In 'La Follia' (Symphonies of Strings No. 1), Ian Krouse treats the traditional 'Les Folies d'Espagne' theme geometrically, stretching each chord into a harmonic 'drone' for an entire section of music.
Composition History
Fanfare for the Heroes of the Korean War was commissioned by the Seocho Philharmonia and The Patriotic Cultural Association for a Korean War Memorial Peace Concert.
Compositional Technique
In the second movement of Symphony No. 5, Ian Krouse mingles three American melodies (Simple Gifts, Amazing Grace, and a fragment from Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man) with the well-known Korean tune Arirang.
Composition History
Ian Krouse's Symphony No. 5, though finalized in 2017, was mostly composed between 1998 and 2006, with two movements originally scored for wind ensemble.
Historical Context
The version of Ian Krouse's Symphony No. 5 on this album commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, underscoring the special relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
Compositional Technique
Ian Krouse's Symphonies of Strings No. 2, 'Dror Yikro 'Song of Freedom'', is unusually scored for string orchestra without violins, an homage to Stravinsky.
Performer Biography
Jens Lindemann, a trumpet soloist on this album, is the first classical brass soloist to receive the Order of Canada and has performed with major philharmonic orchestras worldwide.
