For this New Sounds, violinist/composer, bike messenger, live sound engineer (he worked at CBGB’s and Brownies), snowboard instructor, software designer – (including software instruments for processing sounds), and Emergency Medical Technician Christopher Tignor joins John Schaefer in the studio to perform highlights from his record and video album, “Along A Vanishing Plane.” Equipped with a violin, tuning forks & string electromagnetics, a kick drum, and a laptop running sound-altering software that he designed himself, he’ll administer a dose of gorgeous ritual music, of “wordless hymns” for “personal interpretation and reflection.”

Additionally, Tignor also leads the bands Slow Six and Wires Under Tension, in addition to having done string arranging work with the epic post-rock ensemble, This Will Destroy You. The Le Poisson Rouge site also tells us that “in the 90’s Christopher Tignor immersed himself in minimalism, working as an assistant for LaMonte Young while learning sound engineering on the job at a New York contemporary music festival produced by Philip Glass.” He went on to refine his skills mixing live sound for bands at two of New York’s seminal clubs, CBGB’s and Brownies. During this time Tignor also studied computer science, developing his unique software instruments for processing sounds.”

Then, listen to the Akropolis Reed Quintet performing a “groovy and beautiful” work by Marc Mellits, “Splinter,” an 8-part miniature. We’ll hear just a few of the movements, which are all named after types of trees. The work was the program for the one of the web premiere series by the Akropolis Reed Quintet.

ARTIST: Christopher Tignor
WORK: The Will And The Waiting, excerpt [3:12]
RECORDING: Along a Vanishing Plane
SOURCE: Western Vinyl 140
INFO: westernvinyl.com/

ARTIST: Christopher Tignor
WORK: We Keep This Flame [3:01]
RECORDING: Live, WNYC, 8/26/16
SOURCE: These performances not commercially available. 
INFO: The works appear on “Along a Vanishing Plane” Western Vinyl 140

ARTIST: Christopher Tignor
WORK: One Eye Blue One Eye Black: Blue [6:45]
RECORDING: Live, WNYC, 8/26/16
SOURCE: These performances not commercially available. 
INFO: The works appear on “Along a Vanishing Plane” Western Vinyl 140

ARTIST: Christopher Tignor
WORK: One Eye Blue One Eye Black: Black [6:39]
RECORDING: Live, WNYC, 8/26/16
SOURCE: These performances not commercially available. 
INFO: The works appear on “Along a Vanishing Plane” Western Vinyl 140

ARTIST: Christopher Tignor
WORK: Shapeshifting [4:06]
RECORDING: Live, WNYC, 8/26/16
SOURCE: These performances not commercially available. 
INFO: The works appear on “Along a Vanishing Plane” Western Vinyl 140

ARTIST: Akropolis Reed Quintet
WORK: Marc Mellits: Splinter 2 - Sugar Maple [2:54]
RECORDING:  Akropolis Web Premiere Series
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Akropolis5tet 
INFO: Another performance by Splinter Reeds exists here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUl3gz4LqtE

ARTIST: Akropolis Reed Quintet
WORK: Marc Mellits: Splinter 3 – Linden [3:44]
RECORDING:  Akropolis Web Premiere Series
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Akropolis5tet 
INFO: Another performance by Splinter Reeds exists here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUl3gz4LqtE

ARTIST: Akropolis Reed Quintet
WORK: Marc Mellits: Splinter 4 – Black Ash, excerpt [1:00]
RECORDING:  Akropolis Web Premiere Series
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Akropolis5tet 
INFO: Another performance by Splinter Reeds exists here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUl3gz4LqtE