Track 1: Spectral Syn
Mark Dresser and Sarah Weaver, composers
SLM Ensemble: Jen Shyu, voice, Robert Dick, flute, Jane Ira Bloom, soprano saxophone, Marty Ehrlich, saxophone, Julie Ferrara, oboe, Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon, Dave Taylor, bass trombone, Ursel Schlicht, piano, Mark Dresser, bass, Gerry Hemingway, percussion, Sarah Weaver, conductor

Track 2: Cycles of Awakening
Sarah Weaver, composer
SLM Ensemble: Jen Shyu, voice, Robert Dick, flutes, Jane Ira Bloom, soprano saxophone, Oliver Lake, alto saxophone, Ned Rothenberg, bass clarinet/shakuhachi, Amir ElSaffar, trumpet/voice/santoor, Ray Anderson, trombone, Dave Taylor, bass trombone, Min Xiao-Fen, pipa, Miya Masaoka, koto, Ursel Schlict, piano, Mark Dresser, bass, Gerry Hemingway, drumset, Sarah Weaver, conductor

The SLM Ensemble is a New York City based experimental music large ensemble (2014-2017) created by co-artistic directors bassist/composer Mark Dresser and conductor/composer Sarah Weaver. The name SLM is an acronym “Source Liminal Music” as well as a tri-consonantal root of words from several languages that mean “peace”.

SyncSource Label
Released October 8, 2015

Review:
Eyal Hareuveni