Timothy Weiss has directed the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble for over two decades, bringing them to a level of artistry that rivals fine new music groups.
Performer Biography
Darrett Adkins, the cellist on this recording, has commissioned and been the dedicatee of many important new works for cello.
Performer Biography
Timothy Weiss, the conductor, has received the Adventurous Programming Award from the League of American Orchestras for his bold programming.
Composer Biography
Su Lian Tan, a flutist and composer, has had her music described as 'the stunner of the evening' by The Washington Post.
Composition History
Su Lian Tan's 'Legends of Kintamani' was inspired by her travels to Southeast Asia, specifically Bali, and depicts a return to a more innocent time and place.
Composer Biography
Richard Wernick, a composer born in 1934, is a recipient of the 1977 Pulitzer Prize in Music and is the only two-time recipient of the top Kennedy Center Friedheim Award.
Performer Biography
Darrett Adkins performed the U.S. premieres of works by Birtwhistle and Donatoni, and New York premieres of works by Wallin, Nordheim, Messiaen, and Berio.
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