Lumière / Opalińska & Whates

2012-01-21

Lumière—an engaging new album from Mira Opalińska and Douglas Whates. With a lightness of touch and a darkness of sound, the piano and bass duo improvise on their unique arrangements of works by classic film and world cinema composers.

Lumière—recorded with a single stereo pair of microphones direct to 2‑track
at Filharmonia Podkarpacka, Rzeszów, Poland on 29–30 October 2011.
[Front cover artwork: Jennifer Coates]

Whether reinventing the familiar or unearthing unexpected gems, the duo explore these moving and expressive scores to create inspired, extraordinary music of brooding intensity.

℗2012 Natural Studio Records
Release Date: 21 March 2012

Click here to pre-order the album for a special pre-order price of £10 (inc. free world-wide shipping!)

Virtual Museums Of The Podkarpackie

2011-09-26

I’m proud to introduce you fantastic Virtual trip throughout seven Museums in Podkarpacie area in Poland. I was also involved in this project. Here is the link. Enjoy.
http://www.wmp.podkarpackie.pl/node/232

Recording With Feargus Hetherington

2011-09-05

28-30.06.2011 in Filharmonia Podkarpacka in Rzeszów (Poland), Feargus and me recorded some great classical material for violin and piano. On up coming CD you will find “Highland Ballad” by Mackenzie. CD will be released under Natural Studio Records. Here is short video from the session.

Scarlatti

2011-07-11

This was originally part of a longer project which we never got a chance to finish. Rather than have it sit dormant in the archives, we thought we’d make it into a short filmette!

Enjoy.

(…and remember to watch past the credits for a little out-take!)

MOIQ - Some 60sec Live Clips

2011-04-29

Have a listen to some live clips from our recent Edinburgh concert, April 1st 2011.
Line-up: Mira Opalińska (p), Konrad Wiszniewski (sax), Douglas Whates (b), Olavi Louhivuori (dr).