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Donald Bousted & Lee Ferguson - Cross​/​Over

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When Donald Bousted, one of today's foremost proponents of classical ukulele, asked me to write a piece for baritone ukulele and vibraphone, I was intrigued. While Donald himself has written for the combination, the two instruments are not often heard together. Thus, I was drawn by the opportunity to help break new ground for the two timbres. The sound of uke tremelo and bowed vibraphone immediately popped into my mind's ear, and I began to dream about the new piece. What emerged is a meditation on musical "cross" figures that lace over one another and intertwine. In my writing for the baritone ukulele, I strove for transparent, resonant textures where the open strings ring through. For the vibraphone, in addition to the wet bowed sections, I included moments of intricate passagework that require a drier sound. Together, the uke and vibes traverse a musical landscape both refined and fierce.—Loretta K. Notareschi

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from Cross​/​Over, released October 31, 2021
Donald Bousted, baritone ukulele; Lee Ferguson, vibraphone.
Written by Loretta K. Nottareschi.
Published by Disegni Music.

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Donald Bousted UK

Donald Bousted benefitted from some excellent teaching, studying the guitar with Thomas Hartmann, the lute with Christopher Wilson and early music with Peter Holman and Ian Gammie. Later, he took further guitar lessons with Antonio Albanes and Oliver Hunt privately. In 2017, he discovered the classical ukulele and it seemed to bring many of his interests together. Sadly Donald passed in 2021. ... more

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