CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTOR BIOS: Evan Hause, 3
CONGRATULATIONS TO…, 3
RECENT DEATHS <> CORRECTIONS, 4
LEGATO NOTES: 25 and Counting – More and More, 5

LIVE EVENTS
(OCTOBER-MARCH, ‘03)

Brashly Callithumpian (Cleary) <> The Met Shows Its Mettle (Kroll), 6
The Boom in Knitting (BLC, Greenfest) <> Clock Works (Kroll), 7
Voices Old and New (de Clef Piñeiro), 8
Owed to a Dream Come True (Cleary) <> Mc…ee for Two (Kroll), 9
"Spirit of Troubled Times" (Kraft) <> Hunting for a Good Venue (Anon), 10
A First on First (Kraft) <> Another Opinion (BLC) <> When Freedom Becomes an Illusion (Cleary), 12
Fiesta on Park Avenue (BLC), 13
Crossing Musical Swords (Kraft), <> A Portrait of Cool(er) (Pehrson), 16
Four Musicians from Mars? (Patella) <> Seriously Complex or Serio-Comic? (Pehrson), 17
Total Mischief/ Total Triumph (de Clef Piñeiro), 18
Cause for Celebration, centerfold, 14-15

DOTTED NOTES from …, 18

SPEAKING OUT!, 20

THE PRINTED WORD, 22

THE SCOREBOARD, 23

RECORDINGS

The Responsibility of a Text (Cleary) <> How Do You Review a Conundrum? (Cleary) <> The View from Peyton’s Place, 24

RECENT RELEASES, 25

THE PUZZLE CORNER, 26

COMPOSER INDEX, 27

BULLETIN BOARD, 27

ISSUE SUPPLEMENT

Contributor Bios

Chris Murry

Live Events

Cries, Whispers, And Extemporization (Cleary)
Now 80, but Rorem Won’t Bore ‘em (Cleary)
The Re-emergence of Public Works (Cleary)
The Many Ways of Looking at a Blackboard (Cleary)
After Cage, Flight (Cleary)
Finding the Music in the Metrics (BLC)
All in the Family (Pierson)

Legato Notes

The Music Hunter Goes to Hunter College (Liechty)
Western Music in Turkey from the Nineteenth Century to the Present (Woodard)

Events

A Report on Two Recent "Musical" Weddings (BLC)

Obituaries

Lou Harrison, 85, Dies; Music Tied Cultures
Roland Hanna, Jazz Pianist
Luciano Berio Is Dead at 77; Composer of Mind and Heart

Speaking Out!

Full Comments on Phoenix Park
Thoughts on the Orchestra as Anachronism

 

RECENT RELEASES

[This list cites CDs by NMC's own subscribers, associates, advertisers, supporters (surname in upper case; labels advertising in NMC in bold). Occasionally, a CD is re-listed if we recognize a previously uncited NMC-er in it. Album titles/series names are single-quoted, underlined (and italicized if also the title of a selection). "Others"=other composers; "more"=more of same composer "+" for each unnamed work; "Pfmd"=Performed by...; "other pfmrs"=other performers. Subt=subtitled. CDs not listed if reviewed in the same issue.]

*ADLER, Samuel: Requiescat in Pace; HUSA, Karel: Reflections (Symph. #2); others. Brown/Bowling Green Phil. Albany/Troy 321. Daniel ASIA: Symphonies #2/3. Sedares, Phoenix S.O. New World 80447-2.

*ALBURGER, Mark: The Twelve Fingers; Nancy BLOOMER DEUSSEN: 3 pieces; Irving FINE: ‘Diversions;’ 3 others. Max LIFCHITZ (piano). North/South, N/S R 1026.

*ANDERSON, Beth, ‘Chamber/Choral Music By…’ : 11 swales & other works. Andrew BOLOTOWSKY (flute); more pfmrs. NOT FOR SALE!

*BAKSA, Robert: 5 songs from poems; Otto LUENING: 3 songs; 34 more songs on ‘The Poetess Sings, A Tribute To Emily Dickinson,’ Carolyn Heafner (sopr.) Musicians Showcase. MS 1085.

*BELL, Elizabeth: Snows of Yesteryear (Les Neiges d’Antan); Spectra; Discoveries; Songs of Here and Forever. Max LIFCHITZ, conductor/pianist. North/South Chamber Orch.. N/S R 1029.

