Sounds of Being, by Jessica Meyer

Sounds of Being

by Jessica Meyer

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1.	Getting Home (I Must Be...) 03:39	info	buy track
2.	Hello 04:51	info	buy track
3.	Into the Vortex 03:34	info	buy track
4.	Afflicted Mantra 07:52	info	buy track
5.	Source of Joy 03:26	info	buy track
6.	Touch 08:21	info	buy track
7.	Duende 07:32	info	buy track

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Known as forceful advocate of new music, Jessica Meyer makes her debut as a daring, sophisticated composer and virtuosic soloist.

In Sounds of Being, she evokes a vibrant and visceral energy, turning her viola into an entire orchestra of emotion to embody a different state of being for each piece: joy, anxiety, anger, bliss, torment, loneliness and passion.

Inspired by everything from Bach, Brahms and Blues to Flamenco, Indian Raga, and Appalachian fiddling, Sounds of Being expands the colors of the instrument while developing brand new ones through fragile timbres, wailing gestures, and percussive grooves.

To get the sounds she wants, Meyer goes beyond the conventional means of performing with her instrument: she drums on her viola, sings with it, turns the tuning pegs while performing, and draws the bow on many different places on the instrument (even on her microphone), all while using a loop pedal in a uniquely symphonic way.

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released November 15, 2014

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Jessica Meyer New York, New York

With playing that is “fierce and lyrical” and works that are “other-worldly” (The Strad) and “evocative” (New York Times), Jessica Meyer is a versatile composer and violist whose passionate musicianship radiates accessibility and emotional clarity.

Since embarking on her composition career only five years ago, her works have been performed around the world.

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