The album was recorded "live to tape" without a mixing board, challenging musicians to perform in long musical arcs.
Performer Biography
Sasha Cooke, a mezzo-soprano, was first heard by the producer in 2008 as Kitty Oppenheimer in John Adams's opera "Doctor Atomic" at The Met.
Performer Biography
Sasha Cooke won her first GRAMMY® Award for Sony's DVD release of "Doctor Atomic" from The Met.
Recording & Production
This album is the first release for Yarlung Records with both Sasha Cooke and The Colburn Orchestra.
Performer Biography
Sasha Cooke has premiered works by several American composers, including Jack Beeson, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, and Augusta Read Thomas.
Recording & Production
The recording used two coincident Neumann U-47s for 95% of the sound and two AKG C-12s for percussion and winds reinforcement.
Recording & Production
The album was released on the hundredth anniversary of Richard Colburn's birth, who dreamed of his conservatory producing an orchestra of this caliber.
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