Discography

Sanctuary Road

Sanctuary Road draws on the astonishing stories to be found in William Still’s book The Underground Railroad, which documents the network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada during the early- to mid-1800s.

The Blizzard Voices

Paul Moravec’s contemporary update to the vaunted tradition of the oratorio, chronicling the fearsome “Schoolhouse Blizzard” that hit the Great Plains in 1888.

Moravec: Violin Concerto

Paul Moravec is one of the most admired and acclaimed composers of our time, his music standing out for its melodic grace, lyrical intensity and rich harmonic language.

Amorisms: Music of Paul Moravec

Amorisms is a ballet piece that can also be savored as absolute music; the Sacred Love Songs set familiar biblical texts and the well-known “Prayer of St. Francis.”

Lark Quartet: Composing America

The music on this varied, imaginative CD answers that question definitively: this is an America of vital, forcefully argued concert music with roots deep in the American vernacular.

In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores

In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores was borne of Hilary's belief that shorter pieces remain a crucial part of every violinist's repertoire and that potential new favorites should be encouraged and performed.

Northern Lights Electric

With music that “boasts a compelling combination of whimsy, energy and emotional openness,” Paul Moravec is a welcome addition the BMOP/sound catalog.

Useful Knowledge: A Franklin Fantasy / Vita Brevis / Characteristics

Vita Brevis is a beautiful cycle of five songs that chart a birth-to-death journey, whereas Characteristics enshrines tributes from the composer to seven musical friends, three pianists, two composers, a violinist and a countertenor, in the form of pithy piano commentaries.

Ying Quartet Plays Life Music, Vol. 3

This is the third CD from the Ying Quartet in their acclaimed LifeMusic series, which brings together commissions from established or emerging American composers with the support of the Institute for American Music.

Chamber Symphony / Cool Fire / Autumn Song

American composer Paul Moravec writes in a musical idiom that offers an underlying romanticism tempered by distinctively modern discipline, qualities evident in the three works collected here.

Americans in Rome: Music by Fellows of the American Academy in Rome

This four-disc collection contains works by thirty-seven composers who were all in residence at the American Academy in Rome. The earliest work dates from 1920, the most recent from 2003.

After Reading Shakespeare

After Reading Shakespeare features literary-themed solo cello suites by three beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning American composers. These witty and lyrical suites bring to life characters and quotations from Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and Rambo/Rimbaud.

Tempest Fantasy

The Red Violin

Maria Bachmann's title choice for this recording, Red Violin, suggests not only the Chaconne of Corigliano's Red Violin Concerto but also the brilliant color, energy, and lyricism that pervade every work on the disc.

Klap Ur Handz

Music from Six Continents

Songs in Transit: An American Expedition

Melanie's debut CD, Songs in Transit, features an eclectic selection of songs that are not merely classical, but a hybrid mixture of styles which includes jazz, blues, musical theater, popular music, rock, hip-hop, electronic and world music.

The Time Gallery / Protean Fantasy / Ariel Fantasy

New American Song Cycles

A passionate advocate for American music, Sperry works to insure that the wonderful works he has unearthed will be easily available to others. He has compiled and edited several volumes of American songs for a number of American publishers.

Fratres

Reflections: 4 Contemporary American Composers Look Back

Circular Dreams