On Leap of Faith: "Alien yet familiar, bizarre yet completely fascinating. Expanding, contracting, erupting, settling down, always as one force..." - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
On Metal Chaos Ensemble: "... using unique strategies to yield densely active and eerily surreal music, an incredible excursion through experimental improvisation." - Squidco website staff
Evil Clown
PEK ‐ clarinet, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto & tenor saxophones, tarota, piccolo oboe, goat horn, bass flute, sheng, accordion, tiny slide whistle, novation peak, moog subsequent, syntrx, arp odyssey, korg ms-20, Linnstrument controllers, nord keyboard, theremin with moogerfooger, [d]ronin, 17 string bass, nagoya, spring & chime rod boxes, electric chimes, crotales, orchestral chimes, glockenspiel, chimes, wood blocks, brontosaurus & tank bells, gongs, plate gong, temple blocks, log drums, cow bells, Englephone, bowed cymbal, danmo, crank siren, voice
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
John Fugarino - trumpet, slide trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, brontosaurus & tank bells, log drum, chimes,gongs, nord & prophet keyboards, wood blocks, Tibetan bells, 17 string bass, Englephone, chime rod & spring boxes
Keiichi Hashimoto - piccolo trumpet, modified cornet, flugelhorn, trombone, spring & chime rod boxes, novation peak, moog subsequent, nord keyboard, arp odyssey, korg ms-20, Linnstrument controllers, [d]ronin, 17 string bass, orchestral chimes, gongs, wood blocks, temple blocks, danmo, log drums, xylophone, balafon, almglocken, bottle, nagoya, Englephone, danmo, crotales, glockenspeil, table, hand claps, movement
Michael Knoblach - frame drum, busy box drum, tank drum, enamel bowls, devil chasers axatse, abacuses, African rattles, Fischer Price toys, sheep shears, slinky, wooden billiards triangle, tit-fer, bells, antique child rattles, sand blocks, horses-ass-a-phone, basket of rocks, spooky world noise makers, spinning toy, acme siren whistle, mortar & pestle, lobster pot, meditation bells, cast iron skillet, whirly tubes
Joel Simches - Live to 2-track mix, real-time signal processin
Audio Double CD Evil Clown 9141
Leap of Faith Orchestra & Sub Units
- Surface of Revolution
Third Life Studios, Somerville MA
13 May 2017
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Disc 1
1) Sub Unit 1: Toroids - 15:44
2) Sub Unit 2: Hyperboloids - 15:28
3) Sub Unit 3: Generatrixes - 15:49
4) Sub Unit 4: Zone of the Spheres - 15:40
Disc 2
5) Orchestra: Surface of Revolution - 50:28
Audio CD Evil Clown 9161
Leap of Faith ‐ Thought Experiment
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1) Schrödinger's Cat - 48:00
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA - 10/18/2017
2) Possible Worlds - 20:09
Somerville Armory, Somerville MA - 5/8/2017
PEK ‐ clarinet & contraalto clarinet, tarota, contrabassoon, alto & bass saxophones, sheng, wood flute, [d]ronin, ms-20, glockenspiel, metal, wood, wind siren, hand chimes (1,2)
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice (1,2)
Mimi Rabson - violin, metal (1,2)
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, balafon, brake drums, crotales, metal, wood (1,2)
Andria Nicodemou - vibes (2)
Tony Leva - bass (2)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9107
Leap of Faith / Turbulence ‐ Viscosities V1
Nave Gallery, Somerville MA - 5/7/2016
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Turbulence - Sheer Stresses (33:27)
PEK - sopranino, alto, & baritone saxophones, clarinet, contra-alto clarinet,
piccolo oboe, contrabassoon, sheng, recorders
Steve Norton - soprano, alto & baritone saxophones, bass clarinet
Todd Brunel - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax
Sam Lobel - tenor sax, clarinet
Bob Moores - trumpet, electronics
John Baylies - tuba, sousaphone
Leap of Faith - Tensile Stresses (36:13)
PEK - tenor saxophone, contraalto & contrabass clarinets. oboe, bass
tromboon, goat horn, metal, sirens, aquasonic, whistles
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Steve Norton - soprano, alto & baritone saxophones, bass & contraalto
clarinets
