American Masters for the 21st Century (Society for New Music)

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Sappho Fragments (more info)
Composed by: Brian Israel
John Oberbrunner, flute
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
James Krehbiel, violin
Laurance Luttinger, percussion
Steven Stucky,
Calvin Custer,
George Macero, cello
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


1.   Sappho Fragments - 00:12:38


String Quartet No. 2, "Music for the Next to Die" (more info)
Composed by: Brian Israel
James Krehbiel, violin
Catherine Bush, violin
Marywynn Kuwashima, viola
George Macero, cello


2.   I. Scherzo - 00:15:26
3.   II. Variations on a Baroque Sarabande - 00:05:20
4.   III. Scherzo II - 00:08:48
5.   IV. Last Rites: Largo - 00:05:23


My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson (more info)
Composed by: Elizabeth Alexander
Conducted by: Mark Davis Scatterday
Selma Moore, flute
David Abrams, clarinet
Cristina Buciu, violin
Greg Wood, cello
Kevin Moore, piano
Jennifer Vacanti, percussion
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


6.   My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson - 00:10:52


Riff, Variations on a Gershwin Tune (or Two) (more info)
Composed by: Robert Keefe
Conducted by: Grant Cooper
John Oberbrunner, flute
James Krehbiel, violin
David Abrams, clarinet
Steven Heyman, piano
Rob Bridge, percussion
George Macero, cello


7.   Riff, Variations on a Gershwin Tune (or Two) - 00:14:32

The Surma Ritornelli (more info)
Composed by: Christopher Rouse
Conducted by: Edward Murray
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Laurance Luttinger, percussion
Linda Greene, flute
Jennifer Widom, trumpet
Jane Swerneman, horn
Alexander Aiken, trombone
Linda Case, violin
Allie Jensen, viola
Ruth Berry, cello
Henry G. Neubert, double bass
Michael Salmirs, piano
Gordon Stout, percussion


1.   The Surma Ritornelli - 00:12:53


Carmina Amoris (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Robert Palmer Brian Israel
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Marywynn Kuwashima, viola
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


2.   No. 1. To Aphrodite of the Flowers at Cnossos - 00:03:30
3.   No. 2. Though Amaryllis Dance in Green - 00:02:35
4.   No. 3. Venus - 00:02:11


Arioso (more info)
Composed by: Earl George
Steven Heyman, piano
George Macero, cello


5.   Arioso - 00:05:35


Scrimshaw (more info)
Composed by: Daniel S. Godfrey
Linda Greene, flute
Martin Wulfhorst, violin


6.   Scrimshaw - 00:08:50


Festoons (more info)
Composed by: Daniel S. Godfrey
Steven Heyman, piano


7.   Festoons - 00:04:41


Partita VI (more info)
Composed by: Joseph Downing
Michael Bosetti, violin
Vladimir Pritsker, violin
Kit Dodd, viola
George Macero, cello


8.   I. Barbra Allen - 00:03:51
9.   II. Farewell, Dear Rosanna - 00:06:58
10.   III. The 3 Sisters - 00:04:41


3 Etudes (more info)
Composed by: Malcolm Lewis
Sar Shalom Strong, piano


11.   Etude No. 1 - 00:03:16
12.   Etude No. 2 - 00:03:02
13.   Etude No. 3 - 00:02:32


Dancing with the Devil (more info)
Composed by: Dana Wilson
Conducted by: Grant Cooper
James Krehbiel, violin
David Abrams, clarinet
Steven Heyman, piano
Rob Bridge, percussion
Linda Greene, flute
George Macero, cello


14.   Dancing with the Devil - 00:09:42

Sextet (more info)
Composed by: Melinda Wagner Daniel S. Godfrey
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Steven Heyman, piano
Linda Greene, flute
Vladimir Pritsker, violin
Kit Dodd, viola
George Macero, cello


1.   Sextet - 00:12:22


From the Grotte des Combarelles (more info)
Composed by: Harris Lindenfeld
Steven Heyman, piano
Vladimir Pritsker, violin
George Macero, cello


2.   from the Grotte des Combarelles - 00:09:16


Sonatas in Dark to Light (more info)
Composed by: Christopher Hopkins
James Krehbiel, violin
David Abrams, clarinet
Greg Wood, cello
Steven Heyman, piano
Rob Bridge, percussion
Linda Greene, flute


3.   Sonatas in Dark to Light - 00:18:03


Clarinet Quartet (more info)
Composed by: Ronald Caltabiano
James Krehbiel, violin
Greg Wood, cello
Rob Bridge, percussion
John Friedrichs, clarinet


