STYLISTIC ALCHEMIES
Scott Barton, the contemporary composer and Assistant Professor of Music at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, engages in a rather unusual hobby: He designs and builds musical robots. Hardly unexpected then, that Barton's first release STYLISTIC ALCHEMIES is an electroacoustic box of surprises.
TRACKLISTING
1 BREEDING IN PIECES (2009) 7:29
Scott Barton guitar
2 ERODING MOUNTAINS (2014) 6:47
Art Cohen narration Scott Barton vocals
Aurie Hsu piano
3 OPUS PALLADIANUM: VOICE AND DRUMS (2013) 7:03
Scott Barton vocals
4 EFFUSION (2016) 6:00
5 FOR STEPS THAT GROW WHEN CLIMBED (revised 2011) 6:38
Performed by Relâche
6 CARRIED BY CURRENTS (2017) 8:14
Anthea Kechley flute Elizabeth England oboe
Amy Advocat clarinet Gregory Newton bassoon
7 THROUGH THE RAIN (2017) 5:30
Scott Barton guitar