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, wood, voice
Audio CD Evil Clown 9183
Leap of Faith - Topological Constructions
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1) Topological Constructions - 1:12:52
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA - 6/21/2018
PEK ‐ clarinet & Contraalto clarinet, sopranino, bamboo soprano, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, contrabasson, English horn, tarota, sheng, log drums, balafon, aquasonic, [d]Ronin, wood, metal, brontosaurus bell, orchestral chimes, voice
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Mimi Rabson - violin, metal , wood, aquaosonic
Elinor Speirs - violin
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, talking drum, wood, metal, brontosaurus bell, [d]Ronin, daxophone, aquasonic, orchestral chimes
Audio CD Evil Clown 9247
Leap of Faith - True Representations of Reality
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1) Symbols - 19:22
2) Ideographs - 21:42
3) Hieroglyphics - 13:12
Studio 234, Cambridge MA
14 June 2020
PEK ‐ sopranino, soprano & alto saxophones, piccolo, alto & contrabass clarinets, mussette, bassoon, contrabassoon, bass tromboon, flute, accordion, melodica, sheng
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Eric Zinman - piano, piano interior, synthesizer, drums, cymbals
Audio Double CD Evil Clown 9312
Leap of Faith - The Symbolic Method
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PEK - clarinet, contraalto clarinets, tenor & bass
saxophones, dulzaina, tarota, contrabassoon, tromboon,
sheng, tube-o-phone, melodica, slide whistles, metal, wood,
aquasonic, crotales, wind siren, kazoo, hand chimes (1,4,5)
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, slide whistle (1,5)
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, glockenspiel, danmo, metal, crotales,
cymbells, melodica (4,5)
Dan O’Brien - flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor
saxophones, crotales, cymbells, melodica (2,5)
Zach Bartolomei - soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet,
melodica, crank siren, melodica, balafon, wood, kazoo,
metal, hand chimes (3,5)
Charlie Kohlhase - alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, slide
whistle (2,5)
Bob Moores - trumpet, shofar, wood flute, melodica, daiko,
crotales, cymbells, hand chimes, crank siren, metal (2,5)
Steve Provizer - trumpet, baritone, crotales, cymbells, daiko,
metal, melodica (3,5)
Eric Zinman - piano, metal, slide whistle (4,5)
Grant Beale - guitar, slide whistle, crotales, cymbells (1,3,5)
Silvain Castellano - bass (1,4,5)
Kevin Dacey - drums, danmo, glockenspiel, balafon, metal,
wood, crotales, cymbells, melodica (2,3,5)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9088
Leap of Faith / String Theory ‐ Supersymmetries Volume 1
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String Theory
1) Bosons - 36:57
Leap of Faith
2) Fermions - 37:57
Lily Pad, Cambridge MA
12/15/2015
PEK - clarinets, saxes, double reeds, sheng, gaunzi, whistles,
game calls, shenai, aquasonic, metal, voice (1,2)
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice (1,2)
Steve Norton - clarinets, saxes, metal (2)
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, voice (2)
Mimi Rabson - violin, electronics (1)
Clara Kebabian - violin, electronics (1)
Jane Wang - cello (1)
Tony Leva - bass (1)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9194
Leap of Faith ‐ Undulations in the Spatial Field
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1) Undulations in the Spatial Field (1:10:21)
15 January 2022, Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA
PEK - clarinet, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, piccolo oboe, bass flute, sheng, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrumnet, prophet, LFO Synths, theremin, 17 string bass, [d]ronin, spring & chime boxes, electric chimes, chimes, gongs, orchestral chimes, brontosaurus & tank bells, plate gong, Tibetan bowls, Englephone, almglocken, crotales, glockenspiel, log drums, wood blocks, temple blocks. balafon, xylophone, aquasonic, voice
