SKU: A0.1304755

Discover a remarkable 11-piece orchestral arrangement of Chopin's timeless Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28 No. 6. My unique arrangement combines the elegance of the original, but with a contemporary twist, delivering a fresh take on a classic masterpiece. This arrangement breathes new life into Chopin's haunting composition. Each note becomes a vivid chapter in a profound musical journey, offering an emotionally charged orchestral experience.

SKU: A0.953618

Pájaros for solo flute and strings (2017) captures the springtime songs of many Texas Hill Country birds, including the beloved Golden-cheeked Warbler, and sets them to flirtatious Latin rhythms.

As an avid bird lover, the composer sets some of her favorite bird songs to music in Pájaros for solo flute and strings. The birds featured in this piece nest every spring in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin. As daylight turns to dusk, the Bewick's Wren's tuneful song unfolds over an Argentine tango rhythm, accompanied by the Northern Cardinal, Lesser Goldfinch, and Northern Bobwhite. A Red-tailed Hawk startles all the songbirds into momentary silence. As they resume their singing, dusk fades into darkness and various insects start their incessant chirping. The mysterious Chuck-will's-widow sings its mournful call all night long, set here to a Venezuelan pasaje rhythm. When day breaks, the Golden-cheeked Warbler sings its two songs from the treetops to stake out its territory and attract a mate. The Cuban danzón provides the backdrop for its flirtatious tunes.
Duration about 6:00.
Recognition:
Pájaros was selected as one of 55 finalists chosen from almost 2200 entries from 76 countries in the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra 2018 Call for Scores.

SKU: S9.Q47174

Russian.

This concerto has the unusual addition of an optional male voice choir. Many Russian elements influenced Bryars when he was writing the piece, not least the text for the bass voices which is taken from Glinka’s song cycle Farewell to St Petersburg. Bryars writes ‘The orchestration is quite light throughout, so that the singing quality of the double bass can emerge. The emphasis in terms of tessitura is on the middle register, though in the closing section there is a passage in natural harmonics. Although the piece is not designed to be a virtuoso showpiece, there is a brief cadenza in which the soloist is supported at times by other solo instruments (bass clarinet, viola, cello, bass).’.

SKU: A0.889884

This contains music in several styles, both slow and lively, for solo alpenhorn and orchestra. A piano is included in the orchestra, but if not available, other instruments are provided with cues for the piano passages. It was written to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco Civic Symphony, the oldest community orchestra on the West Coast. There were three performances in 2006, the anniversary year - two indoor and one outdoor. A piano reduction of the orchestra accompaniment is provided here and is also sold separately with the solo part for $5.00. Duration: 6 or 8 minutes, depending on whether an optional repeat is taken. Year: 2005.