Johnston, Elissa

Chinary Ung: Aura, Oracle, Still Life after Death / Southwest Chamber Music

1 CD / Cambria / 2011-11-15

Works: Chinary Ung: Aura, for 2 female vocalists & chamber ensemble; Oracle, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & voices; Still Life After Death, for soprano & chamber ensemble
Performers: Johnston, Elissa; Roland, Kathleen
Conductors: Schmidt, Jeff von der
Ensemble: Southwest Chamber Music

This 2008 release features the music of Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Chinary Ung. Sopranos Elissa Johnston, Kathleen Roland and Grammy Award-winning members of Southwest Chamber Music...continue...

Hop [Original Score]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2011-04-19

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Hop, film score; Ali Theodore: The Pink Berets
Performers: Barnes, Jennifer; Barry, Michael [Photography]; Beal, Joan; Boddicker, Edie Lehmann; Bradley, Eric; Bruton, Reid; Bushnell, Joanna; Carlson, Elin; Chea, Alvin; Fogerson, Amy; Geiger, Michael; Haberma...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: The Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Brothers Studios.

Directed by Tim Hill, who helmed the 2007 reboot of Alvin and the Chipmunks, 2011's Hop follows the adventures of the...continue...

James Newton: Sacred Works

1 CD / New World / 2011-03-08

Works: James Newton: Mass, for vocal soloists & ensemble; Between the Cherubim, for piano; In a Moment, in the Twinkling of an Eye, for voice, clarinet, bassoon & piano
Performers: Bovyer, Gary; Chaney, Daniel; Cheng, Gloria; Feves, Julie; Gonzalez, Abdiel; Johnston, Elissa; Menzies, Mark; Morrison, Ralph III; Pitelka, Kazi; Ray, Vicki; Tsan, Cecilia; Van Fleet, Tracy; Vartan, ...
Conductors: Gershon, Grant

This is the first recording devoted to James Newton’s (b. 1953) sacred works. Among his influences, Newton cites Bach and Stravinsky’s masses and cantatas, as...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, the Colburn School of Music....continue...

Elfman: Serenada Schizophrana / Mauceri, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Danny Elfman: Serenada Schizophrana; Improv for Alto Sax
Performers: Di Tullio, Louise; Higgins, Dan; Johnston, Elissa; Thies, Robert
Conductors: Mauceri, John
Ensemble: Choir; Orchestra

King Kong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-12-13

Works: James Newton Howard: King Kong, film score
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Amerson, Stephen; Ames, Morgan; Anassian, Armen; Anderson, Beth [Composer]; Ayling, Phillip; Barnes, Jennifer; Beal, Joan; Beasom, Mark; Beasom, ...
Conductors: Nowak, Mike; Babcock, Bruce; Anthony, Pete

The soundtrack to one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year will be released on Decca and features the original score by Academy...continue...
Personnel: Beth Andersen, Jennifer Barnes, Clydene Jackson, Jon Joyce , Bob Joyce, Karen Harper, Roger Freeland, Susie Stevens Logan, Luana Jackman, Kathryn Bostic, Andrea Robinson, Darlene Koldenhove...continue...

Jorge Liederman: The Song of Songs / David Milnes, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-04-01

Works: Jorge Liderman: The Song of Songs, a cantata for soprano, tenor, female chorus & chamber orchestra
Performers: Blandy, Charles; Colburn, Sara; Johnston, Elissa; Webster, Catherine
Conductors: Kuzma, Marika C.; Milnes, David
Ensemble: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players