Chamber Music of Stephen Rush
Stephen Rush (composer)
Composer Stephen Rush has written six operas, more than 50 works for dance, chamber, and electronic media, concertos, and four symphonies. His works have been performed by distinguished ensembles including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Warsaw National Symphony. The author of two books, his music appears on several record labels including Centaur, MMC, and Innova. A professor of music at the University of Michigan, he founded the Digital Music Ensemble at that institution, which he has directed for 25 years. He tours and records with his electronic psychedelic improvisation band, Crystal Mooncone. For this recording on Albany Records, he has chosen a variety of chamber works for varying ensembles including three versions of Taming the Ox, a work commissioned by flutist Rebecca Gilbert as a means of public sonic meditation.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Short Stacks | Stephen Rush | Amy Porter (flute); Sandar Jackson (clarinet); Teagan Faran (violin); Adam Unsworth (horn); David Jackson (trombone); Stephen Rush (piano) |
| Taming the Ox (version 1) | Stephen Rush | Amy Porter (flute); Andrew Bishop (bass clarinet); Pedro Sanches (cello); Stephen Rush (micromoog and piano); Jeremy Edwards (percussion) |
| LightRays | Stephen Rush | Timothy McAllister (saxophone); Randall Hawes (bass trombone); Kathryn Goodson (piano) |
| Inner Rebellion | Stephen Rush | David Jackson (trombone); Joseph Gramley (percussion); Amy I-Len Cheng (piano) |
| Taming the Ox (version 2) | Stephen Rush | Amy Porter (flute); Andrew Bishop (bass clarinet); Pedro Sanches (cello); Stephen Rush (micromoog and piano); Jeremy Edwards (percussion) |
| Memories of Dizzy | Stephen Rush | Amy Porter (flute); Chad Burrow (clarinet); Nancy Ambrose-King (oboe); Adam Unsworth (horn); Jeffrey Lyman (bassoon) |
| Taming the Ox (version 3) | Stephen Rush | Amy Porter (flute); Andrew Bishop (bass clarinet); Pedro Sanches (cello); Stephen Rush (micromoog and piano); Jeremy Edwards (percussion) |
| Whirlwind | Stephen Rush | Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (saxophone); Jennifer R. Ellis (harp) |
| Tuba Sonata | Stephen Rush | Fritz Kaenzig (tuba); Stephen Rush (piano) |
Reviews
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"Stephen Rush is an eclectic composer, just as comfortable with jazz idioms as with experimental music in the realm of Pauline Oliveros. All of the works on this release involve winds, often in unexpected combinations. The most unexpected of these is "Whirlwind,"an exciting duo for alto saxophone and harp.…Wind players will especially want this record."
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