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    Rhapsody in Green
    RHAPSODY IN GREEN - JADCD 1117 An anthology of works by Australian composers in a wide range of styles and musical groupings ranging from flute through duos for flute & plectrum quartet, flute & piano to mandolin ensemble, flute & guitar to solo piano works. ERIC GROSS (b.1926) Track 1 - RONDINO PASTORALE op.33 (1962) Originally written for flute and harp, this composition has been arranged for a variety of instrumental combination. On this recording, a Flute has been added to the Plectrum Quartet, adding to the relaxed mood. This version has previously been released on JADE CD 1055 (Twin Towers) EG ROBERT ALLWORTH (b.1943) Track 2 - RHAPSODY IN GREEN (2006) This composition portrays green fields and beautiful countryside, as exemplified on the cover of this compact disc which is at Kenthurst in NSW.The music, particularly towards the end with it's C major cadences suggests a sunny and serene idyllic atmosphere. ROBERT ALLWORTH (b.1943) Track 3 - BRADGATE PARK (2006) Bradgate Park was composed at the request of DEREK WARD in memory of his mother SUSIE BRADGATE-WARD. Bradgate Park is located in Leicestershire, England. This composition is also dedicated to MALCOLM CAMERON, ANNE CAMERON, SCOTT CAMERON and the memory of DEREK WARD's two sisters PATRICIA CAMERON who passed away February 28th 2006 and BARBARA PERRY who passed away August 17th 2007. Other dedicatees are DAVID O'CONNOR, WENDY HUTTON, GRAHAM O'CONNOR AND ANN O'CONNOR. PATRICIA CAMERON was a well known Yoga instructor on the Northern beaches of Sydney. RAY LEMOND (b.1956) FOUR FRIENDS SUITE (1993) Tracks 4, 5, 6 & 7 This suite is a set of Four Sketches written in 1993 for four good friends whom the composer met through various musical ventures. Each sketch tries to capture an aspect of each woman's personality. Track 4 - Sebeth for Dawn Inatey Track 5 - Waltz for Ann Carr-Boyd Track 6 - Serenade for Selena McKern Track 7 - Midnight for Pamela Keane. RAY LEMOND (b.1956) Track 8 - THE LAND WHERE NO TEARS FALL (1996) Composed in memory of the composer's mother who passed away in 1980. This is a quiet reflective piece of music. ERIC GROSS (b.1926) Track 9 - MINIATURE FOR RAY OP.195A (1994) This simple, relaxed composition was, in it's original version, a piece for solo piano, dedicated to the pianist Ray Lemond. This arrangement has been specially created for Adrian Hooper and the Sydney Mandolins, as a small gesture of thanks for their support of Australian composers. This version has previously been released on JADE CD 1078 (Fandango). EG ROBERT ALLWORTH (b.1943) Track 10 - ANTHEM FOR THE BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP (2007) Composed for the Sisters of Saint Joseph of The Sacred Heart. This composition is a reworking of an earlier piece titled TWILIGHT, composed for the Sydney Mandolins. The music has a stately procession - like quality and certainly captures the serene stature of MARY MACKILLOP beatified in 1995 by Pope John Paul II in Sydney, Australia. Sr. Margaret T Cusack of the Order of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart has been a great influence on the composer's devotion to Blessed MARY MACKILLOP. Sr. Margaret T Cusack RSJ also advised the following information: Mary Mackillop made her religious profession on the 15th August 1867 in Adelaide, South AUSTRALIA. On June 1st Mary Mackillop was blessed by Pope Pius IX in 1873. The rule of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart was finally approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1888. ANN CARR-BOYD (b.1938) Track 11 - MOONSCAPE REMEMBERED (1991) Moonscape Remembered was composed by Ann Carr - Boyd using a theme by Eric Gross from his cantata SUNSET MOON and DREAMS (1972). Moonscape Remembered was written in 1991 for the retirement concert of Dr. Eric Gross from the University of Sydney. The concert included music of over 20 Australian composers in the Everest Theatre on 8th August 1991. ROBERT ALLWORTH (b.1943) Track 12 - STUDY IN GREEN (1994) Track 13 - ALBUM LEAF (1978) Study in Green written in 1994 is a short Arioso style piano piece composed for Colin Brumby. Colin Brumby plays Study in Green on this recording. The Album Leaf for Piano composed in 1978 was written for Lenka Nemec later to become Lenka Hill wife of Paul Hill, a friend of the composer. DEREK STRAHAN (b.1935) Track 14 - PERPETUAL EMOTION for Flute and Guitar (1963) Revised and completed 2005. Perpetual Emotion evinces that self-eviscerating state of constant emotional excitation known as being in love which as G. B. Shaw astutely noted leads to a state of temporary insanity in which the application of rational thought is impossible. Following a languorous prelude, fast chromatic passages are propelled by urgent guitar chords and self propagating phrases are hurled around with decreasing regard for either form or structure, (though the latter is sufficiently indicated to show what is being disregarded.) DWS CREDITS: Track 1 - Studios 301 Sound Engineer Peter Thomas 2/9/95 Tracks 2 & 3 - 2MBS-FM Kerry Joyner Sound Engineer 13/4/2006 Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 - 2MBS-FM Kerry Joyner Sound Engineer April 1996 Track 9 - 2MBS-FM Kerry Joyner Sound Engineer 17/5/98 Track 10 - 2MBS-FM Kerry Joyner Sound Engineer January 2007 Tracks 11 & 12 - Recorded at the University of Queensland Peter Freeman Sound Engineer 9/12/94 Track 13 - 2MBS-FM Edda Filson Sound Engineer 14/12/94 Track 14 - New Music Theatre Sydney Australia 27/3/2005 This is the 101st Compact disc in the JADE Series of Australian Composers and the 19th year (2008) of production.
