Rivulets, Trickles, and Streams are nature‘s first musicians. A trickle begins as a quiet whisper, like the opening note of a melody, slipping gently over stones and through moss. It gathers into a rivulet, weaving silver phrases across the earth, each ripple adding harmony to the song. Joined by countless others, it becomes a stream, its flowing waters composing an ever-changing symphony through forests and valleys. Every bend is a new
rhythm, every shimmering reflection a fleeting refrain. In their gentle music, these waters remind us that the most beautiful compositions often begin with a single, humble note.
Wolfgang Puschnig, July 2026
THE BIG ISLAND ORCHESTRA
Founded by composer Martin Gellner and violist Lena Fankhauser, the Big Island Orchestra is dedicated to a repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the present day,
encompassing classical music, film scores, world music, and crossover projects.
VIOLIN I Joanna Lewis, VIOLIN II Ulrike Greuter, VIOLA Lena Fankhauser, CELLO Melissa Coleman, BASS Ciro Vigilante, FLUTE Matthias Schulz, OBOE Heri Choi, CLARINET Rupert Fankhauser, BASSOON Stephanie Leandro, HORN Luis Barbe Espinosa, TROMBONE Michael Böhm, TRUMPET Spiros Laskaridis, PIANO Alfredo Ovalles
Martin Gellner, conductor
RECORDED at Ehrbarsaal Vienna, October 21st, 2025
RECORDING PRODUCER & PROTOOLS OPERATOR Dorothee Freiberger
RECORDING ENGINEER Alex ‘Fire’ Tomann
RECORDING ASSISTANT Bernd Unterweger
MIXED by Reinhard Buchta, Quinton Studios Vienna
MASTERED by Andreas Rathammer, Quinton Mastering, Vienna
PHOTOS by Michael Stabentheiner (Cover), Lukas Beck (Puschnig),
Roman Zach-Kiesling (Big Island Orchestra | ORF),
Andrea Peller (Martin Gellner)
GRAPHIC DESIGN by Sandra Biskup
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Andreas Rathammer, Norbert Zimmermann
PRODUCED by Wolfgang Puschnig
