l’Anniversario
Blending two motives representing a husband and wife over allusions to “Vissi d’Arte,” this chamber orchestra piece is a tender tribute to long-lasting love. Comes with full score and parts (string count 9-8-6-6-5)
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Conversations in Silence
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 […]
Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
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 […]
Robert Strassburg
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 […]
Conni Ellisor
“…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
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 […]
Our Reply (Octet for Strings)
In celebration of the Leonard Bernstein Centenary (August 25, 2018), Lucas Richman received permission from the Leonard Bernstein Office to create a new work for chorus and orchestra inspired by the speech Maestro Bernstein delivered to the United Jewish Fund two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Known as “An Artist’s Response […]
Josh Rodríguez
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: Variations (CD)
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 […]
Manoah “Tranquillo” Leide-Tedesco
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) […]