4.   Clarinet Quartet - 00:12:26


Wakings (more info)
Composed by: Daniel S. Godfrey Ann Silsbee
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Laurance Luttinger, percussion
Linda Greene, flute
Martin Wulfhorst, violin
Lynden Cranham, cello


5.   Wakings - 00:09:53


Adoration and Longing (more info)
Composed by: Howard Boatwright
Michael Bosetti, violin
Vladimir Pritsker, violin
Kit Dodd, viola
Janet Brown, soprano
George Macero, cello


6.   Adoration and Longing - 00:14:22

Rhapsodies (more info)
Composed by: David Liptak
Steven Heyman, piano
Linda Greene, flute
John Friedrichs, clarinet
Dmitri Gerikh, violin
Walden Bass, cello


1.   I. Con forza - 00:03:24
2.   II. Lirico - 00:06:01
3.   III. Allegro disinvolto - 00:05:48


Cronicas del discubrimiento (more info)
Composed by: Roberto Sierra
Selma Moore, flute
Timothy Schmidt, guitar


4.   Primera Cronica: I. Leyenda Taina - 00:02:00
5.   Primera Cronica: II. Danza - 00:02:24
6.   Segunda Cronica: I. Noche - 00:04:18
7.   Segunda Cronica: II. Busca del Oro - 00:04:45
8.   Tercera Cronica: I. Canciion - 00:02:49
9.   Tercera Cronica: II. Batallia - 00:03:10


A Poison Tree (more info)
Composed by: Richard Wernick Brian Israel
Conducted by: Christopher Kendall
John Oberbrunner, flute
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
James Krehbiel, violin
William Blake,
George Macero, cello
Lucy Shelton, soprano
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


10.   A Poison Tree - 00:11:58


Crane Songs (more info)
Composed by: Samuel Pellman Brian Israel
John Oberbrunner, flute
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Laurance Luttinger, percussion
Sonya Monosoff, violin
Stephen Crane,
Steven Stucky,
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


11.   No. 1. — - 00:03:35
12.   No. 2. — - 00:01:14
13.   No. 3. — - 00:01:22
14.   No. 4. — - 00:04:41


Bells Ring Summer (more info)
Composed by: Augusta Read Thomas
George Macero, cello


15.   Bells Ring Summer - 00:02:27


2 Etudes (more info)
Composed by: Augusta Read Thomas
Steven Heyman, piano


16.   No. 1. Orbital Beacons (homage to Berio) - 00:03:16
17.   No. 2. Fire Waltz (homage to Bartok) - 00:01:52


Yangtze! Yangtze! (more info)
Composed by: Ping Jin
Conducted by: Mark Davis Scatterday
Selma Moore, flute
Cristina Buciu, violin
Greg Wood, cello
Kevin Moore, piano
John Friedrichs, clarinet
Jennifer Vacanti, percussion


18.   Yangtze! Yangtze! - 00:13:07

Society Music (more info)
Composed by: James Willey
Conducted by: Edward Murray
Barbara Rabin, clarinet
Laurance Luttinger, percussion
Steven Heyman, piano
Linda Greene, flute
George Cable, trumpet
William Harris, trombone
Donna Resue, horn
Edward Castilano, double bass
Eric Gustafson, vocals
George Macero, cello


1.   Society Music - 00:09:19


Some Summer Sun (more info)
Composed by: Nicholas V. D'Angelo
Linda Greene, flute


2.   I. — - 00:04:02
3.   II. — - 00:03:03
4.   III. — - 00:03:13


Epitaph and Scherzo (more info)
Composed by: Sydney Hodkinson
David Abrams, clarinet
Cristina Buciu, violin
Sar Shalom Strong, piano


5.   Epitaph and Scherzo - 00:15:12


6 Dark Questions (more info)
Composed by: Dexter Morrill
Neva Pilgrim, soprano


6.   No. 1. The first question - 00:01:11
7.   No. 2. The second question - 00:02:03
8.   No. 3. The third question - 00:03:01
9.   No. 4. The fourth question - 00:02:31
10.   No. 5. The fifth question - 00:02:54
11.   No. 6. The sixth question - 00:02:13


Wind Through Pines (more info)
Composed by: Zhuang Liu
John Oberbrunner, flute
Steven Heyman, piano
George Macero, cello


12.   Wind Through Pines - 00:12:31


Dance Mix (more info)
Composed by: Rob Smith
Rob Bridge, percussion
John Raschella, trumpet
Ron Caravan, saxophone
Dan Miller, saxophone
Benjamin Osborne, bass trombone
Darryl Pugh, double bass
John Bird, percussion
Kati Coe, percussion
Chris Ganey, percussion
Bill Harris, trombone
Ralph Dudgeon, bugle


13.   Dance Mix - 00:08:51

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