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Website:!cloudludum.com!Facebook:!facebook.com/CloudLudum!Youtube:!youtube.com/user/AnastasiyaGuitar!

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Anastasiya!Dumma,[email protected]!!!!!!!

(857)399K6258!!!!

Cloud'Ludum!performs!in!a!style!that!could!be!defined!as!"third!stream"!–!a!blend!of!contemporary!

classical!music!with!jazz,!avantKgarde!and!free!improvisation.!The!sound!of!the!ensemble!ranges!from!!light!and!transparent!classical!textures!to!jazz!grooves!and!mysterious!sounds!of!free!improvisation.!The!most!important!!concept!for!Cloud!Ludum!is!building!a!strong!emotional!!and!intellectual!connection!with!the!audience!while!exploring!various!musical!landscapes.!What!makes!Cloud!Ludum!project!unique!is!the!combination!of!spontaneity!and!prepared!material,!the!ability!to!create!an!elaborate!musical!composition!on!the!spot!in!such!a!way!that!it!equally!involves!and!belongs!to!the!players,!!the!composer!and!the!audience.!

The!ensemble!was!formed!in!2010!and!since!then!presented!numerous!concerts!in!the!Boston!area!in!such!venues!as!Berklee!Performance!Center,!Hynes!Convention!Center!(as!a!featured!ensemble!for!High!School!Jazz!Festival),!MIT!Bartos!Theater,!Durgin!Hall!(UMass!Lowell),!Xibus!Performace!Hall,!Studio!401!at!Boston!Conservatory,!Lilypad,!Outpost!186!and!others.!!

Cloud!Ludum!experiments!a!lot!with!various!types!of!improvisation!and!even!performance!of!contemporary!classical!pieces!(Bartok,!Brouwer,!Ravel,!Stockhausen!etc.)!always!include!improvised!sections.!This!makes!every!performance!a!unique!act!of!communication!between!musicians!and!audience.!Cloud!Ludum!has!a!large!repertoire!of!pieces!that!includes!original!compositions!and!arrangements!of!contemporary!music!in!thirdKstream!and!avantKgarde!idiom.!

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!Among'the'best'concert'programs'of'the'ensemble'are:''

“Paper;scissors;stone”!–!Interactive!contemporary!music!program!that!combines!music!games,!XX!century!classical!compositions!and!graphic!art.!This!program!includes!such!unique!features!as!internet!based!music!games!available!on!phones!or!tablets,!exclusively!designed!puzzles,!projected!artwork!and!many!others!–!all!designed!especially!for!Cloud!Ludum!ensemble.!!!!

Cloud!Ludum!performs!graphic!notation!!score!submitted!by!the!audience!!Link!to!video:!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKaGwfa1QsA!

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“Tierkreis”'(Zodiac)!–!An!arrangements!of!twelve!compositions!by!Karlheins!Stockhausen.!Each!of!the!pieces!represents!a!zodiac!sign.!Those!arrangements!include!different!types!of!improvisation!ranging!from!classical!variation!and!blowing!over!jazz!changes!to!riff!based!solo!and!free!collective!improvisation.!It!is!a!nonKstop!performance!where!one!theme!is!leading!to!another.!This!format!allows!the!audience!to!experience!intense!emotional!and!intellectual!journey!through!this!XX!century!avantKgarde!composition.!!!

Zodiac!cycle!:!Aries!Composed!by!Karlheinz!Stockhausen!Arranged!by!Olga!Karaseva!!Link!to!video:!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPOxzpVt8q4!!

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!!“Free'creatures'meet'their'chamber'friends”!–!A!collection!of!chamber!pieces!and!free!

improvised!compositions!for!various!duos!and!trios!within!the!ensemble.!!

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Zodiac!cycle!:!Virgo!Composed!by!Karlheinz!Stockhausen!Arranged!by!Olga!Karaseva!!Link!to!video:!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJJ7vKX2gm4!!!

“Mikrokosmos”!–!a!program,!which!highlights!Bela!Bartok!pieces!from!piano!cycle!“Mikrokosmos”!!In!the!past!Cloud!Ludum!also!presented!“The!Spirit”!–!a!program!that!explored!a!symbiosis!of!chamber!instrumental!ensemble!and!choir!as!well!as!other!concert!programs.!!Mikrokosmos!No.133!!Composed!by!Bela!Bartok,!arranged!by!Olga!Karaseva!Link!to!audio:!https://soundcloud.com/anastasiyaKdumma/belaKbartokKmikrokosmKnoK133!!

We'believe'that'avant;garde'art'can'be'enjoyable,'inspiring'and'easy'to'understand'

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Instrumentation:'

Cloud!Ludum!has!flexible!instrumentation.!Cloud!Ludum!sextet!consists!of!alto/soprano!saxophone,!vibraphone,!guitar,!upright!bass,!drums!and!electronics.!Ensemble!also!performs!in!a!quartet!and!trio!format.!!

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Press'quotes!

“Original!works!of!Cloud!Ludum!allow!to!see!music!from!completely!different!angle.!It!is!a!different!level!of!perception,!whole!avantKgarde!universe!with!other!physics!laws!which!attracts!attention!by!its!uniqueness!and!mysteriousness”.

Victor'Radzievskyi'for'Usad’ba5Jazz'Festival'!

Cloud!Ludum!contribution!to!art!heritage!is!undoubtedly!huge.!It!makes!us,!as!listeners,!go!out!of!our!eggshell!carefully!created!for!us!by!pop!culture!and!feel!the!tension!with!our!bare!nerves”.!

Dima'Fingy'for'snob.ru!! !

! Monk”!Svetlana!AlbitovaKDumma!!main!artwork!for!Cloud!Ludum!ensemble!!!!

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“It!is!great!that!groups!like!Cloud!Ludum!exist!because!I!believe!that!most!extreme!experimentation!end!up!having!the!most!impact!on!the!development!of!art”.!

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“A!blend!of!performers’!personal!ideas!creates!a!unique,!easily!distinguishable!sound!while!Olga!Karaseva’s!compositions!open!new!ways!for!the!ensemble!to!apply!their!creativity.!I!consider!this!to!be!quite!enough!for!constant!success!in!the!selected!genre.!I!also!really!enjoyed!that!the!ensemble!persues!almost!an!idealistic!concept!of!integral!sound.!There!is!no!dominance!and!everybody!plays!as!one!mechanism!which!is!more!important!than!the!parts!it!consists!of.!Academic!precision!in!its!turn!combines!with!free!improvisation!and!personal!jazz!interpretation!by!each!musician”.!

Victor!Radzievsky!for!Jazz!Radio!1jazz.ru!