Opperman, Laitman & Rosenblum: Works for Voice & Clarinet

Featuring

Denise Gainey
Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk
Kalmen Opperman
Lori Laitman
Diana Rosenblum

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Composer Biography

Kalmen Opperman, composer of "Un seul," was introduced to the clarinet at age ten by his father, an artist and flutist from Vienna.

Composer Biography

Lori Laitman, composer of "The Secret Exit," "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," and "Living In The Body," is described by Fanfare magazine as "one of the most talented and intriguing of living composers."

Composer Biography

Diana Rosenblum, composer of "Winter Rain," is the daughter of Lori Laitman, another composer featured on this album.

Performer Biography

Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, the soprano on this album, is devoted to both early music and recent works, regularly appearing with the Birmingham Art Music Alliance.

Album & Artwork

The album's core is Lori Laitman's cycle "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," which sets words by children imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp.

Recording & Production

This album features the world premiere recording of Diana Rosenblum's "Winter Rain."

Performer Biography

Denise Gainey, the clarinetist on this album, is a professor of clarinet and instrumental music education at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and president-elect of the International Clarinet Association.