Wolfgang Windgassen - Tristan Und Isolde - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Here, contemporary American composer Mark Lackey presents a program of his works for chamber ensemble and for solo piano. As a composer of vocal, electronic, chamber, orchestral, and wind ensemble music, Mark Lackey has garnered premieres from many gifted artists including Rhymes With Opera, Fireworks Ensemble, Eastman Wind Orchestra, Definiens Ensemble, Druid City Ensemble, cellist Craig Hultgren, violist Victor de Almeida, and violinist Courtney Orlando. His music is available on the Potenza Music tag, through Dorn Publications, and on his own Julian Date Music imprint, and he is currently working on a new album of original music to be titled Fairy Tale. Honors include a public reading by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, an Encore Grant from the American Composers Forum, and selection as finalist in the American Composer Competition of the Columbia (MD) Orchestra. Mark Lackey is also an energetic educator. As Assistant Professor at Samford University's School of the Arts, he teaches composition and music theory.

Wolfgang Windgassen - Lohengrin [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/28/2014

Tristan und Isolde - the opera in which InchRichard once wanted to be completely symphonicInch; as his wife Cosima wrote - in a gripping one-hour paraphrase for string septet which; shortly after it's premiere by the soloist ensemble D'Accord; has already conquered a place on stages all over the world.