{"product_id":"steven-schick-its-about-time","title":"Steven Schick: It's About Time","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/schick_weathersystems3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLISTEN \/ STREAM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeather Systems III –\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e It’s About Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe final volume in a three-volume series from “one of the great percussion virtuosos of our time” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Schick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeather Systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a set of recordings of the percussion music that has been most meaningful to Schick, which spans more than 100 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeather Systems III – \u003cem\u003eIt’s About Time \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill be released on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember 20, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePercussionist, conductor, and author Steven Schick has championed contemporary percussion music by commissioning or premiering more than one hundred-fifty new works. The title of his series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeather Systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the first album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Hard Rain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2022), reflect Schick’s background growing up in a farming family in Iowa, always having one eye on the weather and in particular, on the rain. The second installment, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoundlines: On Language and the Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2023), is an echo of Schick’s walk up the California coast: a musical changing of perspectives and connection with the world. In his liner notes, Schick writes, “Each [of these recordings] presents layered emotions in which a humorous façade dissolves to reveal deeper truths.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis third volume in the series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s About Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores time as both a large-scale concept and a micro-temporal component of music. The 2-CD set features highly contrasting works for percussion by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnchained Melody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eString of Pearls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Anvil Chorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Gordon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarrison Birtwistle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Axe Manual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIannis Xenakis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRebonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Ferneyhough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBone Alphabet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaija Saariaho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix Japanese Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRand Steiger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Robert Erickson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Schick describes the collection as, “an ode to the reciprocal wisdom between past and present, between pieces I have lived with for decades and the newest of the new.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc I\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lang: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnchained Melody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002) (7:13) *\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lang: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eString of Pearls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006) (9:20)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lang: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Anvil Chorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1991) (8:00)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMichael Gordon: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1998) (16:02)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHarrison Birtwistle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Axe Manual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2000) (23:38) **\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc II\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIannis Xenakis: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRebonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1989) (12:41)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBrian Ferneyhough: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBone Alphabet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1992) (12:19)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKaija Saariaho: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix Japanese Gardens \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1994) (16:06)\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRand Steiger: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Robert Erickson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2024) (21:06\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandia Music ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68109067452504,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/3813\/6920\/files\/Steve-Schick_Its_About_Time-digital-cover-front.jpg?v=1793934719","url":"https:\/\/www.islandiamusic.com\/products\/steven-schick-its-about-time","provider":"Islandia Music ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}