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Historical Dictionary of Opera

Scott Leslie Balthazar

Opera has been around ever since the late 16th century, and it is still going strong in the sense that operas are performed around the world at present, and known by infinitely more persons than just those who attend performances. On the other hand, it has enjoyed periods in the past when more operas were produced to greater acclaim. Those periods inevitably have pride of place in this Historical Dictionary of Opera, as do exceptional singers, and others who combine to fashion the opera, whether or not they appear on stage. But this volume looks even further afield, considering the cities which were and still are opera centers, literary works which were turned into librettos, and types of pieces and genres. While some of the former can be found on the web or in other sources, most of the latter cannot and it is impossible to have the whole picture without them.
Moving Within the Circle: Contemporary Native American Music and Dance, 2nd Edition

J. Bryan Burton

In the fifteen years since the release of the first edition of Moving Within The Circle, Burton - himself part Choctaw - has continued his exploration of contemporary Native American music, adding a wealth of material to an already impressive collection of traditional and recently created music. The 36 songs and dances in this edition are in active use in Native communities and were taught directly to the author by members of the Apache, Haliwa-Saponi, Lakota, Oneida, Seneca, and Zuni tribes, to name just a few. Selections for guided listening were contributed by numerous well-known contemporary recording artists.
Voices of the Wind: Native American Flute Songs

J. Bryan Burton and Maria Pondish Kreiter

A beautiful collection of authentic, traditional and contemporary Native American flute songs, arranged for the nonprofessional player. Bryan Burton has created, for the first time, a set of accessible transcriptions for classroom and home performance. These flute songs have been carefully chosen for their beauty and ease of play, then transcribed in keys that work for the student of recorder or flute, elementary grades and above. Many are haunting and will stay in your memory long after you put your instrument away. Included are love or courting songs, stomp dance, round dance, honoring and popular songs.
Silver Threads

Jacob Cooper

Jacob Cooper’s Nonesuch Records debut album, Silver Threads, comprises a six-song cycle performed by soprano Mellissa Hughes. Cooper wrote the title track for Hughes in 2011, setting a haiku attributed to Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō for voice and electronic track. To expand it into a full cycle (for voice and track), he enlisted five other poets to write text inspired by the haiku.
Windward - Duo del Sol

Karen Dannessa and Henry Grabb

Windward. David Loeb: Madrigaletti; Matthew Herman: Dance Suite; Jason Haney: t-zero; Joseph Gregorio: Four Miniatures; Mark Rimple: Four Canons; Matthew Herman: Second Dance Suite
Island Grooves

Christopher Hanning

"Island Grooves" is an instructional drumset DVD aimed squarely at drummers who wish to add some Caribbean grooves to their repertoire.Dr. Hanning demonstrates several styles including Calypso, Soca, Dub, Zouk, Shango, Party Soca, Traditional Island Favourites, and Reggae. The DVD contains seven play-along tracks with the Panyard Steel Orchestra, and three play-along tracks with Deighton "Revealer" Charlemagne.
Calls to Worship, Invocations, and Benedictions

Ryan Kelly

Highly organized and practical, this resource for worship leaders provides hundreds of calls to worship, invocations, and benedictions and over one hundred optional congregational responses, along with seasonal and topical suggestions for worship planning. Each liturgical element is sourced or adapted directly from the Bible and indexed by topic. Quickly find appropriate passages, and draw on a broader range of Scripture in your worship services. This useful handbook also includes an overview of how churches have historically incorporated these elements into worship, with particular attention paid to early Reformation liturgies. Whether you are new to this pattern of worship or have made it a part of your services for years, you will be helped and encouraged.
Elysian Fields: Bart Feller, flute

Robert Maggio

Robert Maggio’s Elysian Fields is the title track of this album by the phenomenally talented Bart Feller. Bart Feller is Principal Flute of the New Jersey Symphony, New York City Opera and Santa Fe Opera Orchestras.
Impulse: Clint Allen

Robert Maggio

This limited edition CD features Australian trumpeter Clint Allen, the infamous Dutch pianist/composer Martin Fondse, and the extraordinary Amsterdam-based Zapp 4 String Quartet performing new music by a host of renowned composers, including Robert Maggio’s Surfarara.
Introductions: Electrum Duo

Robert Maggio

Debut CD by Electrum Duo, flute and percussion duet, showcases Maggio’s Touching Heaven.Electrum Duo is hailed by The New York Times as “a bounty of creative equanimity in an unorthodox pairing.” This duo is comprised of flutist Sophia Anastasia and percussionist Ralph Sorrentino.
Matthew Korbanic: 8 String Guitar

Robert Maggio

New and dynamic arrangements of classical music for 8 string guitar, featuring the release of Traveling Songs for solo flute and guitar by Robert Maggio.
Open Road

