Orsino's Safari by Bernard Houston Composer
Orsino's Safari
Orsino - 'A character from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' who declared that "If music be the food of love, play on."
Safari - An expensive chance to get ripped to pieces by a wild animal (Urban Dictionary)
Orsino's Safari - an adventure through music, where the prize outweighs the risks, and the journey takes you across genres, continents and instrumental styles.
Full of rhythm, life and energy four genre blending musicians play classical instruments with energy, banging and scraping as much as they blow, pluck, bow or strum.
Hearing this band is stepping into your favourite film sound track, but you won't have this in your collection - well not yet!
Cello, guitar, violin and flute play original works and recreations of contemporary tunes. The group combines flavours from South America, Africa, and European Folk in intricate arrangements that transport you to exotic destinations.
Big thank you to Luke and Clare for lending their considerable talents to this album.
Tracklist
| 1. | Discourse on peace | 2:19 |
| 2. | La belle saison | 4:12 |
| 3. | Song for a wasted afternoon | 5:02 |
| 4. | Australian Tale | 2:15 |
| 5. | Beautiful Breeze | 2:38 |
| 6. | Vampire for Emma | 4:09 |
| 7. | Interval | 2:14 |
| 8. | Serapis | 4:11 |
| 9. | Darbuka | 4:07 |
| 10. | I am as I am | 4:10 |
| 11. | The dunce | 3:36 |
| 12. | L'orgue de barbari | 3:19 |
Credits
Violin - Daniel Lopez
Guitar - Geoff Ahmet
'Cello - Emma Hales
Flute - Bernard Houston
All tracks composed by Bernard Houston
All tracks recorded by Luke Woollett and Clare Quinn
License
All rights reserved.
Bernard has composed music for numerous films including “The Foal” (2010 Cannes Film Festival). Bernard has also produced music for theatrical productions at Brisbane’s Judith Wright Centre and Metro Arts. His credits include “Flicking the Flint” with an ambient electronic score that in the words of the Courier Mail “underscored the dual atmospheres of nature’s splendours and menace”.