; 2’13”, 1’47” solo alto saxophone: saxophone, William Raaijman recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston University in 2007 engineer Ben Bayliss, producer Donald Bousted
in preparation (2003) track 6: 26’25” Helder tenor recorder, home-made percussion and tape (stereo realisation, originally 8 parts): recorder and percussion, Rachel Barnes recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston University in 2007 engineer Ben Bayliss, producer Donald Bousted
Tears (1997) track 7: 5’27” tuba quartet: Tubalaté (Paul Walton and John Powell, euphoniums; Ian Anstee and Ryan Breen, tubas). Commissioned with funds from The Arts Council. First released on ‘Earth and Moon’ by Tubalaté in 2000 (presented here with kind permission of Tubalaté) engineer Tim Redpath of Horizon Music Production
Verses 1 and 2 (2001-5) tracks 8-9: 3’04”, 4’43” 19-division trumpet and percussion: duo Contour (Stephen Altoft, trumpet, Lee Ferguson, percussion) recorded at Cross Records, Freiburg, Germany in 2007 engineer Oliver Meyer, producer Donald Bousted
the end of the beginning: DVD Slide (2002) 19’28” by Donald Bousted and Gary O’Connor performance piece for quarter-tone trumpet, film and text: trumpet, Stephen Altoft recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston University in 2007 engineer Ben Bayliss, producer Donald Bousted
A Young Girl goes to Sea (2005) 6’22” Anne Robinson film/3 screen installation/score for quarter-tone guitar and tape by Donald Bousted: guitar, Donald Bousted
Slice through the Night (2006) 7’00” Anne Robinson live video mixing (of which one possible realisation is presented here): sounds selected by Anne Robinson and mixed/treated by Donald Bousted
(in the remaining pieces all components are by Donald Bousted)
Verses 3 (2001-5) 7’59“ performance piece for film, 19-division trumpet and percussion: duo Contour (Stephen Altoft, trumpet, Lee Ferguson, percussion) recorded at Cross Records, Freiburg, Germany in 2007 engineer Oliver Meyer, producer Donald Bousted
Verses 4 (2001-5) 9’18“ performance piece for film, 19-division trumpet and percussion: duo Contour (Stephen Altoft, trumpet, Lee Ferguson, percussion) recorded at Cross Records, Freiburg, Germany in 2007 engineer Oliver Meyer, producer Donald Bousted
The Night which Took the Appearance of Day (2006) 10’00” film/sound piece with microtonal score. Features the voice and thoughts of the philosopher Jonathan Rée: quarter-tone guitar, Donald Bousted
A Memory Game (2002-5) 13’23“ film/sound piece
Autointrospective (2005) 2’16” film/sound piece
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