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
Of his Chimera Waltzes (2016), John David Earnest writes, "My goal was to link together ideas from completely different sources, in the same way that the chimera of ancient mythology were hybrid creatures
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.