Krzysztof Firlus - Abel: The Drexel Manuscript - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Adrian Robak was born in Bytom in 1979. He studied composition in the class of prof. Aleksander Lason at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, from which he graduated in 2008 (diploma with honors). There he also studied Music Theory. He was a two-time scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding academic results during his studies. He participated in composition workshops (Per Nørgård, Helmut Lachenmann, and others) and workshops devoted to performing early, contemporary and improvised music (Jacek Sykulski, Ramesh Shotam, and others). In 2011, he received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Music and Dance. He regularly receives Composer Commissions from the National Institute of Music and Dance. In 2015, he completed his doctoral studies in the class of prof. Eugeniusz Knapik (Academy of Music in Katowice) and received the title of doctor of musical arts. The present includes four cycles Five pieces for viola da gamba and harpsichord, Concerto for pardessus de viole and harpsichord, Trois inspirations pour l'orgue, and A la recherche d'un maître pour contrebasse et orgue.

This film, based on the play by Jonathan Harvey, tells the story of the developing romance between 2 male teenagers. The film is filled with intriguing characters, among them Leah, who spends her time listening to the songs of Mama Cass and the Mamas & the Papas. The soundtrack includes all of the songs that Leah enjoys, as well as some of the best-remembered tracks not featured in the film. Highlights InchDream a Little Dream of Me,Inch InchCalifornia Dreamin',Inch InchMonday Monday,Inch InchDedicated to the One I LoveInch and more.

David Liptak, longtime composition faculty member of the Eastman School of Music, releases this compilation of his music for wind ensemble, written for and inspired by the august group at his institution. Featuring soprano Tony Arnold in the four movement InchFolgore's MonthsInch based on 14th century Italian sonnets, Liptak's broad sources of inspiration and sensitivity to lyricism and orchestration pervade this . David Liptak's music has been described as Inchluminous and arresting,Inch Inchrichly atmospheric,Inch and having Inchtransparent textures, incisive rhythms, shimmering lightness.Inch His compositions have been performed throughout the United States and abroad by orchestras and chamber music groups including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Group for Contemporary Music, EARPLAY, the Ying, Cassatt, and JACK String Quartets, the Dinosaur Annex Ensemble, the New York New Music Ensemble, the 20th-Century Consort, baritone William Sharp, soprano Tony Arnold, and by many other soloists and ensembles. In 1995 David Liptak was awarded the Elise L. Stoeger Prize, given by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in recognition of distinguished achievement in the field of chamber music composition. He has received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, both in 2002, and he is the 2006 recipient of the Lillian Fairchild Award from the University of Rochester.