Koffman, Carrie

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...continue...

Dragon Rhyme - Music for wind ensemble by Jennifer Higdon, Kurt Weill and Chen Yi / Carrle Koffman, soprano sax; Anton Miller, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Jennifer Higdon: Soprano Saxophone Concerto; Kurt Weill: Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Chen Yi: Dragon Rhyme, for ensemble
Performers: Koffman, Carrie; Miller, Anton
Conductors: Adsit, Glen
Ensemble: Hartt School Wind Ensemble

The wind band offers considerable variety and color to composers, as demonstrated by these three disparate works. Jennifer Higdon's Soprano Saxophone Concerto brings to the...continue...
Recording information: Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford Campus, USA....continue...

Chrstiopher Shultis: Divisadero / New Mexico Winds

1 CD / Navona / 2011-05-31

Works: Christopher Shultis: Openings, for wind ensemble; Songs of Love and Longing, for voice & piano; A Little Light, in Darkness, for soprano saxophone & ensemble; Devisadero, for piano; Unspecified: [CD-...
Performers: Koffman, Carrie; Steinbach, Falko; Umphrey, Leslie
Conductors: Rombach-Kendall, Eric;
Ensemble: ; New Mexico Winds

Devisadero features the original compositions of New Mexico-based composer Christopher Shultis. Through woodwinds, percussion and piano, Shultis is able to vividly describe the New Mexican...continue...

JoAnn Falletta conducts the Music of John Duffy

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-04-01

Works: John Duffy: Testament, for choir; Heritage Suite for violin & piano; Concerto for Clarinet; Declaration of Interdependence, for choir, percussion & wind ensemble; Concerto for tenor saxophone & conce...
Performers: Carlson, Patti Ferrell; Cross, Robert W.; Koffman, Carrie; Morrissette, Glenn; Woodward, Charles
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn; Shoup, Robert
Ensemble: ; Virginia Arts Festival Wind Ensemble

Considered "one of the heroes of American music," John Duffy has composed more than 300 works for symphony orchestra, opera, theatre, television and film. As...continue...