The Gershwin titles included on this album are from the new Gershwin Critical Edition which seeks to publish the definitive versions of the composer's works. All are premiere recordings. Joan Tower's... more

John Corigliano's music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by some of the most prominent orchestras, soloists, and chamber musicians in the world. He is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize,... more

Praise for Strawberry Fields: "The clear audience favorite." - Time Magazine. "The most variegated, mature score this listener has heard from him." - The New York Times. "A moving work-at the opening... more

This recording showcases three new evocative works by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Michael Daugherty, exploring the triumphs and tragedies of flight. Blue Electra is a dramatic violin... more

Portuguese composer Lues Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these premiere recordings represent some of the most exciting new orchestral work to appear... more

Oliver came to international attention during 1988-89 when he won 6 prizes for five compositions ranging from chamber to orchestral to electro acoustic music. This album features a collection of his... more

This program represents American orchestral music in all of it's verve and expressive variety. Following the sensational success of Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin's Concerto in F was his first foray away... more

Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores the relationships between machines, humanity and nature in three unique concertos. 'Dreamachine' for solo percussion and orchestra is a... more

Leading American composer John Corigliano had reservations about writing a percussion concerto, but the challenge fascinated him. The result is Conjurer, a concerto for percussion like no other, in... more

These five compositions feature keyboards as the main instrument among many others. "... I adore his mini-piano-concerto Rust, which I couldn't stop playing for two months when I acquired the... more

This release features Javelin, written for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with the 1996 Olympics. "Javelin is lithe and sleek and very athletic and heroic in tone-it's bright and... more