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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

 

More info and scores

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