Testament: A Conduction Collection/Conductions #31, #35, #36

Conduction #31: Angelica Festival of International Music: Bologna, Italy; May 16, 1993 Conduction #35: American Connection 4: Antwerp, Belgium; May 26, 1993 Conduction #36: American Connection 4: Amsterdam, Holland; May 27, 1993 The Maarten Altena Ensemble: Maarten Altena, bass; Michael Barker, recorder, blockflutes; Peter van Bergen, bass clarinet, tenor sax; Wiek Hijmans, electric guitar; Alison Isadora, violin; Jannie Pranger, voice; Michael Vatcher, drums; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Michiel Scheen, piano Conducting is no longer a mere method for an interpretation, but an actual part of the process of composition. Conduction is a means by which a conductor may compose, (re)orchestrate, (re)arrange and sculpt both notated and non-notated music. Using a vocabulary of signs and gestures, many within the general glossary of traditional conducting, the conductor may alter or initiate rhythm, melody, and harmony; develop form and structure; and instantaneously change articulation, phra