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Dorff indulges his fascination with musical story-telling, with translating text into the far broader language of music, to show us his own imagery associated with the famous Kilmer poem. Using the te...

Leshnoff gained wide notariety with the premiere of Starburst by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Marin Alsop conducting) in 2010. Some 20 orchestras have programmed the work since. And now, the new...

'Escape suggests a narrative with a central character who must overcome numerous obstacles, lures, and entanglements to obtain freedom. This central figure is represented by a simple musical motive: a...

The first movement, Once upon a Time: Crosscurrents Remembered, considers the natural beauty of Virginia, together with its sometimes tragic past (wars, disease, famine), using the folksong Black is t...

The first of Iannaccone's Recollections series, West End Express is fast and dazzling. 'The composer made marvelous use of scoring that replicated the driving energy of the mechanical behemoth. Wheels...

This 8-minute concert opener alternates between pulsating fast sections and ethereal, suspended solos for clarinet and harp. Recorded on the Naxos label by Michael Stern and the IRIS orchestra, it has...