With all the Phish hoopla going on these days, it’s easy to forget that the band’s legendary frontman has also been spending his recent time on an orchestral composition titled Time Turns Elastic. Perhaps privy of this, Trey Anastasio has announced plans to release the piece on May 12th via Rubber Jungle Records.
Composed by Anastasio and Don Hart, who is currently the Composer-in-Residence for Orchestra Nashville and first collaborated with the Phish frontman back in 2004 during his appearance at Bonnaroo, Time Turns Elastic features three movements that are said to blend the “intrinsic elegance of classical music with searing blues-rock guitar, resulting in an exhilarating work that engages and challenges fans of both genres.” The piece was orchestrated by Hart and performed by Anastasio and the David Sabee-conducted Northwest Sinfonia.
Ahead of its release, Time Turns Elastic will receive its East Coast premiere on May 21st when Anastasio joins Music Director Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Baltimore’s Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The selection will also be performed by Phish on its upcoming U.S. tour, where the band will “interpret the piece as an epic rock song.”
Time Turns Elastic Tracklist:
01. Time Turns Elastic
Movement 1
Song at Dawn
Ruby Shaded Sea
Movement 2
Submarine
Landslide
Rays of Blue Light
Movement 3
Silver Sound Shower
Hailstorm
Funnels
Carousel
02. Time Turns Elastic (Acoustic)
Phish 2009 Tour Dates
06/04 – Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
06/05 – Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
06/06 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
06/07 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
06/09 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Civic Center
06/12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/16 – St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
06/18 – Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
06/19 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
06/20 – E. Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
06/21 – E. Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
07/30 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/31 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/01 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/02 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/05 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/07 – George, WA @ The Gorge
08/08 – George, WA @ The Gorge
08/11 – Chicago, IL @ Toyota Park
08/13 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08/14 – Hartford, CT @ Meadows Music Theater
08/15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
08/16 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center