AND THE SNOW DID LIE, Ten Images for String Quartet based on André Bergeron’s Lithographs
ONLY BREATH
Robert Fokkens conducts the Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group on this recording of new choral music from Wales.
Paradise (SAATBB)
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IN THE THEATER OF AIR
Performed by the Marsyas Trio: Zubin Kanga piano, Helen Vidovich flute, Valerie Welbanks cello.
In the Theater of Air (fl, vc, pn)
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KID STUFF
Performed by Michael R. Skillern, marimba, of the McCormick Percussion Group, with Director Robert McCormick, and pianist Eunmi Ko.
Solstice (marimba and piano)
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TOMORROW’S AIR
State Philharmonic Orchestra of Târgu Mureş | Ovidiu Balan conductor
Ovidiu Marinescu cello
Anecdote (a soliloquy for cello and orchestra)
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STORIES FOR OUR TIME: Music for Trumpet and Piano by Women Composers
World premiere recordings performed by Thomas Pfotenhauer (trumpet and flugelhorn), Vincent Fuh (piano). Look Little Low Heavens is based on a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, entitled Spring. A dramatic fanfare lies at the center of Look Little Low Heavensand is surrounded by two serene, reflective sections.
Look Little Low Heavens (solo trumpet)
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Look Little Low Heavens has been recorded for digital release by international trumpet player, Marco Pierobon. Open on Spotify or Apple Music.
EXULTET TERRA, choral music CD
Radiant, nature-inspired choral music exquisitely sung by Cappella Clausura under the direction of Amelia LeClair.
Exultet Terra (for antiphonal choirs and double-reed quintet)
The Moor (a cappella women's choir)
Contemplations 8, 9 (a cappella women's choir)
Contemplations 21, 22 (a cappella women's choir)
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UNTO THEE I BURN: Song Settings of E.E. Cummings
Unto thee I burn: Song Settings of E.E. Cummings Poetry by North American Women Composers. Eileen Strempel, soprano; Sylvie Beaudette, piano.
Between Sunsets (sop, pn)
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SEVEN POEMS OF STILLNESS
Seven Poems of Stillness for violoncello solo with poems by R. S. Thomas was composed in response to a request from Dr. Rhian Davies, Artistic Director of the Gŵyl Gregynog Festival, to whom the work is dedicated. Performed by cellist, Guy Johnston, with archival recordings of R.S. Thomas reading his own poems.
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MUSICAL LANDSCAPES OF HILARY TANN
Performed by Eunmi Ko, piano; Sini Virtanen, violin; Andrew Barnhart, cello, and Albert Kim, piano.
On Ear and Ear ...; Light from the Cliffs; Kilvert's Hills; Doppleganger; The Cresset Stone; Water's Edge; ... slate, blue-gray; Nothing Forgotten
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ODYSSEY – New Music for Viola
New Music for Viola by American Women Composers. Hsiaopei Lee, viola; Chialing Hsieh, piano
The Cresset Stone (va)
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DRAGON – William Perconti and the Alloy Saxophone Quartet
William Perconti, alto saxophone. The Alloy Saxophone Quartet was formed to explore contemporary music and includes Bill Perconti, Sean Fredenburg, Duke Sullivan and Erik Steighner.
Windhover (alto sax)
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OF ERTHE AND AIR: Susan Francher and Friends play Music of Hilary Tann
The CD includes works of from one to four saxophones and concludes with a Live Concert Recording from the XVth World Saxophone Congress (2009) of Shakkei for solo soprano saxophone (Susan Fancher) and small orchestra (Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Allan McMurray).
Windhover for solo soprano saxophone
Of Erthe and Air for flute/piccolo, saxophones and percussion
Songs of the Cotton Grass for mezzo soprano and soprano saxophone
Shôji for flute and soprano saxophone
Some of the Silence for saxophone quartet
Shakkei for soprano saxophone and small orchestra
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HERE, THE CLIFFS
A retrospective CD of Hilary Tann’s orchestral music from 1994-2004, performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor.
With the Heather and Small Birds (chamber orchestra)
In the First Spinning Place (Concerto for Solo Alto Saxophone and Orchestra)
From the Feather to the Mountain (full orchestra)
Here, the Cliffs (Rhapsody for Solo Violin and Orchestra)
From Afar (full orchestra)
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LA VOIX NUE
Mezzo-soprano Patricia Green performs Hilary Tann's dramatic song cycle Arachne
Arachne (soprano solo with crotale)
I. A Primer For Those Who Have Dealings with the Gods
II. Arachne’s Boast
III. Athene’s Song
IV. The Spider’s Valediction
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THE LOTUS POND
Exotic Oboe Sounds with piano, harp and percussion featuring an oboe and piano transcription of Shakkei performed Cynthia Green Libby, oboe and Peter Collins, piano.
