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Avner Dorman Avner Dorman
Four Concertos
Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman has recorded four concertos in his captivating neo-baroque style. He deftly mixes Western and Middle Eastern melodies, solo and ensemble playing and intriguing instrumentation. The works, expertly performed by the Metropolis Ensemble, showcase a gifted young composer.
1. "New concertos" - Avner Dorman describes the four concerto's common threads.
2. "Neo-baroque" - Avner Dorman explain what "neo-baroque" means to him.
3. "Mandolin Concerto" - Avner Dorman's way of blending solo mandolin and string ensemble.
4. "Piccolo Concerto" - Avner Dorman discovered an ancient quality of the piccolo.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.avnerdorman.com

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Scott Wheeler Scott Wheeler
The Construction of Boston
(Naxos)
Scott Wheeler composed the score to Kenneth Koch's text, "The Construction of Boston," two decades ago. His first foray into opera, Wheeler's work has elements of comic opera, masque and dramatic cantata. This recording of the Boston Cecilia's April 2007 concert is an outstanding performance of a fun, witty and sometimes political text.
1. "The Construction of Boston" - Scott Wheeler says he brought his varied influences together to score his first opera.
2. "Beacon Hill" - Scott Wheeler says humor played an important role in Kenneth Koch's text and the score.
3. "Smiling City" - Scott Wheeler describes the crisis of the piece and the only possible solution.
4. "Aria" - Scott Wheeler describes the work's big aria, "I Bring Beauty and Detail."

Visit artist's web site: http://pages.emerson.edu/faculty/S/Scott%5FWheeler/

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mark mellits Marc Mellits
Paranoid Cheese
(Koch)
Marc Mellits is a composer-performer who writes intricate, polyrhythmic music where nuanced individual elements create a surprising whole. "Paranoid Cheese," featuring his five-member Mellits Consort, combines elements of modern minimalist technique, classical training and a love of modern rock. The resulting CD is a sonic journey filled with contrasts, color and emotion.
1. "Composer" - Marc Mellits was composing minimalist music before he even heard of the genre.
2. "Romania" - Mac Mellits says his favorite places and people don't inspire his writing.
3. "Paranoid Cheese" - Melody is the last thing he adds to a piece, Mellits says.
4. "Mellits Consort" - Marc Mellits describes how he put his ensemble together.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.marcmellits.com

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Alex Shapiro Alex Shapiro
Notes from the Kelp
(Innova)
Alex Shapiro is a renowned concert composer whose music is as expressive as it is boundary-breaking. "Notes from the Kelp" features chamber works where Shapiro takes listeners on evocative journeys that are serious, funny, intimate and grand. Shapiro says the CD captures "a decade's worth of joy." Now listeners can share those experiences.
1. "Notes from the Kelp" - Alex Shapiro says this CD draws on a decade's work.
2. "Slipping" - Alex Shapiro's anything-but-harpsichord score for harpsichord.
3. "Bioplasm" - Alex Shapiro describes this most unusual piece for a flute quartet.
4. "Deep" - Alex Shapiro's underwater journey with contrabasoon and electronics.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.alexshapiro.org

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Lee Johnson Lee Johnson
Dead Symphony No. 6
Lee Johnson is an accomplished composer-conductor who was not a follower of the Grateful Dead. But a friend in Atlanta's concert community convinced him to score an orchestral tribute. A decade later, the twelve-movement score has been recorded by the Russian National Orchestra, and it is as ear-pleasing and mind-bending as any performance by the noted group.
1. "Dead Symphony" - Lee Johnson says a friend convinced him to score an orchestral tribute to the Dead.
2. "China Doll" - Lee Johnson describes the first Grateful Dead song that captured his imagination.
3. "Blues for Allah" - This obscure Dead song becomes a dissonant tour de force on the concert stage.
4. "Stella Blue" - Lee Johnson describes the orchestral improvisation in this piece.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.DeadSymphony.com

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Nico Muhly Nico Muhly
Speaks Volumes
(Bedroom Community)
Composer Nico Muhly's "Speaks Volumes" features seven exquisite modern chamber works for small ensembles with electronics on the new Bedroom Community label. The CD was created with with pop producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Sigur Ros) and has a more intimate quality than typical chamber recordings. Since graduating from Juilliard in 2004, Muhly has been causing ripples in concert circles.
1. "This Recording" - Nico Muhly says he wanted a recording that didn't sound like most modern chamber music.
2. "Clear Music" - Nico Muhly describes how he has been influenced by the Anglican choral tradition.
3. "Pillaging Music" - Nico Muhly describes some of the musical influences in his music and this piece.
4. "Antony & viola" - Nico Muhly says Antony's vocals and the viola share similar identity issues.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.nicomuhly.com

