North Texas Chamber Players - Bird Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 2. Dvorak Bagatelles, Op. 47 (Arr. Sheen) 3. Dvorak Czech Suite, Op. 39 (Arr. Sheen)

A highly sought-after musician not only for his virtuosity and the subtlety of his playing, Luc Beauséjour is never short of ideas when it comes to offering music programs imbued with authenticity and refinement. For his new album, Le rappel des oiseaux, the harpsichordist proposes a selection of works by French composers inspired by birdsongs. The extreme diversity of timbre, tune, and rhythm found in birdsong has always fascinated musicians. Even when the creatures in question are out of sight, their twittering, warbling, and chirping fill the air with sweet and pleasant music, both under the morning sun and at nightfall. Album Tracks 1. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux 2. Les Tourterelles 3. Le Coucou 4. Le Rossignol-En-Amour 5. La Linote - Éfarouchée 6. Les Fauvétes Plaintives 7. Le Rossignol-Vainqueur 8. Les Tourterelles 9. L'hirondelle 10. Les Colombes 11. La Fauvette 12. Les Coucous Bénévoles 13. Le Chant de L'allouette 14. Le Petit Ramage 15. Le Concert Des Oiseaux 16. Le Gazouillement 17. Les Tendres Tourterelles 18. La Poule

Violinist David Bowlin releases a program of works for solo violin, with and without electronics, alongside select chamber works. Featuring works by close colleagues Du Yun, Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin as well as music by luminaries Mario Davidovsky, George Walker, and Martin Bresnick, Bird as Prophet is a poignant snapshot of a performer who at once embodies the virtuoso tradition and brings those prodigious talents to the music of our time. Violinist David Bowlin has won critical acclaim for his performances of a wide range of repertoire from The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and many others. First-prize winner of the 2003 Washington International Competition, Bowlin has performed with such leading artists as Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, Jonathan Biss, Jeremy Denk, Robert McDonald, and members of the Juilliard, Emerson, and Brentano string quartets. His solo performances include premieres of violin concerti written for him at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival and at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and in recent seasons he has performed concerti at Miller Theatre in New York, the Aspen Music Festival, and with the La Jolla Symphony. On air he has performed in broadcasts for WQXR New York, WFMT Chicago, Vermont Public Radio, and nationwide on NPR's Performance Today. Album Tracks 1. Synchronisms No. 9 for Violin and Tape 2. Kastena for Violin and Cello 3. Bird As Prophet for Violin and Piano 4. Bleu for Unaccompanied Violin 5. Mari Mamo for Flute, Violin, and Percussion 6. Under a Tree, An Udatta