Resonance: Chamber Works Vol. I
Works by Crabtree, Frizzo,
Johnson, and Price
Catalog Number: NTR 101
1.
Prelude and Dance
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2.
A Prayer for the Forgotten
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3.
Beasts in the Window
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4.
Vexation
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5.
Wind and Window Flower
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6.
Aurorean Eclipse
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7.
Persiflage
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8.
Sans Titre II
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9-11.
Celestial Horizons:
Three Scenes from the Cosmos
I.
Capriccio
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II.
Romanza
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III.
Scherzo
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About The Piece...
Sans Titre II (2001) is the second
installment in a series of solo works and is divided into two main parts.
The first part is slow and lyrical. Long, organic modal melodies are
embellished by scalar figures that tend to push the main melody beyond the
constraints of the perceived meter. These melodic passages multiply in
length and tension as the melody is interrupted twice by a quiet refrain
that that searches for final resolution. The second part of the piece is
fast and driving with flourishes of melody that interrupt the rhythmic
cycle of the work. The energetic rhythmic character of this section
overrides all pitch considerations as well as the perceived harmonic
implications of the central pitch "b."
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About
The Composer...
William Price's music has been performed at many international events,
including the 2004 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial, the
2003 Sonic Circuits Festival, the 2002 SEAMUS Conference, the 11th
Annual Florida Electro-acoustic Music Festival, the 2000 World
Saxophone Congress, and the LSU Festival of Contemporary Music. His
music has received awards and commissions from numerous organizations
including six consecutive ASCAP Standard awards, the 2004 Percussion
Arts Society Composition Competition, the American Composers Forum
Sonic Circuits Competition (2002), the 2001 Louisiana Music Teachers
Association Commission Award, the NACUSA Young Composers Competition
(2000, Honorable Mention), the Southeastern Composers League Phillip
Slates Composition Competition (First Prize 1999, Second Prize 1997).
His music has been performed and premiered by the Contemporary Ensemble
of the Conservatory in Athens, Greece, the Louisiana Sinfonietta,
Ensamble Rosario, the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet, Iwona Glinka,
Athanasios Zervas and has been broadcast on public radio stations
throughout the country. His music is published by Dorn Publications,
Conners Publications, and IROM Music. His works are recorded on Innova
Recordings, THP Recordings, and Magni Publications. From 2003 to 2004
he taught composition and electro-acoustic music at Louisiana State
University. Since 2001 he has served as a member of the National Board
of Directors for the National Assocation of Composers, USA (NACUSA),
the president of the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA, and currently teaches
music at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL.
(DMA, 2004, Louisiana State University)
About
The Performer...
Djamel Mami is
establishing himself as an accomplished player of both old and new styles on
the saxophone. As well as having a vast repertoire of transcriptions and
standards written for the saxophone, he is constantly seeking to work with new composers to legitimize the role
of the saxophone in classical music. He has played as a soloist throughout
the U.S. and Canada, as well as touring extensively as a member of the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet. He has played and premiered the
works of such composers as David Stock, Dinos Constantinides, William Price,
Perry Goldstein, David Froom, and Thomas Shabda Noor. He has studied with
Debra Richtmeyer, Griffin Campbell and Harvey Pittel.
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