Henry Threadgill

The latest from Pulitzer Prize-winner Henry Threadgill, The Other One, is comprised of a three-movement composition entitled “Of Valence” that was the musical component of a large multimedia work performed and recorded live at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York in May, 2022. Written for a 12-piece ensemble – made up of an unusual instrumental combination of three saxophones, violin, viola, two cellos, tuba, percussion, piano and two bassoons – The New York Times described the performance as possessing “a galvanic sense of swing,” and “in lock-step with his every surprise rhythmic feint — producing an obliquely danceable, straightforwardly joyous Threadgillian energy.”

PERSONNEL:

• Henry Threadgill – (conductor)
• Alfredo Colón – (alto saxophone)
• Noah Becker – (alto saxophone, clarinet)
• Peyton Pleninger – (tenor saxophone)
• Craig Weinrib – (percussion, electronics)
• Sara Caswell – (violin)
• Stephanie Griffin – (viola)
• Mariel Roberts – (cello)
• Christopher Hoffman – (cello)
• Jose Davila – (tuba)
• David Virelles – (piano)
• Sara Schoenbeck – (bassoon)
• Adam Cordero – (bassoon)

TRACKS:

• MOVEMENT I
• 01. Sections 1-2
• 02. Section 3
• 03. Sections 4-4A
• 04. Sections 5-6
• 05. Sections 6A-7A
• 06. Sections 8-8A
• 07. Sections 9-11
• 08. Section 11 Interlude
• 09. Finale
• MOVEMENT II
• 10. Movement II
• MOVEMENT III
• 11. Section 11A
• 12. Section 12-12B
• 13. Section 12B Violin Interlude
• 14. Section 13
• 15. Section 14
• 16. Section 15
• 17. Section 16
• 18. Section 17
• 19. Finale