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Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still

by William Parker / NFM Symphony Orchestra

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Ritual 03:52
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Winter 05:48
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My Cup 03:42
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Encore 04:16
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> Also available as part of the 3CD BOX SET & Digital Album:
For Those Who Are, Still [AUM092/93/94]
aumfidelity.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-who-are-still


Performed by:
NFM Symphony Orchestra, Jan Jakub Bokun: conductor
> with the eight principals/soloists of NFM Choir
> and
Charles Gayle: tenor & soprano saxophones, piano
William Parker: bass, doson ngoni, bamboo flutes
Mike Reed: drums

Although not the first symphonic work that William Parker has composed, Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still presents the momentous occasion of a first performance thereof by full symphony orchestra. It was commissioned by Poland’s National Forum of Music for world premiere at the Jazztopad Festival in Wroclaw, and was brought to sonic life by the NFM Symphony Orchestra [conductor, Jan Jakub Bokun], together with the eight principals/soloists of the NFM Choir.

Charles Gayle, William Parker, and Mike Reed were also in full attendance, improvising as a trio and individually within the performance of the score. A wholly discrete long-form trio improvisation –Escapade For Sonny– immediately preceded the premiere of Ceremonies.., and is included here as well.

Also of note (indeed!): the final section, Encore, found conductor Bokun taking a seat, while Parker conducted all of the musicians for a fully seasoned & resounding improvisation / coda to the evening.

* Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still is dedicated to Rustam “Roost” Abdullaev, a vibrant young Muscovite bassist whose creative energy inspired Parker greatly on their several meetings. Abdullaev’s tragic and senseless death in 2013 deeply informed the composition as well. A portrait of Rustam adorns the album cover.

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released August 20, 2015

All music & lyrics by William Parker, except Escapade For Sonny,
music by Gayle/Parker/Reed; all © Centering Music (BMI)

Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still was commissioned by the National Forum of Music for premiere performance at the
Jazztopad Festival in Wroclaw, Poland on November 15, 2013
The sound recording is ℗ 2013 Polskie Radio
and is under exclusive license

Recorded by Polskie Radio
Mastered by Petr Cancura at Sound Changes Studio, Brooklyn
Produced for release by William Parker & Steven Joerg

Dedicated to Rustam “Roost” Abdullaev
Cover painting of Rustam by Douglas Arnold

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William Parker New York, New York

is a master bassist–improvisor–composer–bandleader–griot–shaman–poet–community leader.

He performs beautifully & powerfully on numerous additional instruments as well.

Featured here are the premier works produced for both AUM Fidelity & his own Centering Records imprint.

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