Stevie Wishart Discography

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STEVIE WISHART | COMPOSER

Discography

Wishart Recordings & Publications
CD/DVD and print media catalogue

Vocal Works

Three Carols: Collection title TBC: Christmas Triptych, Yuletide Songs … ?
Of Mary, a maide/ Te Deum Laudamus; Lets be merry as bird on berry and Lullaby for Freya (Tàladh Chrìosda) part of compilation CD: NOVA! NOVA! Contemporary Carols from St Catharine’s. Performed by the Choirs of St Catharine’s College Cambridge dir. Edward Wickham. (CD RES10159) 2015
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Happy Song (for three voices), commissioned and performed by Voice on PATTERNS OF LOVE CD (voice 0799439747999) 2015

Azeruz & O choruscans lux, a three-part motet on a cantus firmus by Hildegard of Bingen on MUSICAL HARMONY CD by Voice (voice 680569852977) 2013

Istampite: Medieval Pieces for Fiddle and Percussion
Glossa B072N6WRRC (reissue 2017)
Sinfonye, one of the ground-breaking ensembles of Medieval music performance of the 1990 s, under the direction of Stevie Wishart, had a huge hit with this album, previously titled 'Red Iris', in 1996. This 'Istampite' recording, teams two percussionists, Jim Denley and Pedro Estevan, in support her deeply-informed fiddle and hurdy-gurdy renderings of 14th-century Florentine repertoire.

VESPERS FOR HILDEGARD
Sinfonye/Wishart (CD Decca/Universal 4765117), 2012
Original music by Stevie Wishart in celebration of St Hildegard of Bingen.
Stevie Wishart (concept, voice, hurdy-gurdy, portative organ)
Vivien Ellis, Jocelyn West, Victoria Cooper, Emily Levy, Clemmie Franks, Emily Burn (vocals)
Bill Taylor (mediaeval harps ; Guy Sigsworth, handbells, portative organ)
“…exquisite monodic harmonies…” The Independent
Originally created as a concept-CD for Decca under their title "Hildegard" to commemorate Hildegard's canonisation in Rome in 2012, this is also large-scale Vespers of original compositions by Stevie Wishart for concert and semi-liturgical performance.

The Sound of Gesture
Stevie Wishart, concept, composer and performer
Stevie Wishart SW001CD-DVD
A hybrid of music technology, interactivity, real-time sound processing, music gesture and the violin, improvisation & electroacoustic composition. The DVD includes videos of the live recordings, and a discussion about music technology and acoustic instruments with Professor Ludger Brümmer of ZKM. The package comes with fully annotated notes describing the music and technology processes making it a useful tool for music technology students as well as for the general contemporary music audience.

Instrumental Works

‘Gloam’
solo Hurdy-gurdy music composed and improvised on the duskish cusp of music and noise. Recorded by Tony Faulkner, Culpho church in Suffolk, July, 2017 and currently in progress for vinyl and CD release 2018
The Sound of Gesture For Violin, Sensors and Computer cd /dvd (see below: mixed media - SW001CD-DVD

Violet
Stevie Wishart, Werner Defeldecker, Christoff Kurzmann & John Tilbury (Mikroton Recordings – Mikroton CD 4)

Experiences
Vol 4-5-6 Art Zoyd Studio and Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles Ensemble, compilation CD including Iced by Wishart for string orchestra, theremin, percussion, live electronics played on midi keyboard using MaxMSP virtual instruments

Compass, Log and Lead
with Fred Frith and Error! Contact not defined. (Intakt, Zurich, 2005)

In Your Shell Like
Paul Dunmall, Paul Lytton, live concert recording (Emanem disc 41111, London, 2004)

Lit As From Wthin Vanishing pictures
Dirk Wachtelaer, Paul Lytton, Piet Verbist, Jim Denley, Pierre Bastien, Steve Hubback, Michael Weilacher, DL Grazzhoppa, Gerrit Valkenaers (FMRCD113-i0303)

Alone and Together
Duos with Lol Coxhill (Emanem 4034, 1999, London)

Wish
original songs by Stevie Wishart with Rik Rue, Jim Denley, Julian Knowles CD (1993 Tall Poppies TP 027, Australia)

Mixed vocal and instrumental works

Strahlender Himmel: for soprano and piano, CD publication in hoour of Helen Buchholtz, Luxembourg, forthcoming, 2017

HENRIC Van Veldeke: Ik bid de liefde. Minnedichten, Cd & Book publication with songs, Vrijdag, October 2016, Composed by Stevie Wishart & Gerrit Valkenaers, performed by the composers with singers Agnes De Graff .
i. In den zî, daz die rôsen (solo alto & solo instrument accompaniment)
ii. Diu minne betwanc Salomône (2 altos & solo instrument accompaniment)
iii. Als dan de vogels vrolijk Zingen (2 altos & solo instrument accompaniment)
iv. Het hebben die kalde nechte gedaan (solo alto & solo instrument accompaniment)
On texts by Henic van Valdeke (c.1150–1210)

TRANSIENTS, composed for members of Wishart’s ensemble, Sinfonye, expanded by musicians that Stevie improvises with, and has now become its own sonic identity, Transients: strange hybrids for voices, hurdygurdy, oud, harp, percussion and electronics.

