Martin Boykan: Second Chances
Pamela Dellal (mezzo-soprano), Donald Berman (piano), Rafael Popper-Keizer (cello), Heidi Braun-Hill (violin), Mark Margolies (clarinet), Sarah Brady (flute), Mary Ruth Ray (viola), Lydian String Quartet
A graduate of Harvard and Yale, Martin Boykan counts Walter Piston, Aaron Copland and Paul Hindemith as his composition teachers and Eduard Steuermann as his piano teacher. He founded the Brandeis Chamber Ensemble and was pianist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has written for a wide variety of instrumental combinations including four string quartets, many trios, duos and solo works, song cycles as well as instrumental ensembles and choral music. His music is widely performed by ensembles like the New York New Music Ensemble, Earplay, Music Viva, Collage New Music and Speculum Musicae, to name a few. The recipient of many awards and commissions, Martin Boykan is an Emeritus Professor of Music, Brandeis University and was Composer in Residence at the Composer's Conference in Wellesley and the University of Utah. His music appears on the CRI and BMOP record labels.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Second Chances | Martin Boykan | Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano, Donald Berman, piano |
| Song Lines | Martin Boykan | Sarah Brady, flute, Mark Margolies, clarinet, Heidi Braun-Hill, violin, Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello |
| Motet | Martin Boykan | Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano, Mary Ray, viola, Mark Margolies, clarinet, Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello |
| String Quartet No. 3 | Martin Boykan | Lydian String Quartet |
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"[Martin Boykan's] music is very dissonant, firmly grounded in mid-20th century ideas of how music should sound, yet with some heart and approachability. His dissonances are bracing but avoid the malicious."
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