BMOP/Sound

Jacob Druckman: Lamia

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2013-05-14

BMOP/sound presents five works of the American master Jacob Druckman in a disc that exhibits the award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project and conductor Gil Rose...continue...

Reza Vali: Toward That Endless Plain; Folk Songs Sets nos 8 & 14 / Janna Baty, soprano; Khosrow Soltani, Persian ney; BMOP

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-10-09

Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/sound presents the Persian-influenced compositions of Iranian-born Reza Vali in Toward That Endless Plain, featuring Persian new player Khosrow Soltani on the title track, as...continue...

Martin Boykan: Symphony / Gil Rose - Boston Modern Orchestra Project

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-10-09

Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Martin Boykan's Symphony showcases the complete orchestral music of this important Modernist composer whose repertoire consists mostly of chamber works and music for the voice....continue...

Michael Gandolfi: From the Institutes of Groove / Radnofsky, Subero, Svoboda / BMOP

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-10-09

Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/sound's second Michael Gandolfi CD, From the Institutes of Groove, features the composer's recent concertos for "orchestral underdogs" - bassoon, bass trombone, and alto saxophone....continue...

Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric - Clarinet Concerto; Cello Concerto; Sempre Diritto! / David Krakauer, clarinet, Matt Haimovitz, cello

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

In Paul Moravec's Northern Lights Electric, BMOP/sound presents a selection of works inspired by the composer's travels: from Catalonia, where a statue of Pablo Casals...continue...

Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos / Oboe Lee, Brady, Levin and Rose

2 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-09-11

John Harbison: Winter's Tale / Kravitz, Hammond and Rose

2 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2012-08-14

Works: John Harbison: Winter's Tale, opera
Conductors: Rose, Gil

John Harbison's Winter's Tale is a two-act opera with libretto adapted by the composer from Shakespeare's five-act The Winter's Tale. First premiered in 1979, the...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (03/23/2009-03/24/2009)....continue...

Anthony Paul De Ritis: Devolution / Miller, D.J. Spooky; Subliminal Kid

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2011-12-13

Billed as "a concerto for DJ and orchestra," Anthony De Ritis' Devolution is a dynamic mash-up of a contemporary take on Ravel's "Bolero" and hip-hop,...continue...

Eric Moe: Kick & Ride / Gil Rose, Robert Schulz

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2011-11-08

Works: Eric Moe: Superhero, tone poem; Eight Point Turn, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, viola, bass, percussion & piano; Kick & Ride, concerto for drum set & orchestra
Performers: Schulz, Robert
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: ; Boston Modern Orchestra Project

In Eric Moe: Kick & Ride, BMOP/sound presents a selection of winning works that manage to be exuberant, complex, engaging and hip. Featuring Grammy-nominated percussionist...continue...
Recording information: Merrimack College, North Andover, MA.

Eric Moe is one of a group of young American composers who have at long last threaded the needle between popular accessiblity and ri...continue...

Alan Hovhaness: Exile Symphony / Kenneth Radnofsky, John McDonald

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2011-10-11

Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Now entering its sixteenth season, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project continues to lead as the premier ensemble dedicated to performing, recording, and preserving the compelling...continue...

Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-10-12

Works: Steve Mackey: Dreamhouse, for chorus & guitar quartet
Conductors: Rose, Gil

In this electrifying new release, BMOP/sound features rock 'n' roll-inspired American composer, Steven Mackey. Composed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Dreamhouse was not...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (05/20/2007-05/21/2007)....continue...

Virgil Thomson: Three Pictures / Thomas Meglioranza, bariton

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-09-14

Works: Virgil Thomson: A Solemn Music, for orchestra; A Joyful Fugue, for orchestra; The Feast of Love, song for baritone & orchestra (or piano); Collected Poems, for soprano, baritone & orchestra (or piano...
Performers: Meglioranza, Thomas; Watson, Kristen
Conductors: Rose, Gil

BMOP/sound's latest release, Virgil Thomson: Three Pictures, pays homage to one of the finest American composers of the 20th Century. The orchestral works on this...continue...

Lisa Bielawa: In media res; Double Violin Concerto

2 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-08-10

Works: Lisa Bielawa: Roam, for orchestra; Double Violin Concerto; Unfinish'd, Sent, for soprano & orchestra; In medias res, concerto for orchestra; Synopses Nos. 1-15 for ensemble & orchestra
Performers: Bielawa, Lisa; Bob, Sarah; Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Kihlstedt, Carla
Conductors: Rose, Gil

Lisa Bielawa: In medias res represents a culmination of Bielawa's longtime relationship with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, both as composer in residence and as...continue...

William Thomas McKinley: R.A.P.

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-04-13

Works: William Thomas McKinley: Marimba Concerto 'Childhood Memories'; R.A.P., for piano, clarinet, bass & orchestra; Dances (13), for orchestra
Performers: D'Amico, Anthony; Schulz, Robert; Stoltzman, Peter; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Zeltsman, Nancy
Conductors: Rose, Gil

BMOP/sound's William Thomas McKinley: R.A.P. offers three works by one of the most highly regarded and prolific composers of his generation. In the Marimba Concerto,...continue...

