Movement 1: Movement 2: Movement 3: Movement 4: Notes from the composer: One of my first commissions for the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, this piece embodies my belief that music can transcend the barrier between words and hearts. Long before a thought assumes the concreteness of words and directives, it is an impulse- a quickening of […]
Commissioned by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, this enchanting work turns 17 poems by Children’s Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky, into a Carnival of the Animals for the new millennium. Comes with score, narrator score and parts (string count of 9-8-6-6-5, unless otherwise requested. No extra […]
For many decades Robert Strassburg figured prominently in the general musical life and in Jewish cultural circles in the Los Angeles area. Born in New York, he studied and worked with Igor Stravinsky, Walter Piston, and Paul Hindemithwith whom he studied at Tanglewood on a Boston Symphony scholarship. After bachelor studies at the New England Conservatory, he received […]
“…absolute proof that new music can be accessible, exciting and inspiring to musicians and audiences alike!” ~Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director, Nashville Symphony It is exactly this quality of being “accessible, exciting, and inspiring to musicians and audiences alike” that is the hallmark of Conni Ellisor’s work. Her critically-acclaimed compositions are the beneficiaries of a brilliantly […]
W. Mark Harrell has garnered much acclaim and respect for his dedicated work as a multi-faceted composer, performer and educator. A seventh generation native of Anderson County in East Tennessee, W. Mark Harrell has crafted a diverse catalog of compositions that incorporate the sounds of the region with an ear to the larger world. Having […]
Known for his energetic rhythms, rich harmonic language, and striking colors, Colombian-American composer Josh Rodríguez (b. 1982) continues to gain recognition as an emerging composer and collaborator on a national and international scale. Born in Argentina and raised in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, Rodríguez’s musical imagination has been formed by this bilingual multicultural […]
Lucas Richman, composer Vijay Venkatesh, piano Track List: 1. Reindeer Variations (10:57) 2. Umbrellaphant Variations (25:08) 3. Variations for Giora (6:58) 4. Music Can Make Your Life Complete Variations (4:15) 5. Variations at the Barre (5:01) 6. Zapped Taps (5:10) REVIEW: RICHMAN Variations. • Vijay Venkatesh (pn) • ALBANY 1908 (57:24) by Colin Clarke (This article appeared in Issue […]
Tranquillo Manoah Leide-Tedesco (1894-1992) was born in Sinigaglia, Italy, but grew up in Naples. His father, Lazzaro Laide-Tedesco, originally from Reggio Emilia, became Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Greater Naples (1904-1941) and the Chief Rabbi of Naples. Manoah Leide-Tedesco grew up in an artistic family of composers, singers and musicians. His brother, Enrico Leide (1887-1970) […]
Chamber Ensemble version available (15 players): 1111-1000, pno, str World Premiere performance with the Atlanta Musicians Orchestra Kenn Wagner, violin Nirav Patel, cello Dahlan Robert Foah, conductor Three courses of musical dining pay tribute to a love forged over multiple decades and continents. In 2018, Honora and Dahlan Robert Foah commissioned Lucas Richman to write […]
The 2021 Midwest Clinic, December 15-18, 2021 The Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference, exists to serve music educators and improve the field of music education. The conference has been held in Chicago every December since 1946. The conference has grown from an original audience of 120 local directors to an average of 17,000 instrumental […]