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The Society's programme adviser and founding member Neva Pilgrim appears as the soprano soloist in many of the song cycles, among which are Steven Stucky's Sappho Fragments of 1982; Robert Palmer's 1978 settings of Carmina Amoris, also of Sappho; A Poison Tree by Richard Wernick (born 1934), a setting of William Blake; and Dexter Morrill's Six Dark Questions in which her partner is a computer [listen -- CD 5 track 8, 0:00-1:06]!

There is immense variety here. Clearly this is a serious anthology and although not every piece will appeal, each has been selected for its maturity and compositional commitment. Meeting so many composers in such profusion is like meeting people at conferences or parties -- it would be surprising if, after one encounter, one's reactions to such differing personalities would be quite reliable -- or even that every one of them would be clearly remembered -- but the experience would inevitably add some new dimensions and possibly enrichment to any personal musical horizons.

This is a most worthy undertaking, and this CD box set is enthusiastically recommended to any who want to know what music is happening now in New York, and which names should be registered for future prospecting.

Copyright © 22 May 2005 Patric Standford, Wakefield UK

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American Masters for the 21st Century - Society for New Music

innova 616 Stereo NEW RELEASE (5 CDs) 73'16"/74'30"/74'22"/79'03"/70'04" - TT 371'15" 2004 Society for New Music

CD1: Steven Stucky (born 1949): Sappho Fragments (1982) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Brian Israel, piano; Calvin Custer, conductor); Brian Israel (1951-1986): String Quartet No 2 'Music for the Next to Die' (1976) (James Krehbiel and Catherine Bush, violins; Marywynn Kuwashima, viola; George Macero, cello); Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962): My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson (2000) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Selma Moore, flute/piccolo; David Abrams, clarinet; Cristina Buciu, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Kevin Moore, piano; Jennifer Vacanti, percussion; Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor); Robert Keefe (born 1950): Riff, Variations on a Gershwin Tune (or Two) (1998) (John Oberbrunner, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Hayman, piano; Rob Bridge, percussion; Grant Cooper, conductor)

CD2: Christopher Rouse (born 1949): The Surma Ritornelli (1983) (Linda Green, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Jennifer Widom, trumpet; Jane Swerneman, horn; Alexander Aiken, trombone; Linda Case, violin; Allie Jensen, viola; Ruth Berry, cello; Henry Neubert, bass; Michael Salmirs, piano; Laurance Luttinger and Gordon Stout, percussion; Edward Murray, conductor); Robert Palmer (born 1915): Carmina Amoris (1978) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Marywynn Kuwashima, viola; Brian Israel, piano); Earl George (1924-1994): Arioso (1949) for cello and piano (George Macero and Steven Heyman); Daniel S Godfrey (born 1949): Scrimshaw (1985) (Linda Greene, flute; Martin Wulfhorst, violin); Daniel S Godfrey: Festoons (1995) (Steven Heyman, piano); Joseph Downing (born 1955): Partita VI (1989) (Michael Bosetti, Vladimir Pritsker, violins; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello); Malcolm Lewis (born 1925): 3 Etudes (2001) for piano (Sar Shalom Strong); Dana Wilson (born 1946): Dancing with the Devil (1997) (Linda Greene, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano; Rob Bridge, percussion; Grant Cooper, conductor)

CD3: Melinda Wagner (born 1957): Sextet (1989) (Linda Greene, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Vladimir Pritsker, violin; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano; Daniel S Godfrey, conductor); Harris Lindenfeld (born 1945): from the Grotte des Combarelles (1978) (Vladimir Pritsker, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano); Christopher Hopkins (born 1957): Sonatas in Dark to Light (2000) (Linda Greene, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Steven Heyman, piano/sampler; Rob Bridge, percussion; Christopher Hopkins, conductor); Ron Caltabiano (born 1959): Clarinet Quartet (1998) (John Friedrichs, clarinet/bass; James Krehbiel, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Rob Bridge, percussion); Ann Silsbee (1930-2003): Wakings (1986) (Linda Greene, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Martin Wulfhorst, violin; Lynden Cranham, cello; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Daniel Godfrey, conductor); Howard Boatwright (1918-1999): Adoration and Longing (1991) for voice and quartet (Vladimir Pritsker, Michael Bosetti, violins; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello; Janet Brown, soprano)

CD4: David Liptak (born 1949): Rhapsodies (1992) (Linda Greene, flute; John Friedrichs, clarinet; Dmitri Gerikh, violin; Walden Bass, cello; Steven Heyman, piano); Roberto Sierra (born 1953): Cronicas del discubrimiento (1991-1995) (Selma Moore, flute; Timothy Schmidt, guitar); Richard Wernick (born 1934): A Poison Tree (1979) (John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Brian Israel, piano; Neva Pilgrim, soprano); Samuel Pellman (born 1953): Crane Songs (1983-84) (John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Sonya Monosoff, violin; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Brian Israel, piano; Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Steven Stucky, conductor); Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964): Bells Ring Summer (2000) (George Macero, cello); Augusta Read Thomas: 2 Etudes (1997) (Steven Heyman, piano); Ping Jin (born 1964): Yangtze! Yangtze! (2002) (Selma Moore, flute; John Friedrichs, clarinet; Cristina Buciu, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Kevin Moore, piano; Jennifer Vacanti, percussion; Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor)

CD5: James Willey (born 1939): Society Music (1986) (Linda Greene, piccolo/flute/alto, Barbara Rabin, clarinet; George Coble, trumpet; William Harris, trombone; Donna Resue, horn; Eric Gustafson, viola; George Macero, cello; Edward Castilano, double bass; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Steven Heyman, piano; Ed Murray, conductor); Nicholas V D'Angelo (born 1933): Some Summer Sun (1985) (Linda Greene, flute); Syd Hodkinson (born 1934): Epitaph and Scherzo (1988) (Cristina Baciu, violin; David Abrams, clarinet; Sar Shalom Strong, piano); Dexter Morrill (born 1938): Six Dark Questions (1979) (Computer chamber music with voice, text by George Hudson; Neva Pilgrim, soprano); Liu Zhuang (born 1932): Wind Through Pines (1999) (John Oberbrunner, flute; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, prepared piano); Rob Smith (born 1968): Dance Mix (2000) (Ralph Dudgeon, John Raschella, trumpets; Ron Caravan, Dan Miller, saxophones; Bill Harris, Benjamin Osborne, trombone and bass trombone; Darryl Pugh, amplified double bass; Rob Bridge, John Bird, Kati Coe, Chris Ganey, percussion)

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