AZERUZ: new songs by Stevie Wishart, with Chris Abrahams and Shane Fahey (2000 Endgame records)

The Act of Obsession Becomes the Object Itself: by Machine for Making Sense, Jim Denley, Rik Rue and Amanda Stewart, Stevie Wishart (Rossbin, 2006)

Tibooburra: by Stevie Wishart & Jim Denley; sounds from the Stoney Dessert, Australia (2001 Split Records)

Dissect the Body: by Machine for Making Sense, Jim Denley, Rik Rue and Amanda Stewart, Stevie Wishart (1998 Split Records)

Consciousness: by Machine for Making Sense Jim Denley, Rik Rue and Amanda Stewart, Stevie Wishart (1999 Split Records)

Talk is Cheap by Machine for Making Sense: Jim Denley, Rik Rue and Amanda Stewart, Stevie Wishart (1997 Split Records)

On Second Thoughts: Machine for Making Sense Jim Denley, Chris Mann, Rik Rue and Amanda Stewart, Stevie Wishart, (1994 Tall Poppies TP034)

The Place – Chris Burn Ensemble, as below plus Rhodri Davies, harp (2001 Emanemdiscs, London)

Haiku Ubains, une compilation de compositions d plus ou moins 1 minute/ de Yann Marussich,Tom Cora, Iva Bittova, Haco etc, Wishart tracks 1, 50. (1997 Rec Rec Medien AG, Zurich, Switzerland)

Aquatic, with the Necks trio , 1996 Fish of Milk, Australia

Little Red Spiders with Tony Buck (drums, sampler), Andy Morley (electric guitar), Joe Williamson (bass) 1998 Staalplaat, Amsterdam

Navigations Chris Burn Ensemble as above plus Axel Dörner, Rodrey Davies (1999 Acta, UK)

WISH original songs by Stevie Wishart with Rik Rue, Jim Denley, Julian Knowles CD (1993 Tall Poppies TP 027,
Australia)

Cultural Baggage Chris Burn Ensemble with John Butcher, Phil Durrant, Marcio Mattos, Matthew Hutchinson, John Russell, Jim Denley, Chris Burn (1992 Acta, UK) Editions of Medieval Music

Editions of Medieval Music (© Stevie Wishart)

Bella Domna The medieval woman: lover, poet, patroness and saint, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart; with Mara Kiek, Andrew Lawrence-King, Jim Denley (Hyperion A66283. 1987, re-release 2006)

The Courts of Love music in the time of Eleanor of Aquitaine, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart; with Mara Kiek, Jim Denley, Bonnie Shalgean, Paula Chateauneuf (Hyperion A66367) re-release 2005)

Hildegard of Bingen: O nobilissima viriditas The complete works, volume 3, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye with members of the Oxford Girls' Choir, & Moira Smiley (USA), directed by Stevie Wishart (2004 Celestial Harmonies, USA 13127-3)

Trois Soeurs, songs from the thirteenth century arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart; with Vivien Ellis and Jocelyn West (Glossa Nouvelle Vision GCD 920704)

Gabriel's Greeting: Medieval English Christmas music arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart, with Vivien Ellis, Jocelyn West, Jim Denley, Paula Chateauneuf (Hyperion A66685, 1993 ; re-release 2003)

Hildegard of Bingen: Aurora, the complete works, volume 2, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye with members of the Oxford Girls' Choir, directed by Stevie Wishart, (Celestial Harmonies 13127-3, USA)

Hildegard of Bingen: Symphonia, the complete works, volume 1, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye with members of the Oxford Girls' Choir, directed by Stevie Wishart (Celestial Harmonies 13127-2, USA)

Poder a Santa Maria: The Andalusian Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso el Sabio, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart; with Equidad Bares (Almaviva DSI 0105, Seville)

Amydde the Carole for to Daunce: Dance-song from Medieval France, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart

The Sweet Look and the Loving Manner: Songs of the Medieval French Trobairitz, arranged & edited by Stevie Wishart for Sinfonye, directed by Stevie Wishart; with Vivien Ellis, Paula Chateauneuf, Jim Denley (Hyperion A66625) ( Release, 1987 ; re-release 2006) Radio and TV BBC World Service, featured composer for the program Music Review, March 2006

