Pictured from Left to Right: Metropolis Ensemble, Erik Hall, Sandbox Percussion
Photo Credits from Left to Right: Erika Kapin, Nolis Anderson, Noah Stern Weber

There’s exciting news from Erik Hall, who has only last month released Solo Three, the final album in his groundbreaking trilogy of reinterpretations of contemporary classical pieces. In 2023, Hall had released his magnificent and radiant interpretation of Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato, which was one of our Album Picks of the Year. Now the Michigan-based composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer revisits the landmark minimalist work that has been central to his world. He joins forces with GRAMMY-nominated Metropolis Ensemble and Sandbox Percussion for a large-ensemble reimagining of ten Holt’s minimalist masterpiece, set for release on April 3rd through Western Vinyl. The album, a richly textured arrangement for mallet percussion, woodwinds, strings and piano, grew out of what began as a special outdoor solstice performance at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Hall’s concert grand piano remains at the heart of it, allowing the piece to bloom into something majestic and cinematic.

Coinciding with the announcement, Hall has shared a beautiful and breathtaking excerpt from the album, ‘Sections 74–87’. Take a listen below.