New CD by Ensemble OMN

New CD by Ensemble OMN

Dimorphos

On December 6, the album Tomasz J. Opałka / Ensemble OMN | Dimorphos went on sale, being an essential summary of our long-term collaboration with the composer Tomasz Jakub Opałka. The album contains recordings of three concertos written for soloists known for their openness to experimentation and refined virtuosity: Bartłomiej Duś (saxophone), Katarzyna Duda (violin), Jadwiga Czarkowska-Harasimowicz (bass clarinet) and Roman Widaszek (bassethorn). The album was released by the independent label Requiem Records / Opus Series (OPUS 104 | 2024).

The album is a summary of the 14-year history of cooperation between Tomasz J. Opałka and the New Music Orchestra, which the artists initiated in Beijing during the Beijing Modern festival in 2010. The repertoire includes three instrumental concertos written with the aforementioned soloists and Ensemble OMN in mind: the Saxophone Concerto "Black Rainbows", the Violin Concerto "Afterglow" and the Concerto for basset horn, bass clarinet and chamber orchestra "Dimorphos".

Opałka, known for his unwavering passion for orchestral sound, also challenges the performers: Dimorphos is a colourful and intriguing album, bold in terms of both performance and compositional technique.

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the "Musical Trace" program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Bartłomiej Duś: "An energetic, psychedelic journey that required me as a soloist to be constantly vigilant and make lightning-fast changes between saxophone varieties - often literally in a split second!"

 

The album is available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7eyQEu9ZaO48Z9HNjvnm5v 

More information: https://opus-series.com/pl/sklep/dimorphos

List of tracks:

Concerto for basset horn, bass clarinet and chamber orchestra "Dimorphos" (2023)

Violin Concerto No. 2 "Afterglow" (2018)

Saxophone Concerto "Black Rainbows" (2019)

Performed by: Jadwiga Czarkowska-Harasimowicz (bass clarinet), Roman Widaszek (basset horn), Katarzyna Duda (violin), Bartłomiej Duś (saxophone), Szymon Bywalec (conductor), Ensemble OMN

 

Opus Series 2024 (OPUS 104 | 2024)