Poetry in Sound

Poetry in Sound

BUNCHER SUITE
SIX SYMPHONIC DANCES for VIOLIN and ORCHESTRA

  • 01 - Buncher Suite. Jubilato - Listen
  • 02 - Buncher Suite. Maestoso - Listen
  • 03 - Buncher Suite. Andante - Listen
  • 04 - Buncher Suite. Swing - Listen
  • 05 - Buncher Suite. Reverie - Listen
  • 06 - Buncher Suite. Spirito - Listen

Andres Cardenes, violin
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor



SONGS OF STRENGTH
Poetry by Maya Angelou
for Mezzo Soprano and Piano
Dedicated to Mildred Miller Posvar

  • 07 - Songs of Strength. That's Me - Listen
  • 08 - Songs of Strength. Freedom Sings - Listen
  • 09 - Songs of Strength. Sleep Plays Coy - Listen
  • 10 - Songs of Strength. I Am a Mother - Listen

Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble
Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor
Hannah Shea, mezzo-soprano soloist
Phoebe Robertson, flute/piccolo
Ian Woodworth, oboe
Max Robbins, trumpet
Amaury Morales, piano
Sean Elliott, violin 1
Shuang Yang, violin 2
Brandon Foster, viola
Bronwyn Hagerty, cello



CANCION
for Violin and Piano

Christin Danchi, violin
Luz Manriquez, piano



SONIC MOMENTS
for Oboe, Cello, and Piano

  • 12 - Sonic Moments. Celebration - Listen
  • 13 - Sonic Moments. Meditation - Listen
  • 14 - Sonic Moments. Dance - Listen
  • 15 - Sonic Moments. Remembrance - Listen

Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe
Anne Martindale Williams, cello
Luz Manriquez, piano



IMAGES
for Keyboard

  • 16 - Images. Sporadica - Listen
  • 17 - Images. Giocoso - Listen
  • 18 - Images. Dolce - Listen
  • 19 - Images. Grazioso - Listen
  • 20 - Images. Articulato - Listen
  • 21 - Images. Placido - Listen
  • 22 - Images. Vivo - Listen

Mark Carver, piano



SYMPHONIC POEM
CONCERT PIECE for PIANO and CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

  • 23 - Symphonic Poem - Listen

McKeesport Symphony Orchestra
James Meena, conductor
Henry Spinelli, piano



This CD is available directly from the composer: mt3f@andrew.cmu.edu