San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Repertoire
Mason Bates: The B-Sides
Mason Bates: Liquid Interface
Mason Bates: Alternative Energy
An album of composer Mason Bates’s large-scale works for orchestra and electronica including first-ever recordings of his colossal Liquid Interface and the SFS-commissioned The B-Sides alongside Bates’s supercharged work, Alternative Energy. One of the most creative and ingenious synthesists of our time, these works show Bates reimagining the dimensions of symphonic music by integrating jazz, techno, drum-n-bass, field recordings of a FermiLab particle collider—and more. MTT and the SFS have championed Bates’ works for over a decade, evolving a partnership built on multi-year commissioning, performing, recording, and touring projects.
This is new music as you always hoped it would be—exciting, beautiful, surprising, and full of a vivid sense of discovery.San Francisco Chronicle