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Eric Woods - modular analog synthesis, novation peak, moog subsequent, Linnstrument, log drums, wood blocks, chimes, almglocken, brontosaurus bell, gong
Audio CD Evil Clown 9242
Leap of Faith - Trajectories
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1) Trajectories - 1:12:52
Thursday Night Experiment #38
Gateway City Arts, Holyoke MA - 27 February 2020
PEK ‐ clarinet & contrabass clarinet, alto & tenor saxophones, musette, tarota, bass tromboon, sheng
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Steve Niemitz - drums
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Audio CD Evil Clown 9021
Leap of Faith ‐ Whorls
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1) Whorls ‐ 1:00:35
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA ‐ 3/31/2001
PEK ‐ clarinets, saxophones, bassoon
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, voice
Warren Jones ‐ saxes, clarinets
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ percussion
Audio CD Evil Clown 3
Leap of Faith ‐ Unified Fields
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1) Unified Fields ‐ 36:47
Autumn Uprising Festival, Jaimaca Plain MA ‐ 10/19/97
2) Semantics ‐ 29:15
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA ‐ 8/18/2000
PEK ‐ clarinets, saxophones, bassoon (1,2)
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, voice (1,2)
James Coleman ‐ theremin (2)
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ percussion, voice (2)
Craig Schildhauer ‐ bass (1)
Sydney Smart ‐ drums (1)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9011
Leap of Faith ‐ Traversing the Search Trees
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1) Tarns, Lagoons and Poole's ‐ 2:43
2) Oscillations ‐ 36:18
3) Truth Tables ‐ 11:53
4) Traversing the Search Trees ‐ 20:11
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA ‐ 2/19/1999
PEK ‐ clarinets, saxophones, bassoon (2,4)
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, voice (2,4)
Craig Schildhauer ‐ bass (2‐4)
Richard Poole ‐ vibes (1‐4)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9035
Leap of Faith ‐ Symbols
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1) Isomorphisms ‐ 48:15
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA ‐ 2/10/1998
2) Congruences ‐ 28:09
Evil Clown Headquarters ‐ 5/1/2001
PEK ‐ clarinets, saxophones, bassoon (1,2)
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, voice (1,2)
David Maxwell ‐ piano (1)
Leap of Faith - Recordings
Audio CD Evil Clown 9315
Leap of Faith - Transmutations
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Transmutations - 1:09:53
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA – 14 July 2022
PEK ‐ clarinet, contralto & contrabass clarinets, sopranino, alto, & tenor saxophones, alto flute, bass tromboon, tarota, novation peak, moog subsequent, prophet, syntrix, Linnstrument controllers, 17 string bass, fog horn, [d]ronin, spring and chime boxes, Tibetan bowl, almglocken, crotales, orchestral chimes, brontosaurus & tank bells, gongs, plate gong, balafon, glockenspiel, log drums, wood blocks, temple blocks, chimes, orchestral anvils, baby bomb piano, orchestral castanets, Englephone, gopichand
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Bonnie Kane – tenor sax, flute, electronics
Chris Alford – guitar, signal processing
Albey onBass - fretless bass guitar, novation peak, gong
John Loggia - drums, Tibetan bowls, gomg, percussion
Joel Simches - Live to 2-track mix, real time signal processing
Special Thanks to Adrianna Amari for the title
Double Live Audio CD Evil Clown 9163
Leap of Faith Orchestra & Sub-Units
Audio Double CD Evil Clown 91221
Leap of Faith Orchestra & Sub-Units
- Virtual Particles
Third Life Studios, Somerville MA - 6 July 2019
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Audio CD Evil Clown 9165
Leap of Faith ‐ Vector Space
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1) Vector Space ‐ 59:49
Outpost 186, Cambridge MA - 12/9/2017
PEK ‐ tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contraalto clarinet, tarota, contrabassoon, sheng, melodica, wood flutes, metal, wood, game calls, hand chimes, sirens, voice
