Sirota

Andrew McPherson: Secrets of Antikythera - works for violin, viola, piano & electronics / Martin Shultz, violin; Nadia Sirota, viola, Ryan McCullough, piano

1 CD / Innova / 2013-01-29

Works: Andrew McPherson: Kinematics, for violin; D'Amore, for viola & magnetic resonator piano; Secrets of Antikythera, for magnetic resonator piano
Performers: McCullough, Ryan Macevoy [Piano]; Shultz, Martin; Sirota

As the namesake of his innova debut, the Antikythera Mechanism is a fitting metaphor for composer Andrew McPherson's musical approach. A kind of cogwheel computer...continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY....continue...

William Brittelle: Loving the Chambered Nautilus

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2012-06-26

Works: William Brittelle: Future Shock (version for string quartet); Acid Rain on the Mirrordome, for viola, cello, ensemble & electronics; Future Shock (version for cello); Loon Birds in Meshed Crystal, fo...
Performers: Brittelle, William; Burhans, Caleb; Jensen, Clarice; Lamb, Eric; Levin, Megan; Shaw, Caroline; Sirota
Conductors:
Ensemble: The American Contemporary Music Ensemble

Loving the Chambered Nautilus is William Brittelle's iconoclastic follow-up to the art rock epic Television Landscape. Unlike its predecessor, this album focuses on chamber virtuosity...continue...

Nico Muhly: I Drink The Air Before Me

1 CD / Decca / 2010-09-21

Works: Nico Muhly: I Drink the Air Before Me, ballet
Performers: Baer, Seth; Clayville, Michael [Trombone]; Muhly, Nico; Sirota; Sopp, Alex

'I Drink the Air I Breathe' is a ballet score written for the Stephen Petronio Dance Company's 25th anniversary. The New York Times commented, "The...continue...
Recording information: Clinton Recording Studio, New York City.

REVIEWS:

Pitchfork (Website) - "Throughout, Muhly realizes some magical effects, like transforming string drones into a wi...continue...

First Things First

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2009-12-01

Works: Nico Muhly: Duet no 1 Chorale Pointing Downwards, for viola & cello; Etude 1A for viola; Etude 1 for viola; Marcos Balter: Ut, for viola; Live Water, for viola & tape; Judd Greenstein: Escape, for vi...
Performers: Jensen, Clarice; Sirota

Personnel: Nadia Sirota (viola).

Recording information: Sage Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA....continue...