Bizet / Serebrier: Carmen Symphony and Other Works

Featuring

José Serebrier
Gail Gillespie
Leslye Barrett
Lisa Kadala
Christopher McFarlane
United States Marine Band

Silvestre Revueltas
Alberto Ginastera
Heitor Villa-Lobos
John Philip Sousa

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Performer Biography

José Serebrier, the conductor on this album, is a GRAMMY award-winning artist with over 250 recordings and 36 GRAMMYs.

Composer Biography

José Serebrier made his conducting debut at age eleven, organizing and conducting the first youth orchestra in South America.

Recording & Production

This album features three world premiere recordings: Silvestre Revueltas's "Mexican Dance" (arranged by José Serebrier), José Serebrier's "Night Cry," and the "Carmen Symphony" by Bizet/Serebrier.

Performer Biography

The Marine Band has performed for every presidential inauguration since Thomas Jefferson invited them in 1801.

Compositional Technique

José Serebrier's "Night Cry" uses an antiphonal setup, with brass instruments divided into three groups, including one playing from the balcony behind the audience, echoing the brass choir works of Giovanni Gabrieli.

Performer Biography

The United States Marine Band, known as 'The President's Own,' is America's oldest professional musical organization, established by an Act of Congress in 1798.

Composition History

José Serebrier's "Night Cry" was inspired by Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream," which Munch originally titled "Der Schrei der Natur" (The Scream of Nature).