Sowerby - The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works
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Label: Cedille Records
Cat No: CDR90000205
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 13th August 2021
Contents
Works
Serenade for string quartet, H137String Quartet in D minor, H172
Symphony for jazz orchestra ('Monotony'), H178
Synconata, H176a
Tramping Tune for piano and strings, H122
Artists
Winston Choi (piano)Alexander Hanna (double bass)
Avalon String Quartet
Andy Baker Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew BakerWorks
Serenade for string quartet, H137String Quartet in D minor, H172
Symphony for jazz orchestra ('Monotony'), H178
Synconata, H176a
Tramping Tune for piano and strings, H122
Artists
Winston Choi (piano)Alexander Hanna (double bass)
Avalon String Quartet
Andy Baker Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew BakerAbout
Sowerby was among the leading young American classical composers commissioned by celebrity bandleader Paul Whiteman to create fresh repertoire for his landmark series of “symphonic jazz” concerts — a roster that also included George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, and Zez Confrey.
The same Jazz Age concerts that saw the premieres of Sowerby’s Synconata and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra also launched Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue into America’s consciousness.
The programme also includes Sowerby chamber works from the same period: his Serenade for String Quartet and the world-premiere recordings of his String Quartet in D minor and Tramping Tune for piano and strings, all performed by the Avalon String Quartet, an ensemble “prizing grace, charm and elegance” (WQXR Radio). Joining the Avalon in Tramping Tune are pianist Winston Choi, head of the piano programme at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and Alexander Hanna, principal double-bassist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The album was recorded by the Grammy Award-winning team of producer James Ginsburg and engineer Bill Maylone.
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