Olka, Christopher

Holiday Classics / Gerrd Schwarz - Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Gerard Schwarz: Variations on Greensleeves, ...
Performers: Carroll, Susan; Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Iascone, Adam; Larionoff, Maria; Muzzolini, Valerie; Olka, Christopher; Rafanelli, Paul; Robbins, Mark; Russ, Kimberly; Spicciati, Shannon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (12/11/2007-05/15/2008)....continue...

American Classics - Jones: Tuba Concerto, etc / Schwarz, Olka, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Samuel Jones: Concerto for tuba & orchestra; Symphony no 3 ("Palo Duro Canyon")
Performers: Olka, Christopher
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"Samuel Jones is a sensitive musician with great imagination, and he is a real craftsman. These works should be part of the core of the...continue...

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Symphony no 5

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-01-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Bunte, James; Burge, Belinda; Karp, Benjamin; LaMattina, Laurie; Olka, Christopher; Padrichelli, Andra; Ridenour, Mark; Wolfley, Marc
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra