Daniel in Chicago (2017) was written for a friend, the documentarian Daniel Hymanson, whose single-minded, near-pious commitment over the last six years to his practice has manifested in an isolated and simple life. I have found great beauty in his reverence, and hoped to find something of this spirit by combining limited materials in canon in this piece.
credits
from Late MMXVII,
released May 10, 2018
Michelle Lee, flute
Jacob Lane, piano
Jon Myers, percussion
Recorded live at Wind River, 9/23/17.
David Dunn, engineer
David Kant, Jon Myers, Andrew Smith, mixing and mastering
supported by 6 fans who also own “Daniel in Chicago (Jon Myers)”
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