Mandala
Rhapsody for Trumpet, Strings, and Percussion Jeffrey Silverschlag, trumpet London Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor from Mandala, MMC 2131
English Suite on Perspectives
enThe eclectic PERSPECTIVES double disc set, spanning over two hours of music, is sure to enchant listeners and place them in the purview of some of today’s most evocative modern American composers- featuring 11 in all on this release from MMC.
“English Suite” by Roger Davidson finds the accomplished MMC composer/ pianist paying respect to his lifelong kinship with English country dance music through 5 sweeping movements written for String Orchestra.
New American Works for Clarinet
NEW AMERICAN WORKS FOR CLARINET features compositions by Jonathan Sacks, Roger Davidson, and William Thomas McKinley as recorded by Richard Stoltzman, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Carl St. Clair.
FROM THE LINER NOTES:
Breath tranformed to tone. A thin sliver of bamboo vibrates, fingers flash, and composers call each of us to hear sounds emanating from their souls. For me, this MMC recording represents the sixth CD in a journey to learn and perform music for clarinet written by over twenty-five American composers. This odyssey represents more than a decade of partnership with MMC and a lifetime of friendship with William Thomas McKinley.
The works on this CD seem to speak with me personally about openings into the unconscious; meditation on basic intervals of tension, poignancy, and resignation; qualities of sadness; and the weirdly weaving whirls with our partners in life’s dances.
- Richard Stoltzman, 2007
And The President Said…
MMC’s 2006 release AND THE PRESIDENT SAID… is a new landmark in American music featuring acclaimed conductor Jeffrey Silberschlag leading the London Symphony Orchestra in works by composers William Thomas McKinley, Morton Gould, and Roger Davidson.