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 includes "The Yellow Pages," the first movement of Telephone Book, composed while still a student at Yale in 1985, which explores a kind of musical alphabetic order. Also featured is... more

This release features Four Proverbs for soprano and ensemble, and Book of Proverbs, for chorus, orchestra, and two soloists. "You would have to go a long way to find music as communicative and as... more

MICHAEL TORKE: Rapture / An American Abroad / Jasper - Composer: Michael Torke, Artist(s): Currie, Colin; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alsop, Marin Label: NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS (NAM)

Winner of the 2012 Independent Music Awards for Best Instrumental Album, this release features two recent works of Michael Torke, written for the Liverpool Philharmonic's new music group, 10/10... 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

Blue Pacific was written on a cliff side overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean in southern Mexico. The sun shines without fail, the temperature rarely strays from the mid-80s, and an ever-present... more

This release features Adjustable Wrench, a sample of which is often used as a "bumper" between NPR's featured programs. "There is a brilliant manipulation of rhythm, highly sprung so that the music... more

Formally released as "Color Music," this is the best selling title on Ecstatic Records. "Some of the most optimistic, joyful and thoroughly uplifting music to appear in recent years." -Gramophone.... more

Excerpts from Michael Torke's music for a comic ballet by James Kudelka. "Torke's stylish, exuberant music brings a smile to the face...[it] beguiles the ear. Torke's refreshing lack of neurosis,... 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