George Tsontakis – American Composers Alliance At 50

Brian Bevelander - American Composers Alliance At 50 album cover

Label:	Opus One – Number 137
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Modern Classical

Tracklist

A1	Mathew Rosenblum–	Le Jon Ra Cello – Michael Finckel, Theodore Mook	5:05
A2	Anne LeBaron–	The Sea And The Honeycomb Conductor – Leon Fleisher Ensemble – Theater Chamber Players Of Lincoln Center Soprano Vocals – Jeanette Walters	7:30
A3	Robert Carl–	Roundabout Contrabass – Robert Black	6:35
B1	Brian Bevelander–	Castle Music Percussion – Kenneth Emerine, William Bleyle Piano – Catherine Thiedt, Jennifer Rinehart	8:30
B2	George Tsontakis–	Galway Kinnell Songs Cello – André Emelianoff Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Kimball Wheeler Piano – Samuel Sanders (2) Viola – Lawrence Dutton Violin – Benny Kim, Frank Almond	12:52

Credits

Engineer [Recording] – David Satz (tracks: A2), Mark Bunce (tracks: B1), Tom Goetz (tracks: B1)
Liner Notes – George Tsontakis, Robert Carl
Lyrics By – Antonio Machado (tracks: A2), Galway Kinnell (tracks: B2)

Notes

“Le Jon Ra” composed 1981 for two cellists.
“The Sea and the Honeycomb” composed 1979 for soprano and chamber ensemble.
“Roundabout” composed 1985 for contrabass and synthesized tape.
“Castle Music” composed 1982 for piano four-hands, two percussionists with tape delay and electronically derived tape sounds.
“Galway Kinnell Songs” composed 1987 for mezzo soprano, piano, two violinists, viola and cello.

Reviews

buriedinsounds Aug 15, 2015
Excellently pressed. Great dynamics and sound. Listened to Side A. A1 and A2 were quite nice but fell in love with A3 which is a stunningly beautiful piece to be listened to at high volume. Wonderful!