Hartke / Bjerken / Weiss- Oberlin Concertos (CD)
The concept that led to The Oberlin Concertos was initially hatched in a conversation between pianist and educator Xak Bjerken and a former student, Oberlin Conservatory composition professor Jesse Jones. It was Jones who suggested writing a chamber concerto to be premiered by his friend and mentor, and it was Bjerken-a former longtime member of the Los Angeles Piano Quartet and a veteran soloist with the L.A. Philharmonic and other ensembles-who was immediately hooked. Their plan gave rise to another commission-for the chair of Oberlin's Composition Department, Grammy Award-winner Stephen Hartke-and then another, for fellow composition faculty member Elizabeth Ogonek. The resulting works were recorded in three sessions over a two-year span, with Bjerken joining forces with Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and conductor Timothy Weiss in the conservatory's Clonick Hall studio, in addition to presenting the world- premiere performance of each piece on campus.
Tracklist:
- Ship Of State: Hanging Breathless
- Ship Of State: In Spite Of False Lights On The Shore
- Ship Of State: The Anchors Of Thy Hope
- Ship Of State: What Workmen Wrought
- Where Are We Now: I. We Have Come A Long Way
- Where Are We Now: II. There Was A Mountain
- Where Are We Now: III. Microlude
- Where Are We Now: IV. I Raised My Head
- Where Are We Now: V. A Doubt
- Where Are We Now: VI. Microlude
- Where Are We Now: VII. Let Memory Be
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: I. Giocosa
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: II. Dolente
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: III. Gioiosa
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
The concept that led to The Oberlin Concertos was initially hatched in a conversation between pianist and educator Xak Bjerken and a former student, Oberlin Conservatory composition professor Jesse Jones. It was Jones who suggested writing a chamber concerto to be premiered by his friend and mentor, and it was Bjerken-a former longtime member of the Los Angeles Piano Quartet and a veteran soloist with the L.A. Philharmonic and other ensembles-who was immediately hooked. Their plan gave rise to another commission-for the chair of Oberlin's Composition Department, Grammy Award-winner Stephen Hartke-and then another, for fellow composition faculty member Elizabeth Ogonek. The resulting works were recorded in three sessions over a two-year span, with Bjerken joining forces with Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and conductor Timothy Weiss in the conservatory's Clonick Hall studio, in addition to presenting the world- premiere performance of each piece on campus.
Tracklist:
- Ship Of State: Hanging Breathless
- Ship Of State: In Spite Of False Lights On The Shore
- Ship Of State: The Anchors Of Thy Hope
- Ship Of State: What Workmen Wrought
- Where Are We Now: I. We Have Come A Long Way
- Where Are We Now: II. There Was A Mountain
- Where Are We Now: III. Microlude
- Where Are We Now: IV. I Raised My Head
- Where Are We Now: V. A Doubt
- Where Are We Now: VI. Microlude
- Where Are We Now: VII. Let Memory Be
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: I. Giocosa
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: II. Dolente
- Persona Mechanica, Op. 57: III. Gioiosa
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.