Sampen, John

Narong Prangcharoen: Mantras; Whispering; Antahkarana; Vedana et al.

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Narong Prangcharoen: Whispering, for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano & percussion; Between Heaven & Earth, for flute & piano; Antahkarana, for viola; Bencharong, for flute, cello & piano; Verdana, for...
Performers: Borja, Jonathan; Gitter, Ben; Hall, Michael [Viola]; Kinsella, Brendan; McKiggan, Christopher Janwong; Sampen, John
Conductors: ; Moss, Bruce
Ensemble: Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony; Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony (Wind; newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (Chamber ense; Third Angle New Music Ensemble

In this recording of Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen's chamber music, he explains that "Throughout my life, I have had two basic sources of inspiration, the...continue...

Music from Bowling Green / Steve Duke, Burton Beerman, Roger B. Schupp, Craig Hultgren

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-09-02

Works: Elainie Lillios: Veiled Resonance, for saxophone & live interactive electroacoustics; Dan Tramte: Gluons, electroacoustic music; Mikel Kuehn: Chiaroscuro, for cello & live interactive electroacoustic...
Performers: Beerman, Burton; Cornelius, Gregory; Duke, Steve; Fusik, James; Heisler, Jeffrey [Saxophone]; Hoose, Shane; Hultgren, Craig; Kuehn, Mikel [Composer]; Lillios, Elainie; Sampen, John; Schupp, Roger; Sh...

American Classics - Adler: Of Musique, Poetrie, Art and Love, etc / Melton, Farnum, Wincenc, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Samuel Adler: Preludes (3) for piano; Of Musique, Poetrie, Art, and Love, for voice, flute & piano; Four Composer Portraits, for piano; Sonata for flute & piano; Soundings, for alto saxophone & piano...
Performers: Farnum, Elizabeth; Melton, Laura; Sampen, John; Schupp, Roger; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Brown, Emily Freeman
Ensemble: Bowling Green Philharmonia

Professor-emeritus at the Eastman School of Music, Samuel Adler has published more than 400 works and has won many prestigious awards. Wild, colourful and complex,...continue...

Ricks: Mild Violence, Boundless Light, etc / Baker, Vickers, Taujon Percussion Quartet, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-05-01

Works: Steven Ricks: Boundless Light, for flute & electronics; Mild Violence, for ensemble; American Dreamscape, for ensemble & electronics; Dividing Time, for percussion quartet; Beyond the Zero, for violi...
Performers: Brough, Ron [Percussion]; Donato, Dominic; Hansen, Eric [Double Bass]; Holden, Scott; Macomber, Curtis; Ricks, Steven; Sampen, John; Vickers, Carlton
Conductors: Baker, James; Ricks, Steven
Ensemble: ; New York New Music Ensemble

This program of recent works by the young American composer Steven Ricks blends instrumental and electronic sound into a post-modernist landscape. A student of Harrison...continue...

Equipoise - Klein, Kleinsasser, et al

1 CD / Innova / 2006-04-03

Works: Joseph Klein: Occam's Razor, 7 studies for 10 players; Der Leichenschleicher, for double bass; William Kleinsasser: Of an Expanding Notion, for ensemble; Concerto for saxophone, chamber orchestra & c...
Performers: Blase, Celeste; Daglar, Fatma; Engelke, Luis; Fenlon, Terry; Humphreys, Michelle; Markey, Todd; Sampen, John; Shumway, David; Woodhead, Sam
Conductors: Klein, Joseph; Rardin, Paul
Ensemble: ; North Texas Chamber Players; Nova Ensemble

Shadows & Dawning / Sampen, Shrude, Sax 4th Avenue Quartet

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-12-01

Works: Marilyn Shrude: Renewing the Myth, for saxophone & piano; Shadows and Dawning, for saxophone & piano; Evolution V, for saxophone solo & saxophone quartet; William Albright: Sonata for alto saxophone ...
Performers: Sampen, John; Shrude, Marilyn
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Ensemble: Sax 4th Avenue

Distant Visions - Brian Bevelander: Castle Music, etc / Lim

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2001-11-01

Works: Brian Bevelander: Castle Music, for piano four-hands, percussion, electronics & pre-recorded tape; Synthecisms no 6, Nocturne for percussion ensemble & pre-recorded tape; Synthecisms No 2 for piano &...
Performers: Bevelander, Brian; Melville, Nicola; Sampen, John; Udow, Michael
Conductors: Udow, Michael; Lim, Jason
Ensemble: Nova Ensemble; University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble

Personnel: Brian Bevelander (piano); Eric Jones, Daniel Rodriguez (viola); Maria Jeffers (cello); Brenda Bochar, Stephanie Escalante (clarinet); John Sampen (alto saxophone); James Kazik, Danny West ...continue...

Visions in Metaphor / John Sampen, Marilyn Shrude

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-07-01

Works: John Adams: Postmark; Milton Babbitt: Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano; Karel Husa: Postcard from Home; Elegie et Rondeau; Pauline Oliveros: Mirrorrim; William Albright: Postcar...
Performers: Sampen, John; Shrude, Marilyn

First Chairs - Adler: Cantos for Solo Instruments

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-12-01

Works: Samuel Adler: Canto I, for solo trumpet; Canto XIV (Klezmer Fantasy) for solo clarinet; Canto XI, for solo horn; Canto XIII, for solo piccolo; Canto II, for solo trombone; Canto XV, for solo English ...
Performers: Bilger, David [trumpet]; Cohen, Franklin; Gippo, Jan; LeClair, Judith; Meulen, William Ver; Sampen, John; Stacy, Thomas; Vernon, Charlie

"Adler's music recalls Berio's series of compositions called Sequenzias. Each is an essay into a particular instrument's (including the human voice's) postmodern possibilities. These pieces,...continue...