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, metal wood, hand chimes, voice
Audio CD Evil Clown 9108
Leap of Faith Orchestra ‐ Viscosities V2
Nave Gallery, Somerville MA - 5/7/2016
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Leap of Faith Orchestra - Viscous Stress Tensors (50:07)
PEK - alto & baritone saxophones, clarinet, piccolo, alto & contraalto clarinets,
piccolo oboe, contrabassoon, sheng, shenai, fog horns, recorders,
whistles, metal
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Steve Norton - alto & baritone saxophones, bass & contraalto clarinets, metal
Todd Brunel - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax
Bob Moores - trumpet, electronics
John Baylies - tuba, sousaphone
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, voice
Audioo CD Evil Clown 9089
Leap of Faith Orchestra ‐ Supersymmetries Volume 2
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Leap of Faith Orchestra (Leap of Faith + String Theory)
1) Superpartners - 51:41
Lily Pad, Cambridge MA
12/15/2015
PEK - clarinets, saxes, double reeds, sheng, gaunzi, whistles,
game calls, shenai, aquasonic, metal, voice
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Steve Norton - clarinets, saxes, metal
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, voice
Mimi Rabson - violin, electronics
Clara Kebabian - violin, electronics
Jane Wang - cello
Tony Leva - bass
Audio CD Evil Clown 9316
Leap of Faith - Time and Symmetry Entwined
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Transmutations - 1:10:03
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA – 20July 2022
PEK ‐ clarinet, contralto & contrabass clarinets, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, bass flute, sheng, tank cello, novation peak, moog subsequent, prophet, syntrix, Linnstrument controllers, 17 string bass, aquasonic, Englephone, [d]ronin, spring and chime rod boxes, Tibetan bowl, almglocken, crotales, orchestral chimes, gongs, plate gong, balafon, glockenspiel, log drums, wood blocks, temple blocks, chimes, orchestral anvils, baby bomb piano.
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Bob Moores - trumpet, flugelhorn, novation peak, moog subsequent, prophet, syntrix, Linnstrument controllers, 17 string bass, log drums, wood blocks, temple blocks, brontosaurus & tank bells, xylophone, baby bomb piano, tank cello, orchestral anvils, gongs, almglocken, [d]ronin, spring and chime rod boxes, Englephone, crank siren, voice
Chris Alford – guitar, signal processing, log drums, wood blocks, cymbals, brontosaurus & tank bells, Englephone, prophet, moog subsequent, Linnstrument controllers, [d]ronin, spring and chime rod boxes
Steve Skop - 5 string double bass
Joel Simches - Live to 2-track mix, real time signal processing
Disc 1:
1. Sub-Unit No.1 - Impedance of Free Space - 20:51
2. Sub-Unit No.2 - Asymtopic States - 20:38
3. Sub-Unit No.3 - Popping In & Out of
Existence - 20:26
Disc 2:
4. Orchestra - Virtual Particles - 50:25
Third Life Studios , Somerville MA - 6 July 2019
PEK - (1-4) - clarinet & contralto clarinets, sopranino, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, English horn, contrabassoon, Christmas, bamboo & alto flutes, sheng, melodica, wind siren, gongs, Englephone, hand chimes, metal, wood, voice
Glynis Lomon - (1,3,4) - cello, aquasonic, voice, hand chimes
Yuri Zbitnov - (1,3,4) - drums, gongs, Englephone, Wood, Metal, voice
Bob Moores - (2,3,4) - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, Englephone, metal, wood, voice
Eric Dahlman - (2,3,4) - trumpet, overtone voice, trident, wood, Metal
Eric Zinman - (1,4) - piano
Duane Reed - (2,4) - baritone horn, wind siren, aquasonic, wood, metal, hand chimes
Devin Lomon - (1,4) - harmonica
1. Sub-Unit 1 - Nodes 15:46
2. Sub Unit 2 - Graphs 15:22
3. Sub-Unit 3 - Cusps 15:50
4. Sub-Unit 4 - Position 15:27
5. Orchestra - Extreme Point of Curvature50:41
Third Life Studios, Somerville MA - 25 November 2017
PEK ‐ sopranino, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet, piccolo clarinet &
contraalto clarinet, tarota, guanzi, contrabassoon, sheng, metal, wood, crank
& wind sirens, hand chimes (3,4,5)
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice (3,4,5)
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, glockenspiel, crotales, balafon, danmo, metal, wood, kazoo
(2,4,5)
Matt Scutchfield - violin, banjo, metal (3,5)
Bob Moores - trumpet, wood flute, slide whistle, glockenspiel, crotales, metal, wood (1, 5)
Dan O'Brien - alto & tenor saxophones, piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet (2, 5)
Zack Bartolomei - soprano & alto saxophones, glockenspiel, crotales, balafon, wood, metal (2, 5)
Steve Provizer - trumpet, valve trombone, balafon, metal, wood (1,5)
Bohdahn Shevchenko - bassoon (3,5)
Eric Zinman - piano (1, 5)
Silvain Castellano - bass (3,5)
Sydney Smart ‐ drums, electronic percusion, theremin (1,4,5)
Kevin Dacey - Amplified Metal and Springs, Particle Smasher Noise Device,
metal, wood, balafon (2, 5)
Audio CD Evil Clown 9327
Leap of Faith ‐ Taxonomic Dilemma
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Taxonomic Dilemma - 1:10:22
1) The Symbolic Method - 43:39
Gateway City Arts, Holyoke, MA - 24 June 2022
PEK - clarinet & contralto clarinets, alto, & tenor saxophones, alto flute, tarota, mussette, melodica, goat horn, bass ocarina, orchestral castenets, Tibetan bowl & bell, almglocken
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, cymbells
Steve Niemitz - drums
2) Spectral Sequences (encore) - 14:03
Lilypad, Cambridge, MA - 26 March 2022
PEK - clarinet & contrabass clarinets, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, tarota, bass ocarina, bass tromboon, goat horn, melodica, gongs, Tibetan bowls & bells, almgocken, whistle
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Vance Provey - trumpet, flugelhorn
Albey onBass - electric upright bass
Nate McBride - double & electric basses
Eric Rosenthal - drums
Audio CD Evil Clown 9206
Leap of Faith ‐ Tangled Hierarchies
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1) Tangled Hierarchies - 1:10:37
Outpost 186, Cambridge MA - 19 January 2019
PEK ‐ bamboo soprano, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contralto clarinet, contrabassoon. tarota, melodica, sheng, aquasonic, wood, metal, wind & crank sirens, hand chimes, voice
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice, hand chimes
Eric Zinman- piano, piano interior
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, gong, wood, metal, wind siren, hand chimes, voice
Sydney Smart ‐ Electronic percussion, voice
Audio CD Evil Clown 9156
Leap of Faith ‐ Zeno's Paradox
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1) The Tortoise and Achilles ‐ 1:00:23
Evil Clown Headquarters, Waltham MA ‐ 6 September 2017
PEK ‐ tenor & bass saxophones, clarinet & contraalto clarinet, tarota,
contrabassoon, guyzheng, ms-20, orchestral chimes, metal, wood, [d]ronin,
hand chimes, electric kazoo, voice
Glynis Lomon ‐ cello, aquasonic, voice
Mimi Rabson - vioin, balafon
Yuri Zbitnov ‐ drums, crotales, cymbells, hand chimes, daxophone, [d]ronin,
danmo, glockenspiel, metal, wood, electric kazoo, voice
Audio CD Evil Clown 9140
Leap of Faith ‐ Unbounded Sets
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1) Dark Energies (20:18)
Opening set for Leap of Faith Orchestra - The Expanding Universe
Nave Gallery, Somerville MA - 4 June 2016
PEK - tenor sax, clarinet, alto & contraalto clarinets, contrabassoon,
dulzaina, sheng, metal, daxophone, aquasonic, game calls
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, wood
Steve Norton- sopranino & alto & baritone saxes, bass & contraalto clarinets
Andria Nicodemou - vibes, bells, crotales, metal
Yuri Zbitnov - drum set, wood, metal
2) Unbounded Sets (51:01)
Specturm, New York NY - 5 May 2017
PEK - clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, tenor & bass saxophones, tarota, contra-
bassoon, aquasonic, metal, wood, hand chimes, wind & crank sirens, slide
whistle, fog horns, taxi horn
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice, hand chimes
Yuri Zbitnov - drum set, metal, crotatles, hand chimes
Dan O’Brien - tenor saxophone, clarinet & bass clarinet, flute, hand chimes,
whistle
Zach Bartolomei - soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, hand chimes, crotales
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