Episode Sixteen - Lois V Vierk

The Relache Chronicles

Lois V Vierk is a unique voice in the recent history of music in America. She has composed stunning works for multiples of the same instrument that are technically complex and yield a mesmerizing aural experience. Among these is “Manhattan Cascade” for accordions, composed, recorded and performed widely by Guy Klucevsek, former Relache Ensemble member, composer and pioneering accordionist. (You can hear Guy’s music on Episode Four of The Relache Chronicles.) This episode of The Relache Chronicles features a work Lois composed for the Relache Ensemble in 1992 titled “Timberline.” Lois and members of the Relache Ensemble are in perfect synch with one another. Prior to the recording of “Timberline” is a conversation with Lois, Laurel Wyckoff, Joe Kasinskas and Joseph Franklin to discuss her influences and some of the events that led to her creating “Timberline.”