Duo Baars-Henneman Autumn Songs Ab Baars - tenorsax/clarinet/shakuhachi Ig Henneman - viola February 2013 This suite of freely improvised and minimally composed pieces was developed by Baars and Henneman for a USA tour in the autumn of 2012. Edgefest copes with Hurricane Sandy complications, improvises an outstanding start "(…) With improvisation as the watchword, the Baars-Henneman Duo brought its lovely and lyrical compositions to life on Wednesday, displaying a gorgeous harmonic convergence of Ig Henneman’s rich viola tones and Baars’ breath-y saxophone runs. "The pair is wrapping up a tour and were clearly in sync, playing off one another as they breezed through a half-dozen avant-chamber music compositions that left plenty of room for improvisation." --Will Stewart www.AnnArbor.com Nov 1, 2012 Edgefest 1 Brows of Morning 8:20 inspired by William Blake ­­­­–To Autumn 2 Nine and Fifty Swans 5:39 inspired by W.B.Yeats –The Wild Swans at Coole 3 Winter comes to hush her Song 6:27 inspired by Charles Ives Autumn 4 It bends it sways 3:37 inspired by Helene Gélèns –Hoe boven alles uit 5 Poor Autumn 4:37 inspired by Guillaume Apollinaire –Autumne malade 6 The Clouds go 4:09 inspired by Wallace Stevens –The Death of a Soldier 7 Restlessly 4:11 inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke Herbsttag 8 Autumn in Maine 3:18 inspired by the autumnal colors in Maine 9 The Heavy Cargo 5:07 inspired by Ingeborg Bachmann Die Große Fracht 10 Rain Curtains 6:25 inspired by Matsuo Basho Chilling Autumn Rains total time 51:56 all compositions /improvisations by Ab Baars and Ig Henneman buma stemra recording November 30, 2012 Bimhuis Amsterdam Micha de Kanter | Mideka Music Recording mixing & editing Micha de Kanter Ab Baars Ig Henneman design & b/w photos Francesca Patella travel photos by Baars & Henneman, self timer and friends produced by Ig Henneman