Ken Ueno: Talus

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-03-09

Works: Ken Ueno: Talus, for viola & orchestra; On a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Most Specific Hypothesis, for overtone vocals & orche; Kaze-no-Oka, for biwa, shakuhachi & orchestra
Performers: Mitsuhashi, Kifu; Richman, Wendy; Tanaka, Yuko
Conductors: Rose, Gil

Ken Ueno: Talus offers three concerti that collectively represent Ueno's long-term collaboration with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and its bold conductor Gil Rose. Composed...continue...

Dominick Argento: Jonah & the Whale

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-03-09

Works: Dominick Argento: Jonah and the Whale, oratorio for narrator, 2 voices, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cole, Daniel; Norman, Daniel
Conductors: Clark, Andrew

This SACD, Dominick Argento: Jonah and the Whale, represents yet another successful collaboration between the Providence Singers and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Inspired by...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (11/16/2008)....continue...

Elliott Schwartz: Chamber Concertos I-VI / Gil Rose, Boston Modern Opera Project, et al

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-10-13

Works: Elliott Schwartz: Chamber Concerto I; Chamber Concerto II; Chamber Concerto III "Another View"; Chamber Concerto IV; Chamber Concerto V "Water Music"; Chamber Concerto VI "Mr. Jefferson"
Performers: D'Amico, Anthony; Dimmick, Charles; Ferrigno, Nina; Gattegno, Eliot; Gorczyca, Gary; Haroutunian, Ron
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/sound's newest release, Chamber Concertos I-VI, is a comprehensive recording featuring the six chamber concertos of Elliott Schwartz. Spanning more than 30 years of his...continue...

Cage: Sixteen Dances / Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-06-09

Works: John Cage: Sixteen Dances
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/sound's latest release, John Cage: Sixteen Dances, highlights one of the most influential American composers of the 20th Century. A long-time collaborator with dancer/choreographer Merce...continue...

Andriessen: La Passione, Bells for Haarlem, etc / Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Cristina Zavalloni, Monica Germino

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-05-12

Works: Louis Andriessen: Bells for Harlem; Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno; Letter from Cathy; La Passione
Performers: Germino, Monica; Zavalloni, Cristina
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Louis Andriessen: 'La Passione' is BMOP/sound's latest release featuring four works by one of today's most significant figures in the international new music scene. 'Passeggiata...continue...

Harbison: Full moon in March, Mirabai Songs, Exequien for Calvin Simmons / Rose, DiSimone, Baty, et al

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-04-14

Works: John Harbison: Full Moon in March, opera; Mirabai Songs; Exequien for Calvin Simmons
Performers: Baty, Janna; Harley, Anne; Kelley, Frank; Maddalena, James; Simone, Lorraine di
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/Sound's latest release features John Harbison's 'Full Moon in March', an emblematic ritual-opera, the libretto of which is adapted from the poem, 'A Full Moon...continue...

Rakowski: Winged Contraption, Persistent Memory, Piano Concerto, etc / Rose, Nonken, et al

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-02-10

Works: David Rakowski: Persistent Memory; Concerto for Piano; Winged Contraption
Performers: Nonken, Marilyn
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/Sound's latest release, 'David Rakowski: Winged Contraption', is a compilation of three profound compositions by one of this generation's most visible American composers. Winged Contraption...continue...

Bermel: Voices, Dust Dances, Thracian Echoes, Elixir / Bermel, Rose, BMOP

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-12-09

Works: Derek Bermel: Dust Dances; Thracian Echoes; Elixir; Concerto for Clarinet "Voices"
Performers: Bermel, Derek
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

'Voices' is a compilation of three orchestral works and one solo piece by Derek Bermel. Seductively called his "spectral potion," 'Elixir' reflects Bermel's influences as...continue...

Foss: The Prairie / Clark, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-11-11

Works: Lukas Foss: The Prairie, secular cantata for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Engebreth, Aaron; Kelley, Frank; Mitchell-Velasco, Gigi; Weigle, Elisabeth
Conductors: Clark, Andrew

Lukas Foss' "The Prairie" is a secular oratorio based on Carl Sandburg's epic poem of the same name. Drawing upon Sandburg's journey through the landscape...continue...

Fussell: Wilde / Boston Modern Orchestra

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-09-09

Works: Charles Fussell: High Bridge Prelude; Wilde, symphony for baritone & orchestra
Performers: Sylvan, Sanford
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Charles Fussell's 'High Bridge', 'Portrait of Hart Crane' and 'Wilde' are the result of considering the lives of Hart Crane and Oscar Wilde as possible...continue...

Sawyer: Our American Cousin / Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project

2 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-07-08

Works: Eric Sawyer: Our American Cousin
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

"Our American Cousin" is a monumental work of American contemporary opera, which draws upon the tragic events of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. A collaborative invention of...continue...

Hyla: Lives of the Saints, At Suma Beach / Nessinger, Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-05-01

Works: Lee Hyla: At Suma Beach; Lives of the Saints
Performers: Nessinger, Mary
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Lee Hyla's epic Lives of the Saints is a set of psychological character studies filled with fierce musical and spiritual imagination, inspired by a diverse...continue...

Gandolfi: Y2K Compliant, Points of Departure, Themes from A Midsummer Night, / Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2008-04-01

Works: Michael Gandolfi: Points of Departure; Themes from a Midsummer Night; Y2K Compliant
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

This BMOP CD proves that Michael Gandolfi is a master of innumerable musical approaches, ranging from the lush "Points of Departure" to the theatrical suite...continue...