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Composer MICHAEL GORDON & ALARM WILL SOUND Team-Up for Van Gogh

In early 2008, Cantaloupe Music will release Michael Gordon’s new album Van Gogh based on the letters between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo. This recording doubles as Alarm Will Sound’s follow-up to their album Acoustica: Music of Aphex Twin (2005, CA21028) which placed in the top 25 of Billboard's classical-crossover chart.

Gordon has written numerous well-known orchestral works, including Decasia (2002, CA21008), a multimedia orchestral work with film by Bill Morrison. Most recently, he is partnering with Morrison for a Los Angeles Philharmonic-commissioned piece for the upcoming Concrete Frequency Festival in January 2008 and a commission at the Brooklyn Academy Music in December 2008.

Michael Gordon says of his new release: “I started writing Van Gogh because of my obsession with Vincent Van Gogh's letters to his brother, Theo. I made trips to Holland and Southern France to e...