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19658889842

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Limited edition

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2024-05-17

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Sony

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Danny Elfman

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Modern Composition

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Sony Classical

Danny Elfman is an American musician and composer, known for his work as the lead vocalist of Oingo Boingo and his collaborations with Tim Burton on movie soundtracks. He has also composed TV show themes, including The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives. In 2005, he released his first classical work "Serenada Schizophrana".
Born on May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, Danny Elfman has made a significant impact in the music industry through his diverse range of compositions.
Not only is he recognized for his role as the creative force behind Oingo Boingo from 1976 to 1995, but he has also gained fame for his exceptional contributions to motion picture soundtracks. Collaborating closely with renowned movie producer/director Tim Burton, Elfman's musical genius shines through in films such as Edward Scissorhands and Batman.

Percussion has always been an important part of my life. Beginning in my travels though West Africa when I was 18 years old, when I began collecting and learning to play
 ‘balafons’ (kind of like the African version of a marimba), and through my years of playing in metal-based Indonesian Gamalan ensembles in my twenties, as well as building my own strange metal and wood percussion ensembles in my early theatrical performance
 years, it has always been a lifelong obsession.&nbsp;

Shortly after we premiered my first violin concerto, I had a chance meeting with percussionist Colin Currie in London. We decided it could be great fun to create a piece
 together. I was excited to plunge into the challenge of another concerto while at the same time to really go back to my roots with wood and metal, mallets and sticks and hands. I also knew Colin was an extraordinary musician who would be great to collaborate
 with.&nbsp;&nbsp;

And I was aware that there were far fewer concertos for percussion then the more obvious piano, violin, cello, etc, and that meant there were far fewer models to guide
 me which made the idea of a percussion concerto far more enticing.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It was just before the pandemic when I was in London working on a film score, and my publisher suggested I meet the NYOGB (The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain)&nbsp;
 as they had expressed interest in the possibility of doing a commission. At first I was skeptical about the idea of a youth orchestra, but I decided to attend a performance they were giving. I was, to say the least, blown away by how good they were. I decided
 on the spot that I would indeed find a way to write a piece for them.&nbsp;&nbsp;

So I jumped into the composition that’s now called Wunderkammer. My original intentions was to create something that was very challenging for them, as I knew they were
 up for that, and something that would also be fun and exciting for them to dig into which might feature different instrument sections throughout to give everyone a moment to shine.&nbsp;

A Wunderkammer (or “wonder room”) is a cabinet of curiosities or even a room of mystery and oddities which can be fun, or scary, intriguing or instructive, but never
 boring! And that’s just what I was hoping to bring to the NYOGB with Wunderkammer.&nbsp;

Percussion Concerto & Wunderkammer

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