…a suite of seven short pieces weaving in and out of time to explore the principles of chance and intention—in both music and history. Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, the scope of Naqvi’s album is nothing if not ambitious. But without a minute wasted, Naqvi manages to explore the power of music in all of its complexity…
Maggie Molloy, Second Inversion
Congratulations to Qasim Naqvi, listed here in The Daily Beast’s list of The 40 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2016.
Mixed and mastered by Andrew Munsey
Released November 13, 2015
NNA Tapes
Music for mixed instruments
Composed and conducted by Qasim Ali Naqvi
Soundtrack to the film installation “City and the City”
by Mariam Ghani and Erin Ellen Kelly
Recorded live at the Church of the Advent of Hope
March 9th, 2015
Recording engineer: Aaron Roche
Performers:
The Contemporary Music Ensemble of NYU
Jonathan Haas: Director and Conductor
Fute: Patricia Cardona
Clarinet: Peter Scuderi
Vibraphone: Russell Fisher
Piano: Garret Ross
Violin: Aimee Niemann
Viola: Fang Han
Cello: Aya Terki
Bass: Melissa Neyer
