Jacob Cooper – Terrain
Released July 2020 on New Amsterdam Records
Ripple the Sky on the ballot for “Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance” and “Contemporary Classical Composition”
Full album on the ballot for “Engineered Album” and “Best Recording Package”
“Surprisingly magnetic meditations on time . . . vital and compulsive . . . firmly rooted both in the distant past and music much closer to the present.”
Pitchfork (read the full review)
“Cooper controls the unfolding of musical elements so naturally that these gargantuan tracks work to pull my attention through every moment, resulting in a kind of concentration that feels similar to guided meditation . . . A beautiful way to look at sky when sky is not available.”
San Francisco Classical Voice (read the full review)
“Cooper still knows how to write a drop-dead beautiful, subtle melody that complements and caresses a singer’s voice, and how to manipulate the sounds his singers produce subtly, to beguiling effect . . . Gentle, tender, and entirely compelling”
Night After Night (Steve Smith), “Recording of the Week” July 10, 2020 (read the full review)
Additional Press on the New Amsterdam page
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