Summing Up
Estela Olevsky & Charles Bestor, Estela Olevsky, Eduardo Leandro, Lynn Klock, Eduardo Leandor, Paulina Stark, Astrid Schween, Jon Humphrey, Nigel Coxe, Dana Varga, Stony Brook Contemporary Players
This 2-CD set honors the life and career of Charles Bestor with a selection of his late chamber music. Bestor (1924-2016) studied at Yale with Paul Hindemith after returning from service in World War II; then at Juilliard where he was a student of Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin. Bestor worked as a jazz arranger to supplement his income as a composer but turned to teaching. He taught at the University of Colorado; Juilliard; was Dean of the College of Music of Willamette University; but his longest tenure (35 years) was as Head of the Departments of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts. He continued to compose, tending toward shorter works because of time constraints. The compositions on this recording include song cycles; a suite for saxophone and piano; a cello sonata; a work for chamber ensemble; and a work for narrator and piano.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Suite for Alto Saxophone and Percussion | Charles Bestor | Lynn Klock, alto saxophone; Eduardo Leandro, percussion |
| Thirteen Other Ways of Looking at a Blackbird | Charles Bestor | Estela Olevsky, piano; Paulina Stark, narrator |
| "J.B." Suite for wind sextet | Charles Bestor | Stony Brook Contemporary Players |
| Sonata for Cello and Piano | Charles Bestor | Astrid Schween, cello; Estela Olevsky, piano |
| Of Times and their Places | Charles Bestor | Paulina Stark, soprano; Estela Olevsky, piano |
| Ann in Autumn | Charles Bestor | Jon Humphrey, tenor; Estela Olevsky, piano |
| More Sorts of Love Songs | Charles Bestor | Nigel Coxe, piano |
| Nursery Rhymes for Grown-Ups | Charles Bestor | Dana Varga, soprano; Estela Olevsky, piano |
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