Virginia Thompson, the horn player on this album, has been the horn teacher at West Virginia University since 1990 and previously held principal horn positions in several metropolitan orchestras.
Critical Reception
Andrew Boysen, Jr.'s Night Song won First Prize in the 1999 International Horn Society Composition Contest and was favorably reviewed as 'extremely expressive' and 'substantive'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jian-jun He, composer of the Sonata for Horn and Piano, has a special interest in fusing native Chinese musical elements with Western compositional techniques.
Performer Biography
James Miltenberger, the pianist on this album, is an instructor of piano, piano repertoire, and jazz piano at West Virginia University and has performed extensively as a soloist in the US, Europe, and Japan.
Compositional Technique
The Sonata for Horn and Piano by Jian-jun He is unified by the horn's opening thematic material, which recurs throughout all three movements.
Composition History
Andrew Boysen, Jr.'s Night Song for horn and piano was commissioned by Virginia Thompson, the horn player on this album, in 1994 as a dramatic showpiece.
Performer Biography
Virginia Thompson is an active soloist and clinician with a special interest in performing, commissioning, reviewing, and promoting new music, having performed or presented in numerous countries.
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