Jaeger, Shawn: Thy Wondering Eyes (2010)
Thy Wondering Eyes takes the singing tradition of the Old Regular Baptists of central Appalachia as a point of departure. Old Regular hymnals contain words only, and so the tunes [...]
featured composer: kalie akel
Born in 1989 at Belém, Kalie Akel started piano lessons when he was 5 years old, than the violin at 6 years, the cello at 8 years, the viola at 16 a'd the double basse at 30 years old.
His first composition was performed by Ernani Aguilar in 2009, then he moved to Paris in 2012 to study composition with Eric Tanguy, than with Manuel López López.
He is the resident composer of "Festival Violoncelles en Folie" since 2018. Since this collaboration with the cellist and creator of the Festival, he composed several works for cello orchestra, but also chamber music like cello trio, cello quartet, cello solo and with other instruments (violin, piano, french horn, clarinette and others).
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Jaeger, Shawn: In Bad Faith (2004)
I wrote In Bad Faith for the St. Petersburg String Quartet while they were in residence at the University of Michigan in December of 2004. The title has several dimensions [...]
Joachim, Nathalie: Dam Mwen Yo (2017)
Dam mwen yo in Haitian Creole simply translates to ‘they are my ladies.’ In Haiti, the cultural image of women is one of strength. They are pillars of their homes [...]
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Kernis, Aaron Jay: Ballad (2004)
Ballad was composed in late 2004 and is dedicated to the memory of my parents Frank and Mildred Kernis. The piece reflects their fondness for lyrical music, and is lightly [...]
Kernis, Aaron Jay: Air (for cello and orchestra) (2000)
Air is songlike and melodic, and it is the “purest” and sparest piece I’ve written in a few years. It contains many hymn- or chant-like elements, and though rooted in [...]
Kernis, Aaron Jay: Second Ballad (2013)
Commissioned by Stephanie Key for David Mollenaur's 50th Birthday.