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| 1. | Cherede Otroenhe, for Bagpipe and Orchestra, Opus 46
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| 2. | Traversing Mad-Hatten, Opus 27
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| 3. | Symphony of Drones, Opus 44
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Jazz / Structured Improvisation
Matthew Welch - Bagpipes, Recording Producer, Sax (Soprano), Composer, Conductor, Producer
Charlie Looker Guitar (Electric)
Chris Jonas Sax (Tenor)
Jon Rosenberg Engineer
Jonathan Zorn Bass (Upright)
Justin Yang Sax (Baritone)
Leo Feigin Producer
Lora Denis Design
Nat Baldwin Bass (Upright)
Rees Archibald Sax (Soprano)
Richard McGhee Sax (Tenor)
Steve Lehman Sax (Alto)
Tyondai Braxton Guitar (Electric)
Zsolt Nagy Conductor
A debut recording by the incredibly talented young composer/conductor/instrumentalist and Anthony Braxton's pupil and collaborator Matthew Welch, who writes opuses and symphonies for bagpipe and orchestras and performs them with Janacek Conservatory Orchestra in Czech Republic. His Symphony of Drones has been recorded at the Wesleyan University by an orchestra of fifteen musicians who are the next generation of stars of new music: Jackson Moore, Steve Lehman, Chris Jonas, Rees Archibald, to name just a few."
Bagpipes player Matthew Welch was introduced to followers of the Leo label in 2001 on Anthony Braxton's Composition N. 247. Ceol Nua, released a year later, is his first CD as a leader. Welch works in a highly distinctive and largely uncharted field, the only other bagpipes player in avant-garde/free improv music at the turn of the millennium being Paul Dunmall. The three pieces presented here illustrate as many different contexts. In "Cherede Otroenhe," Welch plays with the Janacek Conservatory Orchestra. Solemn and introspective, it breaks a few prejudicial concepts about the instrument. "Traversing Mad-Hatten" is a solo piece sounding closer to the bagpipes' folk roots, even though its complex modular architecture shows the composer's debt to Braxton. But the highlight of the album is "Symphony of Drones," a 40-minute extravaganza for 15 musicians: seven saxophones, four electric guitars, two double basses, and a drummer, plus the composer who conducts and plays bagpipes and soprano saxophone. The orchestra, all musicians based at Wesleyan University, includes Kevin O'Neill, Steve Lehman, Jackson Moore, and Jonathan Zorn. The piece explores the contrasts between soft drones and episodes of feverish activity verging on rock. Welch's bagpipes occasionally get buried by the brass section and he might have been a little overconfident in the duration of the composition, but his attempt to integrate the tradition of the instrument into modern big-band music is fascinating. Recommended, unless you can't stand the instrument of course. ~ Francois Couture, All Music Guide
Matthew Welch
Active Decade: '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Structured Improvisation
Matthew Welch is one of only a few bagpipe players in modern creative music. Welch grew up studying Scottish bagpiping and experimental music. He attended Simon Fraser University and Wesleyan University, where he worked with Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier. Braxton wrote his Composition No. 247 with Welch's bagpipes in mind, which is unusual because the music from Braxton's Ghost Trance Series has generally not been written for specific instruments. Welch also played accordion on Lucier's Vespers and Other Early Works. 2002 saw the release of Ceol Nua, in which Welch's compositions were performed by the Janacek Conservatory Orchestra and various Wesleyan students.
---Charlie Wilmoth, All Music Guide |
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