Anthony Braxton

4-CD BOX SET IN SLIPCASE WITH 72-PAGE BOOKLET

Trillium E is the first-ever studio recording of a Braxton opera, and documents a surreal and witty installment in Braxton’s ongoing Trillium cycle. Available as a four-disc box set in both physical and digital forms, it includes a 72-page booklet with libretto, photos, and critical essays. Each of Trillium E’s four acts features a different episode: a genie in a bottle, the invention of human cloning, interplanetary space travel, and the exploration of a jungle pyramid. The performers on Trillium E have been heard with major opera companies (New York City Opera, Florentine Opera, Lyric Opera of San Diego); top avant-garde performance groups (Philip Glass Ensemble, Wooster Group, Darmstadt Institute); grassroots arts collectives (HERE Theater, Anti-Social Music); and collaborations with legendary jazz and improvised music figures.

VOCALS:

• Kamala Sankaram: coloratura soprano as 'Helena'
• Anne Rhodes: coloratura soprano as 'Sundance'
• Jen Shyu: soprano as 'Shala'
• Kyoko Kitamura: soprano as 'Ntzockie'
• Elizabeth Saunders: mezzo soprano as 'Alva'
• Fay Victor: mezzo soprano as 'Kim'
• Nick Hallett: tenor as 'David'
• Richard Harper: tenor as 'Ojuwain'
• Wesley Chinn: baritone voc) as 'Joreo'
• Chris DiMeglio baritone as 'Bubba John Jack'
• Michael Douglas Jones: bass as 'Zakko'
• Stan Scott: bass as 'Ashmenton'

INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS:

• Nicole Mitchell: piccolo
• Leah Paul: flute
• Salim Washington: oboe
• Dave Kadden: english horn
• Matt Bauder: clarinet
• Oscar Noriega: alto clarinet
• John Sinton: bass clarinet
• Dan Blake: soprano sax
• Dan Voss: alto sax
• Nate Wooley: trumpetV
• Reut Regev: trombone
• Jay Rozen: tuba

TRI-CENTRIC ORCHESTRA:

• Michel Gentile, Nicole Mitchell, Leah Paul: flute
• Christa Robinson, Salim Washington: oboe
• Katie Scheele, Dave Kadden: english horn
• Jason Mears, Matt Bauder, Dan Blake: clarinet
• Oscar Noriega: alto clarinet
• John Sinton, Mike McGinnis: bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
• Sara Schoenbeck, Brad Balliet: bassoon
• Katie Young: contrabassoon
• Mark Taylor: french horn
• Gareth Flowers, Nate Wooley: trumpet
• Dan Blacksberg, Reut Regev: trombone
• Sam Kulik: bass trombone
• Jay Rozen: tuba
• Chris Dingman, Tyshawn Sorey: percussion
• Cory Smythe: piano
• Shelley Burgon: harp
• Erica Dicker, Sarah Bernstein, Olivia De Prato, Jason Kao Hwang,
• Sylvia Ryerson, Andie Springer, Skye Steele, Mazz Swift: violin
• Jessica Pavone, Amy Cimini, Brian Thompson: viola
• Tomas Ulrich, Tomeka Reid, Shanda Wooley: cello
• Ken Filiano, Kris Saebo, Carl Testa: bass