Printed & mixed-media publications

“Echoes of the Past in the Present” chapter commissioned for the Companion to Medieval and Renaissance Music, ed. David Fallows, J.M. Dent and sons, London, 1992

Red Iris: music from 14th century Italy. Stevie Wishart fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, Jim Denley and Pedro Esteban, percussion. A new format CD-Plus with interactive study material (Glossa Nouvelle Vision GCD 920701)

The Sound Of Gesture for Violin, Sensors and Computer. A mixed media music and research publication including CD, DVD, written musical analysis of the works, and an academic interview with Ludger Brümer on the nature of music and technology. SW001CD-DVD (2010)

Mikroton cd 4 : Violet
2007
Stevie Wishart, Hurdy Gurdy ; John Tilbury, Piano ; Christof Kurzmann, Computer [Lloopp], Clarinet, Editor ; Werner Dafeldecker, Electronics, Bass, Editor

The Act of Observation Becomes the Object Itself
Machine for Making Sense
Rossbin Format RS0262001, 2001
Stevie Wishart, hurdy gurdy, vocals, electronics ; Amanda Stewart, voice, text ; Rik Rue, anaolog, digital manipulations ; Jim Denley, wind instruments, electronics

Machine For Making Sense explores relations between linguistics, poetry, speech, music, and notions of sound, science and politics. Talk is the noise of talk, its musicality, its chance capture, words gulped and kicked out, guttural, barked and screamed. Therefore the Machine's talk becomes all the more important for being and around and about talk that you ignore in the usual give and take of conversation. You hear snatches of talk, you hear the voice as a musical instrument. Machine For Making Sense re-evaluates distinctions between text and music, music and sound art, improvisation and composition.

Azeruz
Azeruz (LP, 2000)
Chris Abrahams, DX-7, Organ, Piano, Sampling ; Azeruz, Primary Artist ; Shane Fahey, Synthesizer; Mina Kanaridis, Vocals; Amanda Stewart, Text, Vocals ; Stevie Wishart, Electronics, Hurdygurdy, Medieval Fiddle, Violin, Vocals

The album successfully traverses the genres of avant-rock/pop, experimental, electronic, dub; mediaeval, early music and world music. The musicians on this album are experts in their fields and succeed in creating a sonic landscape of great breadth and depth that stretches back through time. Themes, song structures and instrumentation of early European music are successfully translated into a modern context with Stevie’s haunting vocals, arrangements and lyrical interpretations. Traditional instruments are combined with intricate sampling, programming and keys (Chris Abrahams) and analog synths & found sounds (Shane Fahey) brought together by Shane’s painstaking spatial production. Made over two and a half years, the benefits of time and space are evident in the finished product.

Compass, Log and Lead
Fred Frith, acoustic guitar, lowry organ, violin ; Carla Kihlstedt, violin, nyckelharpa ; Stevie Wishart, hurdy-gurdy, electronics, violin

"The music on this record is improvised. What we bring to each performance is who we are and all that we have learned so far. None of us is involved exclusively with improvisation. We each have experience playing composed music our own and other peoples'. For us, improvising is the sum of our personal musical histories intertwined, a place where we can meet on equal terms and discover things we never knew, or hear what we thought we knew in a new light. It's a conversation, an exchange. There are no rules, other than to listen well and act accordingly."-Fred Frith, 2005,

The trio generates an intimate alliance of sorts, complete with chamber-like passages and nimbly transmitted harmonic developments. And the band’s nouveau vibe complements its sense of antiquity during these twelve mesmerizing works. Moreover, Wishart’s subliminal effects-based treatments provide a mark of detection that looms as a time stamp for future generations. It substantiates the modernism, yet counterbalances the musicians’ very artistic manner of integrating a historically-minded muse into their music.

Art Zoyd Studio & Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Expériences de vol 4, 5, 6
In-possible Records, 2005

This is a 2006 repress of this 2002 release. Legendary French avant-garde weird symphonic rock/prog group Art Zoyd asked Stevie Wishart and twelve other composers around the world to create a piece for Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles -- directed by Jean-Paul Dessy (but founded by Henri Pousseur in 1962). For the realization of this project, many forces were necessary: two regions between two countries -- Belgium and France -- two ensembles -- Musiques Nouvelles (20 musicians) and Art Zoyd (6 musicians) and their high-tech studios -- and two years of work. Each piece on this compilation explores the essential framework of today's creators, pushing boundaries and revealing the unexpected results from some of the greatest names in today's electronic world as expressed by classical musicians.

STEVIE WISHART | COMPOSER​

Discography

STEVIE WISHART | COMPOSER