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shawn clement Shawn Clement
Film Composer
Shawn Clement is an award-winning film composer who is also known for his work in television and video games. Clement's scores are energetic, compelling and almost always dramatic - with dynamics that are not usually heard in live performance. This profile features work from a range of recent projects.
1. "Film Composer" - Film Composer Shawn Clement describes how he always wanted to be a film composer - and how he got there.
2. "Off Center Style" - Shawn Clement describes his writing style, which is often dense but makes musical sense.
3. "Video Game Music" - Shawn Clements says how writing for video games is different from film and television.
4. "Open Season" - Shawn Clement describes how he wrote the music in this video game and film.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.clemistrry.com

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Steve Horowitz Steve Horowitz
Steve Horowitz
(Fluff Tone Records)
Steve Horowitz is an innovative bassist and composer who has long been involved in experimental and concert music. After many solo recordings and projects with is group, "The Code International," his latest recording is a series of bass and drum duets with nature sounds. Horowitz has a lush, intuitive touch on bass. His ensemble pieces are striking in their melodic clarity, minimalist sensibility and mood.
1. "Composer" - Steve Horowitz says his musical interests are much broader than his well-received film score for "Super Size Me."
2. "Saturnalia" - This track from The Code International's "elevator.CULTURE" CD, is dark, jazz-inspired lounge music.
3. "Un-Natural Acts" - Steve Horowitz's latest recording, "Un-Natural Acts," features duets with drummer-percussionist Michael Evans.
4. "Two Jazz Standards" - The duet's take on two standards, "Everything Must Change" and "I've Got It Bad."

Visit artist's web site: http://www.sthecodeinternational.com

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Martin Bresnick Martin Bresnick
The Essential Martin Bresnick
(Cantaloupe)
Acclaimed composer Martin Bresnick celebrated his 60th birthday with a series of concerts in late 2006 and the release on Cantaloupe Records of "The Essential Martin Bresnick." This CD-DVD set has new recordings of works from the past two decades and a multi-media presentation of William Blake's pamphlet-poem, "For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise." The two-disc set is a wonderful showcase of an innovative and influential composer.
1. "The Essential" - Composer Martin Bresnick says Cantoloupe Records selected the pieces for his "essential" collection.
2. "Musical World" - Martin Bresnick says this trio composition was an effort to show listeners how he creates his musical world.
3. "For The Sexes" - Martin Bresnick describes creating a DVD of William Blake's "For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise."
4. "Robert Blake" - Martin Bresnick says he has always been inspired by the famous British poet and artist.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.martinbresnick.com

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Behzad Ranjbaran Behzad Ranjbaran
Persian Trilogy
(Delos International)
Behzad Ranjbaran's "Persian Trilogy" is a stunning suite of compositions that draw on the composer's upbringing in Tehran, Persian legends and writing for modern orchestra. Conducted by Joann Falletta and performed by the London Symphony, the Trilogy is filled with rich images, emotion and drama. It was inspired by the "Shahnameh," or The Book of Kings, by Persian poet Ferdowsi (C. 940-1020).
1. "Persian Trilogy" - Behzad Ranjbaran drew on early memories for the "Persian Trilogy."
2. "Seven Passages" - The trilogy starts with "Seven Passages," about the mythic hero Rostam.
3. "The Blood of Seyavash" - Composing a ballet for dancers and orchestra was deeply satisfying.
4. "A Composer's Journey" - Behzad Ranjbaran says composing is a journey of self-discovery.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.behzadranjbaran.com

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Paul Moravec Paul Moravec
Tempest Fantasy
(Arabesque Recordings)
Paul Moravec's "Tempest Fantasy" won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for music. The world premiere recording features Trio Solisti with clarinetist David Krakauer. The performers are all friends of Moravec and you hear it in their stunning performances. The recording also has other pieces written for the Trio, further documenting their fabulous collaboration.
1. "Tempest Fantasy" - Paul Moravec says his friends asked him to write what became "Tempest Fantasy."
2. "Not Shakespeare" - The Pulitzer Prize-winning suite was 'sort of ' set to the classic playwright's text.
3. "Memory in Music" - Paul Moravec says why memory is a key factor in his work.
4. "Creative Process" - Paul Moravec says composers, like writers, should draw on anything and everything for their art.

Visit artist's web site: http://www.paulmoravec.com

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Craig Urquhart Craig Urquhart
Streamwalker
(Heart Earth Music)
Craig Urquhart is a solo pianist whose music speaks to the heart and is inspired by nature. "Streamwalker" is a contempletive CD whose pieces unfold at a relaxing pace. Urquhart's music often is called 'New Age,' but he's a classically trained artist whose work is not unlike the quieter sides of great past composers.
1. "Streamwalker" - Craig Urquhart says nature inspires his music.
2. "Morning Eagle" - Craig Urquhart discusses his intuitive composing process.
3. "Musical Voice" - Craig Urquhart recalls how he reclaimed his musical voice.
4. "Reverie" - Craig Urquhart says this piece unfolds like a wandering mind.

Visit artist's web site: http://wwwHeartEarthMusic.com

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