Adams, Richard

GAMES FOR BRASS: NEW MUSIC FOR BRASS QUINTET

1 CD / Summit Records / 2010-02-09

Works: Curtis Curtis-Smith: Games for Brass, for brass quintet; Richard Adams: Frame of Mind, for brass quintet; Ramon Zupko: Pro and Contra Dances, for brass quintet; Karel Husa: Landscapes for brass quint...
Performers: Miller, Andrew [Tuba]; Swoboda, Deanna

"The Western Brass Quintet gave unremitting evidence of their individual talents and ensemble training: chords were precisely weighted and registered, instrumental blends were sensitively arranged,...continue...

To Have and To Hold / Sequitur

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-05-22

Works: Eve Beglarian: Not Worth "Riches and glory"; Eleanor Sandresky: My Goddess; Marti Epstein: Superstition; David Del Tredici: Honey Money Loves; Renée Favand: What's It Worth To You?, song; Richar...
Performers: Gythfeldt, Marianne; Hesselink, Greg; Lowenstern, Michael; Norderval, Kristin; Ohrenstein, Dora; Panner, Daniel
Conductors: Hostetter, Paul
Ensemble: Sequitur

The program for To Have and To Hold is taken from two evenings of cabaret songs commissioned by Sequitur. These two programs were the seed...continue...
Personnel: Dora Ohrenstein (soprano); Daniel Panner (viola); Greg Hesselink (cello); Marianne Gythfeldt, Michael Lowenstern (clarinet, bass clarinet).

Recording information: American Academy Of...continue...

Brutal Reality / Miller, Levy, Casey, Albany SO

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-11-09

Works: Richard Adams: Brutal Reality; Arthur Bloom: Life is Like a Box of Chocolates; Evan K. Chambers: Concerto for Fiddle & Violin; John Fitz Rogers: Verge; Kamran Ince: Fest for chamber ensemble & orches...
Performers: Casey, Nollaig; Levy, Jill
Conductors: Miller, David A.
Ensemble: Albany Symphony Orchestra; Present Music

"Here is a disc that contains two winning works, and at the same time raises important issues about the nature and future of programming for...continue...