ELECTRA - ABLE TO BE

• electra: able to be
      (2008, cd+dvd, nl, attaca 27111 & 27112)

The Electra ensemble peforms the music of contemporary composers.

Monica Germino: violin, electric violin

Tatiana Koleva: mallets, percussion

Susanna Borsch: recorder, electronics

Marijje van Stralen: voice

Michaele Riener: voice

"Able To Be" presents works from Louis Andriessen, Ron Ford, and from Corrie van Binsbergen !

Corrie van Binsbergen's piece is entitled 'The Fifth Element', and has text fragments in the Kobaian language. (get you Magma t-shirts out !!)

The album got released in 2008 (and somehow escaped my radar...).
The second disc on "Able To Be" is a DVD.

Here's the introduction: 'Meet Electra'.
ELECTRA behind the scenes...a mini-documentary by Pjotr 's-Gravesande & Sieuwert Verster, from the CD/DVD 'ABLE TO BE'.

Also features excerpts from pieces by Jacob TV, Hans Asselbergs, Louis Andriessen, Chiel Meijering, Vanessa Lann, Donnacha Dennehy & Corrie van Binsbergen. This & more is available on the CD/DVD retrospective, ABLE TO BE (on Attacca Records)