Volume 2 by Who Cares

After their 2021 debut release of mostly standard classical repertoire, the pandemic duo comes back with a unique collection, exploring sonic and creative freedom within composed works. This carefully curated program connects a wide range of works from five composers, including musician-philosopher John Cage, Estonian minimalist Arvo Pärt, celebrated Calgary composer-pianist Mark Limacher, and the enigmatic Toru Takemitsu. This album also includes an expression of the duo's musical voice as improvisers in a live recording of Pauline Oliveros’ work “Thirteen Changes.” Expanding on their base of flute/violin instrumentation, Who Cares? adds the timbres and tones of Rhodes piano and synthesizer to their palette, resulting in a varied and unique sound world for this latest collection.

Who Cares is a music collective formed in 2020 between violinist Laura Reid and flutist Jiajia Li. With similar training backgrounds in classical music, the aim of the project was originally to provide personal and musical support for each other during the pandemic, while searching for new ways to present classical and contemporary music.

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