Puts, K. Millennium Canons / Newman, J.: My Hands Are A City / Holst, G.: Hammersmith

Featuring

John P. Lynch
Georgia State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Kevin Puts
Jonathan Newman
Kristin Kuster
John Mackey

Gustav Holst
Adam Gorb

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Recording & Production

This album, "Millennium Canons: Looking Forward, Looking Back," was recorded at The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center in March 2008.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Adam Gorb's "Awayday" is intended to evoke the image of George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, and James Bond traveling together at high speed in an open-top sports car.

Performer Biography

John P. Lynch has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia, and toured China with the KU Wind Ensemble as a guest of the Chinese government.

Album & Artwork

The album's title, "Millennium Canons: Looking Forward, Looking Back," reflects the binary nature of Kevin Puts's work, which looks to both past masters and contemporary innovations.

Compositional Technique

Kevin Puts's Millennium Canons extensively uses the canon, a technique where identical melodic content is sounded simultaneously with time-spaced starting points, reminiscent of Baroque masters like Bach.

Performer Biography

John P. Lynch, the conductor of the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, is the Director of Bands and Professor of Music at The University of Georgia.