Robert McCormick, a multifaceted musician, has performed with orchestras like the San Francisco Symphony and under conductors such as Seiji Ozawa and Michael Tilson Thomas.
Composer Biography
Max Lifchitz's mentors included Luciano Berio, Leon Kirchner, Bruno Maderna, and Darius Milhaud.
Composer Biography
Max Lifchitz, also active as a pianist, was awarded first prize in the 1976 Gaudeamus Competition for Performers of Contemporary Music in Holland.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible through a generous University of South Florida Creative Scholarship Grant and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Composer Biography
Max Lifchitz, born in Mexico City in 1948, has resided in New York since 1966 and holds degrees in composition from The Juilliard School and Harvard University.
Performer Biography
The McCormick Percussion Group, led by Robert McCormick, is among the most recorded ensembles of its genre, with over two dozen critically acclaimed recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Lifchitz, the composer, was challenged to generate textures using rhythmic and timbric patterns while avoiding conventional melodic and harmonic materials due to the wide range of sonorities in percussion instruments.
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