twelve fantasias for solo recorder

by Rodney Waterman

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Comes in an attractive gatefold card case, with 8-page booklet insert, artwork and design by Martin Bennet. 12 tracks, 32 mins.

"Waterman's creative work with improvisation ... gives us a beautiful travelog that takes us not only through specific geographic locations, but through times in his life - all meaningfully refracted through his experiences and memories."
— Tom Bickley, American Recorder, Fall 2021, Vol. LXII, No.3, pp. 44-45

"I was extremely charmed by Rodney Waterman’s 'twelve fantasias'. I can get bored listening to improvisations, but these are great and stunningly diverse. Fantasia No.7, 'Swimming Pool', is my favourite.
— Joris van Goethem, Flanders Recorder Quartet and FR2 (Belgium), Orpheus/Gecko interview, 2021

“It is gorgeous music. What a beautiful CD. And the playing is stunning! Loved it!”
— António Carrilho (Portugal)

“Great concept, great material.”
— Kirsi Ojala, Wind On Wind (Finland)

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1.	Carmelite Monastery, Kew 02:34	info	buy track
2.	Small Hall, Denmark 02:36	info	buy track
3.	San Rocco, Pitigliano 03:43	info	buy track
4.	St Josephs, Townsville 03:37	info	buy track
5.	Summer Stage, Lappeenranta 01:32	info	buy track
6.	St Margarets, Eltham 02:35	info	buy track
7.	Swimming Pool, Armidale 03:09	info	buy track
8.	Boîte, North Fitzroy 01:05	info	buy track
9.	Pantheon, Rome 03:51	info	buy track
10.	Bluestone Chapel, Montsalvat 01:46	info	buy track
11.	Town Hall, Bendigo 01:50	info	buy track
12.	Mechanics Institute, Ballarat 03:39	info	buy track

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12 improvised solo fantasias for imagined acoustic spaces

Each fantasia - 10 for recorder, 2 for Swedish folk flute - seeks to imagine/recall, with the help of carefully selected digital reverb, the atmosphere and ambience of a particular venue I have performed in and/or experienced. The music is created with the physical space in mind and occasionally with reference to music I've performed there. Amazing woodwind improvisers like Linsey Pollak and Adam Simmons have been great motivators in my attempt at this project. I was also inspired by Genevieve Lacey's Soliloquy recitals in 2019 where she performed all 12 Telemann unaccompanied flute/recorder fantasias from memory on a single Voice Flute (Tenor Recorder in d'). My 12 fantasias were recorded at home in Melbourne (Australia) between October 13-23, 2020, at a time of significant restriction on movement and association due to Covid-19 regulations. I essentially recorded one new fantasia each day for 12 consecutive days, using 12 different instruments*.

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released November 2, 2020

* All instruments by Fred Morgan (Australia) except:
Tracks 4 & 7 — Zen-On (Japan)
Tracks 6 & 11 — Gunnar Stenmark (Sweden)
Track 9 — Moeck (Germany)
- see 'info' link on each individual track for further details

• Recorded and mixed by Rodney Waterman
• Mastered by Finn Bennet
• Recording advice, Cian and Finn Bennet
• Photography and Design, Martin Bennet
• Album front cover photo by Martin Bennet; Norman Bay, Wilson's
Promontory, Victoria, Australia (Boon Wurrung, Bunurong and
Gunaikurnai Country)
• Thanks to Liz Bennet for her overwhelming support and encouragement

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Rodney Waterman Eltham, Australia

Rodney (RHS in above pic) is an Australian musician who specialises in the recorder. His repertoire is eclectic, with a particular interest in improvisation. In 2001, his album, Água e Vinho, with guitarist Doug de Vries, was released internationally by ECM Records, Germany. His latest record is an improvised duo album with recorder player Ryan Williams (LHS in above pic). [Pic - Boîte gig, 2019] ... more

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