But Not Forgotten - Music by African-American Composers for Clarinet & Piano / Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano

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• Album Summary
• Notes & Reviews
• Also Purchased
• Works Details

	Night Fantasy - I. Largo
	Night Fantasy - II. Allegro
	Episodes - Episodes
	Basque Folk Song - Basque Folk Song
	Introduction and Allegro - Introduction and Allegro
	Scenes from Nigeria (arr. for clarinet and piano) - Scenes from Nigeria: I. Pastorale (arr. for clarinet and piano)
	Coty - I. Daybreak
	Coty - II. Sunset
	Coty - III. Dance
	Romance (arr. for clarinet and piano) - Romance (arr. for clarinet and piano)
	Weeping Willow (arr. for clarinet and piano) - Weeping Willow (arr. for clarinet and piano)
	Soul-Bird - Soul-Bird
	Amazing Grace (arr. H. Stevenson) - Amazing Grace (arr. H. Stevenson)

Album Summary

Performers

• Marcus Eley (Clarinet)
• Lucerne DeSa (Piano)

Composers

• Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940 - )
• Undine Smith Moore (1904 - 1989)
• William Grant Still (1895 - 1978)
• John Newton ("Amazing Grace" Composer) (1725 - 1807)
• Alvin Batiste (1932 - 2007)
• Samuel Akpabot
• Scott Joplin (1868 - 1917)
• Clarence Cameron White (1880 - 1960)
• Quincy Hilliard (1954 - )
• Todd Cochran

Notes & Reviews:

Past and present come together in this vibrant release from Sono Luminus, But Not Forgotten: Music by African-American Composers for Clarinet & Piano, as clarinetist Marcus Eley, and pianist Lucerne DeSa display the timeless class and musical stylings of composers whose music runs rich with the knowledge and desire of gifts to be returned through the notes on a page, and the instrument in one's hand. Marcus Eley is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music in clarinet, and studied at the Hochschule fuer Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria. He has performed as a soloist with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. On his New York debut recital in Weill Recital Hall, The New York Times cited his performance as " ...expert, songful, and straightforward."

The WSCL Blog
Eley focuses on music for clarinet and piano by African-American Composers. A mixture of very melodic pieces and... some challenging modern chamber works as well. A gift of music that can also be a thoughtful exploration of ethnic identity and accomplishment as well.

Gramophone
Add in Lucerne DeSa's full bodied, elegant playing and the gratifying natural acoustic at Endler Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa's Western Cape Winelands, and the result is an exceptional musical experience in every way. The booklet notes are documentary in authority and the sound is of the highest audiophile quality.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (07/13/2009).

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Works Details

Moore, Dorothy Rudd : Night Fantasy, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 11 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Batiste, Alvin : Episodes, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Lucerne DeSa (Piano); Marcus Eley (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

White, Clarence Cameron : Basque Folk Song, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Moore, Undine Smith : Introduction and Allegro, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Akpabot, Samuel : Scenes from Nigeria :: Pastorale

• Performers: Lucerne DeSa (Piano); Marcus Eley (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.

Hilliard, Quincy : Coty, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Lucerne DeSa (Piano); Marcus Eley (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Still, William Grant : Romance for Saxophone, for saxophone & piano (or chamber orchestra)

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1954

Joplin, Scott : Weeping Willow, ragtime two-step for piano

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Cochran, Todd : Soul-Bird, for clarinet & piano

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Newton, John : Amazing Grace

• Performers: Marcus Eley (Clarinet); Lucerne DeSa (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1779.
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1779