John Bostock - Seeing Sky
ARTIST.....: John Bostock
TITLE......: Seeing Sky
LABEL......: Self
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/johnbostock
RIP DATE...: Mar-20-2008
STORE DATE.: 000-00-0000
GENRE......: Avantgarde
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 67,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Point Of Departure 03:26
02 - Swan Song 06:41
03 - Multiplicity 04:46
04 - Ballad 05:42
05 - Seeing Sky 06:12
06 - Sky Is Falling 04:31
07 - The Eel's Story 06:06
08 - Falling 05:22
09 - Rainday Impressions 05:43
10 - Here's That Rainy Day 05:55
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54:24 min
Release Notes:
John Bostock composes Concert Music and performs as a jazz
musician. He has also written music for Theatre and Dance. His
music has been performed in Australia and Israel by such ensembles
as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Musica Nova Consort, the
Israel Contemporary String Quartet, and the Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra. In March 2006, his work: Music for Eight Instruments
was performed by the Israel Contemporary Players (21st Century
Ensemble) in both
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Bostock has twice been awarded the ôGolden Featherö Prize from
ACUM: the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in
Israel. In 1996 his work: In Memoriam for Symphony Orchestra, was
among the three final compositions performed by the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra in a competition honouring the 60th
birthday of the orchestra.
In October, 2004 he graduated with a Ph.D in Compostion from the
University of Sydney after studying with Arie Shapira (Israel) and
Anne Boyd (Sydney, Australia).
He had previously studied composition with Leon Schidlowsky
(Israel) and Ross Edwards (Sydney). Among his teachers in the
world of jazz piano were Hal Galper (New York) and Roger Frampton
(Sydney) and Don Sebesky (New York) with whom he studied
æContemporary Writing and ArrangingÆ.
He has recently released two new discs: a disc of jazz
compositions û
ôJourney to Gythiaö - performed in a piano trio format, and a disc
featuring the prize winning work - ôWhen Thou My Love Whoö.
As a jazz pianist he performed most recently at the Tel Aviv Jazz
Festival, 2006 with his trio, including Danny Benedict and Ora
Boazson-Horev. He also performed with the Albert Beger Quartet
from 1994 and recorded two CDÆs with them: ôThis Lifeö (released
by NMC Music in Israel and Sony Corporation in Europe) and ôThe
Primitiveö( released by NMC Music). Together with Albert Beger he
appeared in a number of international jazz festivals including:
ôJazz for Peaceö Festival , Pescara, Italy, 2003, ôJazz, Blues and
Videotapesö Festival, Tel Aviv, 1998, ôJazz at the Red Seaö
Festival, Eilat, Israel, 1997, and the Israel Festival, Jerusalem,
in 1996.
ôBostock's works are the opposite of postcards: sketches of
feelings and emotions, based on patient observation and profound
attentiveness.ö Ben Shalev û HaÆAretz.
http://www.johnbostockmusic.com/bio.html