Jack Gallagher, as a producer, won a 2006 GRAMMY® Award for his recording of Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques in the 'Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra' category.
Composer Biography
Jack Gallagher, the composer, is the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The College of Wooster in Ohio.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible through the generosity of Ethel L. and John J. Gallagher, and Muriel R. and Robert G. Schaffeld.
Performer Biography
The London Symphony Orchestra, based at the Barbican in London, is considered one of the world's leading orchestras and performs 140 concerts a year.
Performer Biography
JoAnn Falletta, the conductor, has received numerous awards, including the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award and the Stokowski, Toscanini, Ditson, and Bruno Walter conducting awards.
Performer Biography
JoAnn Falletta is a champion of American music, having presented over four hundred works by American composers, including more than eighty world premières.
Composer Biography
Jack Gallagher studied composition with notable figures like Elie Siegmeister, Robert Palmer, and Burrill Phillips, and participated in seminars with Karel Husa, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem.
