Windscape, the virtuoso faculty wind quintet of the Manhattan School of Music, was created in 1994 by five eminent woodwind soloists and is known for its distinctive concert series.
Performer Biography
Michael Stephen Brown, pianist for Three Images, is a recipient of a 2018 Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center and a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Performer Biography
Stephen Drury, the pianist on Sonata-Fantasia, has performed globally and collaborated with leading contemporary composers such as John Cage, György Ligeti, and Steve Reich.
Composer Biography
Louis Karchin has received numerous accolades, including three awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Composer's Artistic Vision
This album by Louis Karchin showcases specific instrumental families—keyboard and wind instruments—and celebrates his long-standing collaborations with the featured artists.
Historical Context
Most of the works on this album were composed or revised by Louis Karchin during the 2020-2022 worldwide pandemic, a period that presented significant challenges for performing arts.
Composer Biography
Louis Karchin has been a prominent figure in music for over forty years, composing more than one hundred works, conducting extensively, and co-founding several musical groups.
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