This album was recorded in September 2013 at the Philharmonic Hall in Zlín, Czech Republic.
Performer Biography
Leah Crane, the soprano, is also a licensed clinical social worker, having earned a graduate degree in Social Work from Indiana University.
Compositional Technique
In "Folk Fantasies," Carson Cooman composed original tunes indebted to national styles like Scottish, Nigerian/Yoruba, and American Shaker music, rather than quoting actual folk tunes.
Performer Biography
Chloé Trevor, the violinist on this album, plays on a Carlos Landolfi violin made in Italy in 1771.
Composition History
The work "In Beauty Walking" is a setting of poems by Mary Austin, a significant nature writer on the American Southwest, whose texts are 're-expressions' based on American Indian sources.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carson Cooman, the composer, describes the pieces on this album as his most straightforward and direct orchestral works, aiming for simple and heartfelt emotional expression.
Compositional Technique
Carson Cooman's "Sinfonia Concertante" draws primarily upon stylistic elements of medieval and Renaissance music, viewed within a contemporary context.
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