DESCRIPTION:
Scott Conklin, violin
Alan Huckleberry, piano

from Albany TROY1546

http://www.albanyrecords.com

The theme that ties this album together, Pieces and Passages, is a self-circling paradox. A piece of music as a complete, worked-out thought or fragments -- perhaps something broken or incomplete. Passages are the kind sought by travelers and in the case of the music on this recording, wends through America, Peru, Ireland, and China. These dual metaphors guided violinist Scott Conklin's approach to this repertoire as he combined seemingly disparate styles and sentiments into an eclectic but cohesive artistic statement. Conklin regularly appears as a recitalist, soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and teaching clinician throughout the U.S. and abroad. He is on the faculty of the University of Iowa and a violin teacher at the Preucil School of Music. Pianists Alan Huckleberry and Jason Sifford are his collaborators.

Contents:

Ching-chu Hu, composer
The Hope Moment
Scott Conklin, violin; Jason Sifford, piano

Gabriela Lena Frank, composer
Sueños de Chambi: Snapshots for an Andean Album
Scott Conklin, violin; Jason Sifford, piano

Joel Puckett, composer
Infinite Morning
Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano

William Bolcom, composer
Waitin
Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano

Evan Chambers, composer
The Firehose Reel
Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano

Chen Yi, composer
The Fisherman's Song
Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano
v Ethan Wickman, composer
Passages
Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano