Muhly, Nico

Celebrating American Spirit / Kelli O'Hara, Ron Raines. Essential Voices USA

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-10-30

Works: Laurie Hochman: The Pledge of Allegiance, for orchestra; David Ludwig: The New Colossus, for chorus; Truman, for chorus (part of collaborative work "Sing out Mr. President"); Larry Hochman: Reason to...
Performers: O'Hara, Kelli; Raines, Ron
Conductors: Clurman, Judith
Ensemble: ; Essential Voices USA

Sono Luminus proudly presents Celebrating the American Spirit, performed by Essential Voices USA and directed by Judith Clurman, which reconfigures musical expressions of nationhood. EVUSA...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (07/11/2012); DiMenna Center for Classical Music (07/11/2012); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (2011-01-1...continue...

Shifting Cells - music for percussion ensemble by Muhly, Cherney, Griffin, Rumbelow / Amy Griffiths, saxophone

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Charles Griffin: Fist Through Traffic, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; James M. David: Shifting Cells, for percussion ensemble; The Locomotive Geryon, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; Nico M...
Performers: Griffiths, Amy [Saxophone]; Ryan, Jonathan [Organ]; Vaillancourt, Paul
Conductors: Vaillancourt, Paul; ; Rumbelow, Robert
Ensemble: Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble

New works for percussion ensemble written between 1993 and 2009 are performed by the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble on this recording. Offering a unique...continue...
Recording information: Legacy Hall, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Colum....continue...

Journey Into Light - Music for the Festivals of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas by E.Poston; W.McKie; Patrick Hadley; Judith Weir; Britten et al. / Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-09

Works: Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; William McKie: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God, for chorus & organ; Patrick Hadley: I sing of a maiden; Judith Weir: Advent Prose, for chorus; Jo...
Performers: Austin, Alasdair [Treble]; Beetschen, Alexander; Bryan, Nico [Treble]; Crawshaw, Rebecca; Dixon, Robert; Hetherington, Olympia; Lambourn, Timothy; Leach, Edward; Senanayake, Jaliya; Smith, Matthew [B...
Conductors: Williams, Mark
Ensemble: ; Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

A new festive release from the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge under their director Mark Williams - with additional performances from organists Robert Dixon and...continue...

From Here On Out / Works by Muhly, Greenwood & Parry / Kitchener Waterloo SO

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-10-25

Works: Nico Muhly: From Here On Out, for orchestra; Wish You Were Here, for orchestra; John Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver, for orchestra; Richard Reed Parry: For heart, breath and orchestra, for orch...
Conductors: Outwater, Edwin
Ensemble: Kitchener Waterloo Symphony

Recording information: Centre In The Square, Kitchener (10/2008); Koerner Hall, Toronto (10/2008); River Run Centre, Guelph (10/2008)....continue...

Nico Muhly: Seeing Is Believing / Thomas Gould, Nico Muhly, Nicholas Collon

1 CD / Decca / 2011-06-21

Works: Nico Muhly: Seeing Is Believing, concerto for electric violin & orchestra; Motion, for orchestra; By All Means, for orchestra; Step Team, for orchestra; William Byrd: Cantiones sacrae, Book 2; Civita...
Performers: Gould, Thomas [Violin]
Conductors: Collon, Nicholas

Influenced by the great minimalists, early English choral music and the latest electronic fusions, Nico Muhly has been called the poster boy of contemporary classical...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh (10/19/2010/10/20/2010)....continue...

Nico Muhly: I Drink The Air Before Me

1 CD / Decca / 2010-09-21

Works: Nico Muhly: I Drink the Air Before Me, ballet
Performers: Baer, Seth; Clayville, Michael [Trombone]; Muhly, Nico; Sirota; Sopp, Alex

'I Drink the Air I Breathe' is a ballet score written for the Stephen Petronio Dance Company's 25th anniversary. The New York Times commented, "The...continue...
Recording information: Clinton Recording Studio, New York City.

REVIEWS:

Pitchfork (Website) - "Throughout, Muhly realizes some magical effects, like transforming string drones into a wi...continue...

Nico Muhly: A Good Understanding

1 CD / Decca / 2010-09-21

Works: Nico Muhly: Bright Mass with Canons, for chorus & organ; First Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis), for chorus & organ; Senex puerum portabat, for chorus & brass; A Good Understanding, for chorus, o...
Performers: Benedict, Marissa; Cravens, Terry; Englander, Michael; Fedoruk, Claire; Greene, Fred; Hoffman, Michael; Leighton, Lesley; Mitchell, Joseph; Morrell, Kristy; Morrison, Ralph III; Pitelka, Kazi; Pressl...
Conductors: Gershon, Grant

Decca is proud to announce its newly formed relationships with American composer Nico Muhly as well as the Los Angeles Master Chorale. For this all-new...continue...
Recording information: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (06/10/2010-06/11/2010).

REVIEWS:

Pitchfork (Website) - "A GOOD UNDERSTANDING is remarkably whole. Its mostly-religious songs...continue...

First Things First

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2009-12-01

Works: Nico Muhly: Duet no 1 Chorale Pointing Downwards, for viola & cello; Etude 1A for viola; Etude 1 for viola; Marcos Balter: Ut, for viola; Live Water, for viola & tape; Judd Greenstein: Escape, for vi...
Performers: Jensen, Clarice; Sirota

Personnel: Nadia Sirota (viola).

Recording information: Sage Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA....continue...

Riley: In C Remixed / Dangers, Bates, Kotche, et al

2 CD / Innova / 2009-11-17

Works: Jack Dangers: In C - Semi-Detached, for ensemble (after Terry Riley's "In C"); In C - Extension, for ensemble (after Terry Riley's "In C"); Mason Bates: Terrycloth Troposphere, for ensemble (after Te...
Performers: Keating, Zoe; Kotche, Glenn; Roumain, Daniel Bernard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

In C Remixed is the latest project from the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, the corn-fed young group from western Michigan that brought...continue...
Recording information: River City Studios, Grand Rapids, MI....continue...

NOW Ensemble

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2009-10-27

Works: Judd Greenstein: Folk Music, for chamber ensemble; Sing Along, for chamber ensemble; Patrick Burke: Hypno-germ, for chamber ensemble; All Together Now, for chamber ensemble; Mark Dancigers: Hanging T...
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Ensemble: NOW Ensemble

NOW Ensemble's stunning debut redefines chamber music for the 21st century, fusing "the formal elegance of chamber music with a pop-honed concision and rhythmic vitality."...continue...
Recording information: Looking Glass Studios, New York, NY....continue...

Muhly: Beaming Music; Bolcom, Bach, Eben, Saint-Saëns, etc / Driskill-Smith, Gramley

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2008-12-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Pierre Cochereau: Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet; Nico Muhly: Beaming Music, for marimba...
Performers: Driskill-Smith, Clive; Gramley, Joseph
Conductors:
Ensemble: Organized Rhythm

'Organized Rhythm', the two-person organ and percussion ensemble, has been bringing audiences to their feet. Clive Driskill-Smith, a student of Eton and Oxford, has won...continue...