Robert Maggio

The passionate and powerful Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus presents its 2nd commercial recording – Open Road. Featuring the title work, Open Road, composed by Robert Maggio, and commissioned by PGMC for the start of their 25th anniversary year. This album contains music from previous PGMC concerts, as well as pieces recorded especially for this project.
Orchestra 2001 Music Of Our Time: Volume 5

Robert Maggio

Robert Maggio’s River Song leads off this 2 CD set of contemporary music for chamber orchestra, including works by James Primosch, George Rochberg, Anna Weesner, George Crumb, Arne Running, David Finko and Jay Reise.
Polkastra: “I Do” The Wedding Album

Robert Maggio

“The perfect album for any couple entering an ‘altared’ state!” - Oscar and Pulitzer Prize winner John Corigliano. Works on this album include Robert Maggio’s arrangement of O Sole Mio.
Robert Maggio: Jackson Sounds

Robert Maggio

Driving and romantic music for a ballet by the extraordinary choreographer Matthew Neenan and Ballet X, beautifully performed by cellists Thomas Kraines and Jie Jin. Jackson Sounds synthesizes contemporary pop songs and a Nepalese folk song, transforming them into the dynamic cello duet for Matthew Neenan’s modern classical choreography.
Robert Maggio: Riddles

Robert Maggio

This album features five of Robert Maggio’s chamber pieces in truly riveting performances by Audrey Andrist, Bart Feller, Colette Valentine, Daniel Grabois, David Fedele, James Stern, Nathan Williams, Robert Koenig, Scott St. John, and Tara Helen O’Connor. Compositions on this Album: Duo Concertante; Fluano Pianute; Riddle; Divide; Phoenix.
Robert Maggio: Seven Mad Gods

Robert Maggio

Robert Maggio’s debut album of chamber music received glowing reviews in Fanfare and American Record Guide, and featured soulful and stirring performances by Bart Feller, Kathleen Nester, Don Liuzzi, Fred Sherry, Jonathan Spitz, Hugh Sung, John Koen, and Scott St. John.

Compositions on this Album:

Winter Toccata (I Can’t Believe You Want To Die)

Two Quartets (desire, movement, love, stillness)

Barcarole (seven mad gods who rule the sea)
Robert Maggio: String Quartets

Robert Maggio

Lyrical, passionate, melodic, and rhythmically charged chamber music, featuring soulful variations on American and Italian folk songs; brilliantly performed by the world-class Corigliano and Borromeo String Quartets.

Compositions by Robert Maggio on this album:

Songbook for Annamaria (String Quartet No. 1)

Rain and Ash (String Quartet No. 2)
Spontaneous Lines: 20th Century American music for Clarinet and Piano

Robert Maggio

Robert Maggio’s Fantasy: Spontaneous Lines is the title track of this album, featuring clarinetist Nathan Williams and pianist Audrey Andrist.
State of the Art: The ABQ at 50

Robert Maggio

The American Brass Quintet, one of the premiere chamber ensembles of our time, premieres Maggio’s A Sense of Space.
The Wishing Tree: Choral Music of Robert Maggio

Robert Maggio

A combination of exciting live and studio recordings of Robert Maggio’s choral works by the Bucks County Choral Society, West Chester University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges. Compositions on this Album: Aristotle; The Wishing Tree; Jacklight; Rachel and Her Children – Small Hands Relinquish All.
Handel’s Messiah: Warm-Ups for Successful Performance

Jason D. Paulk and Ryan Kelly

This valuable resource is a must for every choral director that prepares a chorus to sing Handel's Messiah! In three sections, Part I - Introduction to Preparing Messiah highlights Baroque performance practice and Ideals, Practical Considerations for Performing Messiah and other helpful information; Part II includes warm-ups for 20 choruses; Part III includes Appendices with a historical context of Messiah, primary sources supporting Baroque style and expression and a recommended reading list. The director score includes the full text and warm-ups with piano accompaniments, along with a code for accessing downloadable singer parts online.
Adam Silverman: Percussion Music

Adam B. Silverman

WORK PERFORMED BY The Florida State University Percussion Ensemble; The University of South Carolina Percussion Ensemble (Scott Herring, marimba soloist); John Thomas III, marimba. INCLUDES works by Adam Silverman: Sparklefrog | Quick Blood | Naked And On Fire | Gasoline Rainbow | Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink | Lightning Round
Sturm: Compositions by Adam Silverman

Adam B. Silverman

WORKS PERFORMED BY The Corigliano Quartet and Strata. INCLUDES works by Adam Silverman: Sturm | Nocturnes and Reveries | Ricochet | String Quartet No. 3 "Corrie Q's Jigs and Reels"
Van Stiefel: Solaris

Van Stiefel

Van Stiefel's Solaris explores the fragile and delicate world of electric guitar played with a classical technique. Featuring performances by guitarists Daniel Lippel, David Nadal, and the composer himself, violinist Nurit Pacht, vocalist Holly Nadal, and flutist Ed Schultz.