Rituals (album)

Rituals is an album of contemporary classical music by American avant-garde composer John Zorn.^[1] The piece takes the form of an opera in five parts and was premiered at the Bayreuth Opera Festival in 1988.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Dan Warburton awarded the album 3½ stars stating "It's a well-crafted work, superbly performed".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. "I" - 4:48
2. "II" - 7:45
3. "III" - 4:21
4. "IV" - 5:21
5. "V" - 4:19

Personnel

• Jennifer Choi – violin
• Stephen Drury – piano, harpsichord, celeste, organ
• Brad Lubman – conductor
• Tara O'Connor – flute, alto flute, piccolo
• Jim Pugliese – percussion, wind machines, water, bull roarers, gravedigging, fishing reels, paper, bowls of BBs, bird calls
• Fred Sherry – violincello
• William Winant – percussion
• Heather Gardner – coice
• Peter Kolkay – bassoon, contrabassoon
• Mike Lowenstern – clarinet, bass clarinet, eb clarinet
• Kurt Muroki – bass
• Jim Pugh – trombone

References