Shakkei (transcription for oboe and piano)
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PNM 49/2 Supplement: Milton Babbitt: A composers’ memorial
Recorded by Matthew Jones (viola) and Annabel Thwaite (piano) for the PNM/Open Space Milton Babbitt Memorial Project.
On Ear and Ear... (va,pn)
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EXPRESSIONS
The Walls of Morlais Castle (for string orchestra) performed by the North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, Conductor
The Walls of Morlais Castle (for string orchestra)
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THESE VISIONS
Performed by the Lunar Saxophone Quartet
Some of the Silence (saxophone quartet)
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METAMORPHOSIS
Like Lightnings, performed by Virginia Shaw, oboe.
Kilvert's Hills, performed by Krassimir Ivanov, bassoon.
Like Lightnings (solo ob)
Kilvert's Hills (solo bn)
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WORLD WITHOUT WORDS
Performed by: Debra Richtmeyer, alto saxophone; leng-leng Lam, piano.
In The First, Spinning Place (alt sax, pn)
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SO MUCH BEAUTY
Performed by Janeanne Houston, soprano; Shannon Spiccati, oboe.
A Girl’s Song to Her Mother (sop, ob)
Wings of the Grasses (sop, ob)
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NIGHT THOUGHTS AND FANCIES
Performed by Grzegorz Olkiewicz, flute.
Windhover (fl)
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A GARLAND FOR PRESTEIGNE
Performed by Gillian Keith, soprano; Simon Lepper, piano.
Wings of Grasses (sop, pn)
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ENDANGERED
Based on slow movement of violin concerto, Here, The Cliffs. Performed by Marthanne Verbit, piano.
Light From the Cliffs (pn)
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MILLENNIUM OVERTURE
Deborah Buck, vn; Wolfram Koessel, vc; Max Lifchitz, pn.
Nothing Forgotten (vn, vc, pn)
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AMERICAN WOMEN COMPOSERS
Based on slow movement of violin concerto, Here, The Cliffs. Max Lifchitz, piano.
Light From the Cliffs (pn)
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THE SHINING PLACE
Performed by Janeanne Houston, soprano, Shannon Spicciati, oboe.
The Vale of Feathers from Songs of the Cotton Grass (sop & ob)
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS
Performers include Madeleine Staunton, fl/picc; Paul Roe, cl/b cl; Richard O’Donnell, perc; Alan Smale, vn.
Of Erthe and Air (fl/picc, cl/b cl, perc)
The Cresset Stone (vn)
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SONGS OF THE COTTON GRASS
Matthew Jones and Ensemble. Performers include: Matthew Jones, Thomas Carroll, Kathryn Thomas, Lucy Wakeford, Alun Darbyshire, Michael Hampton, and Elizabeth Donovan.
The Walls of Morlais Castle (ob, va, vc)
Songs of the Cotton Grass (sop, va)
The Cresset Stone (va)
From the Song of Amergin (fl, va, hp)
Duo (ob, va)
Nothing Forgotten (vn, vc, pn)
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WOMEN’S WORK AND PLAY
Community Women's Orchestra, CA. Conducted by Kathleen McGuire.
Reibo (full orchestra)
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LANDSCAPES FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Performers: Susan Jolles, Virginia Shaw, Claudia Knafo, Helen Lin
Orchestra: North-South Chamber Orchestra, Conductor: Max Lifchitz.
Shakkei (ob and small orchestra)
I. Slow and spacious
II. Leggiero
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EMILY BEYNON FLUTE & FRIENDS
Emily Beynon, flute; Roland Krämer, viola; Petra van der Heide, harp.
From the Song of Amergin (fl, va, hp)
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AMERICAN TAPESTRY
North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, Conductor
Water’s Edge (string orchestra)
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GARDENS OF ANNA MARIA LUISA DE MEDICI
Performed by the Meininger Trio: Christianne Meininger, flute; Rainier Gepp, piano; Francoise Groben, cello.
Gardens of AML de Medici (fl, vc, pn)
The Cresset Stone (vc)
Windhover (fl)
Llef (fl, vc)
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HIRAETH
Performed by Gerard Cousins, guitar.
A Sad Pavan Forbidding Mourning (guitar)
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BRITISH WOMEN COMPOSERS, Volume II
Performed by LONTANO: Odaline de la Martinez, conductor; Viara Finnimore, viola; James Potter, cello; Ingrid Cuilliford, flute; David Rix, clarinet; Shelagh Sutherland, celeste.
Winter sun, Summer rain (fl, cl, va, vc, cel)
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VIEW FROM THE KEYBOARD
Performed by Pola Baytelman, piano.
Doppelgänger (pno)
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