Facing West: Choral Music of Conrad Susa & David Conte

Featuring

Ragnar Bohlin
Keisuke Nakagoshi
Rita Lilly
Jonathan Thomas
Matthew Peterson
Kevin Korth

Artie Storch
Stan Muncy
Cappella SF
David Conte
Conrad Susa

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Composer Biography

Conrad Susa, one of the composers on this album, was a resident composer for the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and served as dramaturge for the O'Neill Center in Connecticut.

Performer Biography

Ragnar Bohlin received a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for Mahler's Symphony No. 8 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony.

Composer Biography

David Conte, one of the composers on this album, worked with Aaron Copland in 1982 to prepare a study of Copland's sketches.

Recording & Production

The piano duet ZOFO, featuring guest artist Keisuke Nakagoshi, had their debut recording Mind Meld nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.

Performer Biography

Guest artist Artie Storch, a percussionist, has played for movies, television shows like Sesame Street, commercials, and video games including Star Wars and Uncharted.

Performer Biography

Ragnar Bohlin, the conductor of Cappella SF, is also the Artistic Director of the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus.

Composer Biography

David Conte, one of the composers on this album, composed 'An Exhortation,' a setting of words by Barack Obama, which was performed at President Obama's inauguration in 2009.