DESCRIPTION:
Duo XXI: Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello

from Albany TROY1511

http://www.albanyrecords.com

Duo XXI (Anna Cromwell, violin and Mira Frisch, cello) is committed to developing the musical culture of the 21st century through commissioning, performing, and recording new music. Both members are passionate string professors who reach a diverse audience through concerts, conference presentations, and outreach workshops. The duo's mission is to unite today's students, performers, and composers to enliven music and to cultivate the intimate and expressive string do as a genre for our time. In their second recording for Albany Records, they give committed performances of seven of these commissioned works by composers Jonathon Kirk, John Allemeier, Brian Arreola, Ferdinando De Sena, Stephen Anderson, Paul Johnston, and David Maki.
Contents:
David Maki, composer
Tamarack
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello

Paul Johnston, composer
Summer Sketches
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello; Paul Johnston, piano

Brian Arreola, composer
Things Mark Said
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello; Brian Arreola, tenor

Stephen Anderson, composer
Three Vernacular "Songs" for Violin & Cello
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello

Ferdinando De Sena, composer
Urban Spacing
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello

John Allemeier, composer
Nonverbal Communication
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello

Jonathon Kirk, composer
Metal Cicadas
Anna Cromwell, violin; Mira Frisch, cello