Written for Jun Mo Yang, a young tenor studying in the graduate Vocal Arts Program at the Bard Conservatory, this piece fulfilled his class assignment to seek out repertoire from a living composer whose
Ralph Vaughan Williams' charming suite of dances in the English style is a mainstay of the string orchestra concert repertoire. Adapted in collaboration with the composer from the 1921 Suite of Six
After a vigorous, syncopated orchestral tutti, the first theme is announced in the solo oboe, accompanied by a steady eighth-note ostinato. Playful interjections are stated in the flute and bassoon. The
Commissioned by musicians Richard Lee and Karen Lerner as a gift for their daughter, soprano Katherine Lerner Lee, this art song was premiered in Katherine's master's degree recital at the Bard College
A beautiful homage to Edvard Grieg set in his richly harmonic style. Reflective and calming in character, this original solo will make a gorgeous addition to any performance recital.
Written in 1983 for Marilyn Mead, who won the International Artist's Competition in New York that year. She was granted a full recital in Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium) where it premiered to fine reviews.