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    Keith Frazer Plays Bach
    In 2005 classical guitarist Keith Frazer was diagnosed as suffering from Focal Dystonia of the right hand, a debilitating neurological problem affecting the fine motor movements of the fingers. Unable to play and perform even the most simple pieces Keith set about re-learning some of his favourite Bach repertoire using a plectrum to overide the disability. Slowly but surely a beautiful snapshot of Bach's Cello Suites took shape resulting in the CD 'Keith Frazer Plays Bach'. Pre-Focal Dystonia Keith has recorded two other CDs, 'The Purest Form', a collection of original pieces, and 'Simply To Be' a collection of well-known classics available from iTunes.
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    Solo Guitar
    REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS... '... he sure can play. 'Jazz On the Classic' gives you Pete Smyser as a one-man band. Like Joe Pass, Pete can produce a completely rendered piece-with melody, harmony and rhythm coming from a single instrument. Stylistically, however, Pete goes his own way. How? First off, he's playing a nylon acoustic, which makes for a particular sound, second his improvisations are his own, quite tasteful and articulate, masterful, idiomatic, and imaginative. Joe Pass was all that too, but Smyser gets a different sound and feel. The recording does not produce all the expected shopworn goodies. Smyser picks some of the less played classics, especially when it comes to the guitar. Take for example Alec Wilder's "It's So Peaceful in the Country." Now that's a great tune and he does a terrific job bringing out the beauties of the melody and harmony. Then there's another unexpected treasure: Duke's "Black & Tan Fantasy." Smyser gives it a striding glide, a very adept translation to the stringed world and a bluesy solo too that is quite nice. Miles Davis' first "Milestones" is another one you don't expect to hear in this medium. It is wonderful to hear it like this, though. It makes you remember just how great a tune it is. And the solo Smyser does have some wonderful lines and hip comping at the same time. I could go on, and mention "Red Door," a Mulligan-Sims gem that lays just right on Smyser's guitar. Well I just did. That's enough to give you the idea. This is a fine recording and a real tribute to Smyser's abilities. Any fan of the acoustic will get great pleasure from it. - Grego Applegate Edwards (Cadence Magazine) "In his solo work, the guitarist seems even more patient than he was in the past, more willing in his 20th year as a professional to let the music breathe. The jazz material on the recording shows Smyser's influences, chiefly the lush, evocative chording of Wes Montgomery and the agility of the reigning master-supremo, axe-man, Jim Hall. Don't be distracted by the fact that it is self-released. It is top drawer stuff that deserve some serious listening." -Tim Blangger/ The Morning Call 'I'd be curious to know what kind of response you get from this solo CD. I think it should appeal to a wide audience. It is certainly 'jazz', but doesn't have long solos that seem to drive non-jazz listeners away. It is relaxing (but not Musak or New Age) so it would be good to play while doing desk work (sorry - background!!). The effortless and 'making it sound easy' feel doesn't make it a technical listen but arrangements are very interesting. The musicians will certainly appreciate the difficulty and accomplishment to make it sound effortless. Making difficult things sound easy is the highest level. I hope people appreciate it.' - Bill "...beautifully played by Smyser. 'A Foggy Day' is especially tasty." -Robert Page (owner of The Classical Guitar Store, Phila., PA) "Pete, I just love this classical guitar jazz collection. Wow!!!! The sound is so soulful and intimate because of the nylon strings." -Roger "I LOVE IT! I like it when you work alone best. You are able to completely express yourself and it comes off GREAT!! I am loving it!!" - Jan "I really have enjoyed (your CDs). Your taste, conciseness, and respect for the tradition are rare commodities these days. Congrats on a great product, keep swingin!" - Tom HOW THE RECORDING CAME ABOUT... In 2007, John Arnold (professor of classical guitar studies at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) invited me to perform at the annual Bethlehem Guitar Festival which is rooted in classical guitar traditions. There was, however, an interesting twist to the theme of the festival that particular year - "Jazz on the Classic". Performers were encouraged to incorporate jazz elements into a program that would be performed on a classical (nylon stringed) guitar. With this theme in mind, I set out to put together a solo guitar program that would bridge the two distinctly different musical approaches- classical and jazz. Classical guitar performance