Leap of Faith - Nucleosynthesis

PEK – clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, percussion
Glynis Lomon – cello, aquasonic, voice
Yuri Zbitnov – shiny new drum set, percussion

Leap of Faith is the core trio of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) comprised of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion. The ensemble is based in Boston and dates back to the early 90s. We utilize a huge arsenal of additional Evil Clown instruments to improvise long works featuring transformations across highly varied sonorities. The ensemble has always been highly modular and our many recordings feature the core trio in dozens of configurations with a huge list of guests.

While the Leap of Faith Aesthetic generally utilizes larger ensembles with a variety of guests to create very broad palettes, maximizing potential for transformation across sonority, we also do smaller ensembles like quartets and quintets and occasionally just the core trio. I often observe that the strong connections that develop between the core members driving larger ensembles are exposed and emphasized when those players perform in a small unit.

In fact, looking through the catalog, now containing 115 Leap of Faith titles, I find only 5 albums with this exact trio, and one duet with just PEK and Glynis. There are many other sets with quartets and quintets and other trios with early Leap of Faith line-up members Craig Schildhauer (bass) and Mark McGrain (trombone). There are also a number of PEK/Zbitnov duets which are released as Metal Chaos Ensemble. So I’m looking forward to this sure-to-be-powerful show demonstrating the deep connections in our core unit.