A Fine Companion
album release concert
JANUARY 11, 2024 // The Sultan Room @ 6:45 pm// Brooklyn, NY
A FINE COMPANION is an album of newly composed settings of troubadour songs and texts, written in a dream-pop /shoegaze/ psychedelic rock style for an amplified combination of medieval and new instruments. The texts of this project were chosen by Charles Mueller (composer) and the ensemble, with a focus on troubadour lyrics that expand or refute the standard tropes of chivalrous love by choosing poems from a feminine perspective, and by delving into the metaphysical and spiritual subsets of the genre. The unbridled sensuality of the arrangements creates space for a raw experience that inspires a visceral reaction in the listener. Mueller has used pre-existing troubadour music as a melodic and modal prompt on a number of pieces, with direct quotations organically morphing as if in an inspired game of telephone.
Alkemie & Freelance Nun invite you to join them for a post-concert reception to celebrate the album release in the next-door restaurant space, The Turk's Inn. We recommend making your reservation for 8 or 8:30pm, with food and drink available until 11pm that evening. Make reservations via the link below to secure your table.