*BERMEL, Derek: Turning. William BOLCOM: Twelve New Etudes. Christopher TAYLOR (piano). Jonathan Digital Recordings. JDR 1001

*BLOOMER DEUSSEN, Nancy: Ascent to Victory (‘Dreams’); others. Emily Ray/Mission Chr. O. BMS BM-70608

*BLOOMER DEUSSEN, Nancy: 3 piano pieces (see ALBURGER)

*BOLCOM, William (See BERMEL)

*BOND, Victoria: PianoTrio; Other Selves. Sampler.

*BROCKMAN, Jane: ‘Expansion, Spaciousness, and Dissolution.’ F. Gerard ERRANTE (clarinet); others. Diaphanous Music, DPH-030110.

*CARTER, Elliott, ‘Music of … (Vol. 4):’ Shard; Luimen; Tempo e tempi; 8 Pieces for 4 Timpani. Susan Narucki (sopr.), David Starobin (guitar); others. Bridge 9111.

*CHENG. Gloria, piano (w/ D. Breidenthal, bsn). ‘Bassoon Power.’ Music of Dutilleux, Chihara, Persichetti, Sestak, Tansman, Wolfgang. Crystal CD842

*ERRANTE, F. Gerard (clarinet) (See BROCKMAN)

*FARNUM, Elizabeth (soprano). Sorabji: ‘Complete Songs for Soprano.’ M. Kampmeier (piano). Centaur, CRC 2613

*FINE, Irving (See ALBURGER)

*GARCIA, Orlando Jacinto: Illuminated Shadows. 3 more. CRI CD900.

*JACOB, Jeffrey (piano): ‘Contemporary American Eclectic Music for the Piano, Vol 6.’ Dinu Ghezzo: Contrasts; Joseph Pehrson: 3 Pianopieces; Bruce Stark: Lullabye. 3 others. New Ariel. AE 006.

*LENTINI, James: Music for Brass. (Pfmd Mich. St. U. Brass Ensemble) 5 others. On SCI, Inc. "Grand Designs." Capstone, CPS-8639

*LEVI, Paul Alan: Water, Boats and Noah +++; Ronald PERERA: The Golden Door; Leonard Bernstein & 2 others. Longstreth/New Amsterdam Singers. On ‘Island of Hope’ (part of a Perera title). Albany, TROY 545.

*LIFCHITZ, Max (conductor/piano) (See BELL)

*LIFCHITZ, Max (piano): ‘Diversions’ (See ALBURGER)

*LONGSTRETH, Clara (choral cond.) (See LEVI)

*MCKINLEY, William Thomas: Concerto Domestica. M. Richter: 2 works. G. Schwarz/Czech Radio Symph. Orch. On ‘Modern American Classics, Vol. III.’ MMC 2066.

*MITRANO, Melanie (soprano): 3 songs; Fred PATELLA: one song; Paul SPERRY (tenor): 7 songs. Recorded live by Norman Greenspan.

*MONK, Meredith: Mercy. 8 performers. ECM 1829.

*NARUCKI, Susan (soprano) (See CARTER)

*OLSON, Judith (piano), Tom PIERCY (clarinet), other pfmrs in ‘Gotham Ensemble Plays Ned Rorem.’ Albany, Troy 520.

*PEHRSON, Joseph: Exhilarations; Fuoco; +++. SAMPLER

*PERERA, Ronald: The Golden Door (See LEVI)

*PIERCY, Tom (clarinet). (See OLSON)

*PILGRIM, Neva: ‘…sings music by Krenek, Wernick, Rochberg, Schafer.’ CRI CD 817.

*PRITSKER, GENE: The Wedding. Private disc.

*RANDOLFI, Anita (recorders) & other pfmrs on ‘20th Century Music For Recorders & Piano.’ Bela Bartok & others. (indexed 001)

*Smith, Chas: ‘An Hour Out of Desert Center’; 2 more. Cold Blue Records CB0013

*SPEKTOR, Mira, Songs by…: Trois chansons; Three New German Songs on Poems by Goethe; Two Bedtime Songs; 9 more. Sung by Patricia Thompson, Helene Williams, June Siegel, others. 2002. DEMO ONLY.

*SPERRY, Paul (tenor). See MITRANO.

*STAROBIN, David (guitar) (see CARTER)

*STAROBIN, David (guitar) + others. Music of Poul Ruders. Bridge 9122

*SUPOVÉ, Kathleen, S. Cahill & J. Kubera (pianos): Music of Michael Byron. Cold Blue Records CB0012

*VIOLETTE, Andrew (Composer/Pianist): Piano Sonatas 1 and 7.. CD 1= 62:47 ; CD 2= 76:27; CD 3= 51:47. Innova 590:(3CDs)

*WALLACH, Joelle: String Quartets 1-7 (1986-1999); I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, for treble voices, horn and strings. 2 more. SAMPLER.