Composer David Kirkland Garner, currently faculty at University of South Carolina, draws inspiration from archival recordings capturing the musical heritage of the American south. His ebullient work for large chamber ensemble Dark Holler, performed here by a collection of wonderful players including several members of the acclaimed ACME and YMusic ensembles, puts some of these sounds traditionally associated with southern folk music through Garner's prismatic compositional lens, as they emerge contorted, distorted, but ultimately intact with a reverence for their original source of inspiration.
