Demo CD of the new, two-act opera based on the novel by R. C. Hutchinson. Libretto by David Cote. This CD includes piano reductions of two scenes. The opera will be scored for singers, full orchestra and male chorus.
Kesatuan is a duo comprised Ingrid Gordon, marimba and Karen DeWig, flute. They recorded my Duo for Flute and Marimba for this CD, released by Centaur Records. The marimba part requires the marimbist to use six mallets.
Philharmonia Quintet (Poland) - Jewish Roots: Music for Wind Quintet
This CD by the Philharmonia Quintet (Cracow, Poland) showcases works from the classical repertoire written by Jewish-born composers and composers influenced by Jewish culture. The recording, released by the Medialogic Company in Cracow, features La Cheminee du roi Rene Op. 205 by Darius Milhaud, Summer Music Op. 31 by Samuel Barber, Slovak composer Stepán Lucky's Divertimento and Wind Quintet by Robert Paterson.
Order now fromTylkomuzyka (Poland). This site translates into English.
Ithaca Talent Education – Bach to the Future
The Ithaca Talent Education School (ITE) is one of the foremost institutions in the United States for educating young string players. This is their first independantly-released CD and it includes the premiere recording of my Suite for String Orchestra, a work commissioned by ITE and their chamber orchestra conductor, Kirsten Marshall. Maestro Marshall and the students do an excellent job with this challenging work. The CD may be ordered from ITE directly:
Ensemble Aleph (France) - Second International Forum of Young Composers
This CD is included with a Log Book (a book of interviews, biographies and score samples). It includes the premiere recording of Quintus, a work chosen for Ensemble Aleph's Second International Forum of Young Composers performance in Paris. I was the only American chosen that year, and the other composers on the CD are from around the world. Click the following link to read my Log Book interview with Makis Salmos.
Saxophonist Thomas Walsh has a CD called Shaking the Pumpkin, available from RIAX. I am playing percussion on the title track, Shaking the Pumpkin by Frederick Fox.
