Album Release:  THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S)June 5, 2026
The studio recording of my piece THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S) — a 38-minute concerto for piano, percussion and large ensemble — has been released today on LP/digital, with New Focus Recordings.

It was premiered and recorded in Narrm in 2023, conducted by Elliott Gyger, with featured soloists Marc Hannaford (piano) and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), and performed by Laila Engle (flutes), Luke Carbon (clarinets), Jasper Ly (oboe/cor anglais), Callum G'Froerer (double-bell trumpet), Benjamin Anderson (double-bell bass trombone), Louise Devenish (percussion), Melina van Leeuwen (harp), Joseph Franklin (contrabass guitar/harmonium), Sophia Kirsanova (violin), Phoebe Green (viola), and Anna Pokorny (cello).

https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/joseph-franklin-the-horror-of-the-avant-garde-s/

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