The Jupiter String Quartet, featured on this album, includes two sisters and one sister's husband, making it a particularly intimate group.
Instruments
Clarinetist Richard Hawkins performs on a Backun MOBA clarinet made of cocobolo with his own R Model Richard Hawkins mouthpiece and a Légère Signature reed.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Clonick Hall, a state-of-the-art recording facility that opened in 2010 at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Performer Biography
Yolanda Kondonassis, the harpist on this album, is considered one of the world's premier solo harpists and is today's most recorded classical harpist.
Historical Context
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where this album was recorded, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States, founded in 1865.
Album & Artwork
OBERLIN MUSIC is the commercial label of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 2007 to promote the artistic ideals and talent of its faculty and students.
Performer Biography
Clarinetist Richard Hawkins, who performs on this album, made his solo debut at the Kennedy Center with Mstislav Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra in 1992.
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