SOAR
Meadowbank Music is delighted to release Soar by Alastair Penman and Jonathan Pease. Find out more and order direct from artist website at https://www.alastairpenman.co.uk/soar
1. Pequeña Czarda – Pedro Itturalde
Four Country Dances – Richard Rodney Bennett
2. A New Dance
3. Lady Day
4. The Mulberry Garden
5. Nobody’s Jig
6. Three Letter Word – Andy Scott
7. And Everything is Still – Andy Scot
Prelude et Saltarelle – Robert Planel
8. Prelude
9. Saltarelle
10. Soar – Alastair Penman
11. Lullaby – Paul Mitchell-Davidson
12. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum – Claude Debussy arr. Jenni Watson
Light of Sothis – Amy Quate
13. Grace
14. Passion
15. Faith
16. Carnival of Venice – Jules Demersseman arr. Fred Hemke
Alastair Penman – Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Jonathan Pease – Piano
Produced by Alastair Penman
Recorded on 1st June and 2nd September 2022 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Engineered by Paul Anders (Tracks 1-5, 7-12, 16) | Engineered by MaIsie Pindar and Hannah Millar (Tracks 6, 13-15)
Edited by Roland Heap and Alastair Penman | Mixed and Mastered at Sound Disposition, Soho by Roland Heap
Artwork design by Veselić and Veselić | Cover Image by Danny Marsden, created with Midjourney
Artist biographies at alastairpenman.co.uk/biog and jonathanpease.co.uk/pianist-accompanist
Reviews:
"...the album as a whole feels like an extended dazzling display of talent" - mfiles.co.uk (Read whole review here)
"This performance easily rivals any other in terms of technical mastery, interpretation and ensemble" - Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain (Read whole review here)
"...an engaging and eclectic selection of pieces that makes a lovely disc to dip into" - Planet Hugill (Read whole review here)