usually involves a predetermined and clearly defined arrangement. This involves pre-thinking every detail including all note choices for the arrangement, exact fingering to be used for both the left and right hands, as well as where to play each given note. Jazz enthusiasts champion the ability to play musical ideas spontaneously with little or no preplanning. A jazz performer would typically state the melody once through, then improvise over the chord structure of the piece and, finally, close with a re-statement of the melody. The approach that I settled upon represented a departure from that of any other jazz performance that I had ever performed. The "jazz" elements of this program are represented by, 1. The inclusion of the improvisational middle section of the tunes. 2. The choice of musical selections. Some of the selections are well known American Songbook standards while others were originally composed as instrumental jazz pieces. One song, "Time Will Tell", is an original composition. The "classical" side of the program is represented in three areas. 1. The use of composed arrangements for the melody statements. 2. The music is performed on a nylon string classical guitar (as opposed to the steel string guitar that is more typically used for jazz performances). 3. Classical finger style techniques were utilized exclusively (as opposed to plectrum or pick techniques).
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    Australian Festival
    Jade CDs are widely heard on national and fine music stations throughout Australia, and are recognised as a valuable resource by educational authorities as being uniquely representative of the work of Australian composers. They are manufactured in limited runs of 500 and stocks are therefore may be regarded as collectors' items! All Jade CD covers are distinctive. Most Jade CDs have an anthology format and include works by several composers. It's great to have these CDs on offer for a wider audience at CD Baby. 'AN AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL' JADCD 1095 Works by: Tomas Luis de Victoria, Robert Allworth, Carson P. Cooman, Lawrence Bartlett, Derek Strahan, Ann Carr-Boyd. Eric Gross, Duration: 64'09' Summary: This CD displays a characteristic feature of Jade releases - a combination of sacred and secular music. The colourful cover illustration of St. George slaying a dragon, illustrates the opening 4'30' track by Allworth: Prelude for the Most Holy Name of Jesus and Saint George and The Dragon (1990) which is followed by Allworth's 6 Meditations on Early English Saints (1990). Both works are for organ and are given a vivid interpretation by US organist and composer, Carson P. Cooman, on the organ of the Harvard University Memorial Church. Two contrasting works by Cooman follow -Tenebrae Canticle (2001), exploring ideas of liturgical darkness, and the sprightly Dawning, a birthday portrait for a friend. Two historical recordings made in 1979 at Sydney's Christ Church St. Lawrence capture the ambience of this location as Colin Sapsford directs the choir in settings by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) of Missa O Magnum Mysterium and a Good Friday Hymn. Bartlett's own Ceremonial Te Deum (1988) is heard, as sung by choir and organ at a special service of Morning Prayer, at St, Andrews Cathedral, Sydney, in the presence of the Prince and the Princess of Wales, during the 1988 Bicentennial celebrations. In secular mode, Gross contributes two works: Rondino Pastorale for flute and Plectrum Ensemble (1962), and Prefatory Sonnet (1984) one of 3 Songs for soprano or tenor, clarinet and piano, in this instance sung by Anthony Walker. Strahan's Atlantis Variations for Solo Piano, Pt. 2, (1992) is one of several works developing material for a proposed 4-opera cycle on Atlantis, this one centred around the character of Calypso, a rebellious daughter of Atlas. The CD closes with Carr-Boyd attractive miniature for piano, Maladies Of Love (1982). Track list: - with more details about each piece and the performances. Prelude and Meditations by ROBERT ALLWORTH (b.1943) Tracks 1 - 7 were recorded by CARSON P. COOMAN in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, USA on the ISHAM MEMORIAL ORGAN on the I7th of May 2002 for the 60th Birthday year of the Composer. Track 1- PRELUDE FOR THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS AND SAINT GEORCE AND THE DRAGON. The organ prelude,composed in 1990, is derived from two themes in the slow movement of the composer's orchestral work PLATEAU which was recorded by PATRICK THOMAS conducting the OUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in 1974. MEDITATIONS OF EARLY ENGLISH SAINTS (1990) Track 2 - SAINT GILES AND SAINT CHAD. Saint Ciles - ninth century, with 150 Churches dedicated in his honour, in Great Britain. He is the patron Saint of Cripples and the Indigent. Saint Chad - Bishop in