John Zorn - John Zorn's Olympiad Vol. 4 - Curling (2026)

Written in the late 1970s, Curling is one of John Zorn’s most mysterious and infrequently performed early game pieces. Long discussed and explored in private workshops, the piece stands apart in Zorn’s catalogue for its exclusive focus on sustained tones, creating a hypnotic, meditative sound world that unfolds slowly and deliberately.

This recording brings together two Bay Area ensembles with deep, decades-long ties to Zorn’s music: the Rova Saxophone Quartet and the William Winant Percussion Group. Both groups are renowned for their mastery of contemporary composition and improvisation, and here they execute this demanding score with extraordinary sensitivity and control, elevating the work to a striking and immersive listening experience.