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Works Summary

Performers

• David Swan (Piano)
• Robert Aitken (Flute)
• David Hetherington (Cello)
• Teri Dunn (Soprano)
• Erica Goodman (Harp)
• Ryan Scott (Percussion)
• Richard Sacks (Percussion)
• Trevor Tureski (Percussion)
• Fujiko Imajishi (Violin)
• Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet)

Ensemble

• New Music Concerts Ensemble

Composer

• George Crumb (1929 - )

Remarks:

George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. He has won numerous awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer, and a 2004 Musical America 'Composer of the Year' laurel. 'Vox Balaenae' (Voice of the Whale) is scored for amplified flute, cello, and piano, and was inspired by a tape recording of whale songs that the composer had heard. 'Federico's Little Songs for Children' originated in Lorca's 'Canciones para ninos,' and employs all four members of the flute family, performed by the celebrated Canadian flutist Robert Aiken. "The George Crumb disc favors works written for flutist Robert Aitken, who is sometimes asked, with entrancing effect, to murmur poetry while playing. In these excellent, sometimes explosive performances, Crumb's musical world has lost none of its allure or singularity." -The Philadelphia Enquirer
 

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Crumb, George : Vox balaenae :: electric flute, electric cello & electric piano

• Performers: David Swan (Piano); Robert Aitken (Flute); David Hetherington (Cello)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 18 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1971

Crumb, George : Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute & harp

• Performers: Teri Dunn (Soprano); Robert Aitken (Flute); Erica Goodman (Harp)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 12 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1986

Crumb, George : An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III), for amplified flute & 3 percussionists

• Performers: Ryan Scott (Percussion); Richard Sacks (Percussion); Trevor Tureski (Percussion); Robert Aitken (Flute)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 9 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1986

Crumb, George : Echoes of Autumn (11) "Echoes no 1"

• Performers: David Swan (Piano); Fujiko Imajishi (Violin); Robert Aitken (Flute); Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet)
• Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble
• Notes: Performing Arts Center, King City, Ontario, Canada (04/13/2003/09/10/2004)
• Running Time: 17 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1966

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