Northumbria,died in 672 at Lichfield where he founded a Monastery. Track 3 -SAINT RICHARD OF CHICHESTER. Bishop l244,died at Dover, 1253. He became Chancellor of his University. SAINT THOMAS OF HEREFORD, Bishop at Hambleden in Buckinghampshire, died in 1282. Educated at Oxford and ordained a priest by Pope Innocent IV. Track 4 - SAINT DUNSTAN, Bishop, born near Glastonbury in 909. He restored monastic life at Glastonbury which had ceased to exist since the Scandinavian invasions. In 959 he was made Archbishop of Canterbury. SAINT CUTHBERT, Bishop, died 687, buried at Lindisfarne. His remains were removed after the Viking Raids. His remains were placed in Durham Cathedral. Ln 1827,the Medieval shrine was rediscovered in Durham Cathedral. Track 5 - SAINT CHARLES died in 945 at Glastonbury. A monk who had visions of the Holy Family. Many miracles of healing have been attributed to this saint. SAINT ALBAN is venerated as the First Martyr in the Island of Britain. He was martyred in 209. Track 6 - SAINT JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA. First century. The Apostle Paul sent Joseph to be a missionary in the Island of Britain, whose first church he founded at Glastonbury. SAINT WILLIAM OF NORWICH died at Norwich in 1144. William was venerated locally as a martyr, after his mutilated body was found in a wood outside Norwich. He was 12 years old when he died. Track 7- SAINT ROBERT OF NEWMINSTER died 1159 He was accepted by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux into the Cistercian Order and then at Newminster. SAINT PETER OF SALISBURY died in Kent in 542. He was an assistant of the Augustian Friars, founded in 520. Tracks 8/9: Two Works for organ by CARSON P. COOMAN performed by the composer on the ISHAM MEMORIAL ORGAN in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, USA. Track 8 - Tenebrae Canticle (2001) was written for Rochester Christian Reformed Church and an Advent 2001 service Of darkness. Lt is a work exploring ideas of liturgical darkness, inspired by a verse from the Psalms (I8:11): He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Track 9 - Dawning (2002) for Organ was written for and is dedicated to Sandra Gay, on her birthday. The work is vibrant and vital (a personality portrait). Two fast outer sections surround a slower, more lyrical one. HISTORICAL RECORDINGS OF TWO WORKS BY TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA (1548-1611) MADE IN CHRIST CHURCH ST. LAWRENCE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. Track 10 - KYRIE ELEISON - GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO from MISSA O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM Performance: Choir of Christ Church Saint Laurence Conductor - Colin Sapsford. Soprano - Diana Sapsford, Alto - Lyn Moffat, Tenor - Charles Dale, Bass - Neil McEwan.(Track to recorded in 1979) Track 11 - GOOD FRIDAY HYMN - THE ROYAL BANNERS FORWARD GO - translated by J.M. Neale from the Latin of BISHOP VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS, 530-606.Tune: ANDERNACH from the ANDERNACH GESANGBUCH .1608. Sung by the Choir and Congregation of Christ Church St. Laurence. With Colin Sapsford at the organ. Track 12 - CREMONIAL TE DEUM (1988) by LAWRENCE BARTLETT (1933-2002) Performance: Choir of St. Andrews Cathedral conducted by Michael Deasey, Bransby Byrne, organist. Lawrence Bartlett was for many years rector of St. Michael's Anglican Church, Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia, and also preceptor at St. Andrews Cathedral, Sydney. He composed a considerable amount of fine choral and organ music, including this work which was composed as part the Australian Bicentennial celebrations of 1988. It was sung at a special service of Morning prayer, in the presence of their Royal Highesses, Prince Charles, and the late Princess Diana. Track 13 - RONDINO PASTORALE OP. 33 (1962) by ERIC GROSS (b.1926) Performance: Michael Scott, flute and the Sydney Mandolins. A brief work designed to convey a relaxed, pastorle atmosphere. Originally composed as a piece for flute and harp, and subsequently arranged by the composer for various other instrumental combinations. Track 14 - PREFATORY SONNET OP. 139/1(1984) by ERIC GROSS (b.1926) Setting of a poem by Henry Kendall Performance: Anthony Walker, tenor, Ingrid Pearson, clarinet, Peter Maddox, piano. ATLANTIS VARIATIONS FOR SOLO PIANO PART 2 (1992) by DEREK STRAHAN (b.1935) Derek Strahan, piano Composer's notes: Written in 1992, Atlantis Variations for piano (in 3 parts) is one of four works written developing material for use in a proposed 4-opera cycle dealing with antediluvian civilisations of antiquity. Musical ideas for the third opera, Calypso In Exile, are developed in Atlantis Variations Part 2, heard here. Part 1 develops ideas for the second opera, and Part 3 for the final opera in which Atlantis
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