PERSONAL NOISE (Sarah Plum)

The ever-adventurous violinist Sarah Plum has long been a champion of contemporary music. On June 17, 2022 she releases Personal Noise on Blue Griffin Records (BGR619). The album features new music for violin and electronics by living composers, many of which were written especially for Ms. Plum. The collection includes works by Mari Takano, Mari Kimura, Kyong Mee Choi, Jeff Herriot, Charles Nichols, Eric Moe and Eric Lyon.

 “Each work on this album came to me through friendships, connections and collaborations that have defined and influenced my career in new music,” wrote Sarah Plum in the liner notes. “I have given at least 30 performances of most of these compositions, and this album represents the world premiere recording of many of the selections.”

ERIC MOE (1954)

Obey Your Thirst (2014) for violin and fixed media

ERIC LYON (1962)

Personal Noise with Accelerants* (2015) for solo violin

KYONG MEE CHOI (1971)

Flowering Dandelion** (2020) for violin and electronics

MARI KIMURA (1962)

Sarahal*** (2013)

for two violins and interactive electronics, with Yvonne Lam

JEFF HERRIOTT (1972)

after time: a resolution** (2013)

for violin and electronics

CHARLES NICHOLS (1967)

Il Prete Rosso* (2014)

for amplified violin, motion sensor and computer

MARI TAKANO (1960)

Full Moon (2008)

for violin and electronics

* World premiere recording | Commissioned by Sarah Plum with funding from Drake University

** World premiere recording | Written for Sarah Plum

*** Commissioned by Sarah Plum with funding from Drake University