This breathtaking DVD and aural meditation on Antarctica, with original score, was produced by photographer/videographer Brooks de Wetter-Smith.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

The majority of the compositions on this album come from the library of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam. Built in 1675 by Jewish immigrants from Spain and Portugal then escaping the inquisition, the synagogue fostered an amazing blend of Hebrew text and baroque music. + Founded in 1992, the Netheerlands-based Apollo Ensemble performs all over the world in many leading festivals and major concert halls. + David Rabinovich is its Artistic Director.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Belgian composer Jean-Baptiste Singelee, while often remembered for his groundbreaking treatment of the newly developed saxophone, he was primarily a violinist, and also composed beautiful works for the instrument. Perhaps Singelee’s time as the violin soloist at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie inspired him to compose these fantasies based on popular operas. This first volume of opera fantasies from violinist Thomas Wood and pianist Brian Dykstra include fantasies on The Barber of Seville, Martha, and more. Thomas Wood is a Professor of Music at The College of Wooster, where he teaches violin, viola, chamber music, string methods, music history, and literature. He was the first violinist to be awarded the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to his teaching, he is active as a soloist and in recital, and has performed across the United States and Spain.

Classical Music

Classical Music

This new release from Centaur features a beautiful program of nineteenth and twentieth century American art songs. In these pieces, there is a special focus upon the strength of the poetry as well as the music. The performances are done beautifully by soprano Stephanie Tingler and pianist Martha Thomas. Dr. Stephanie Tingler, recently hailed as ‘extraordinary’ by composer, librettist, and producer Sheldon Harnick, has appeared in opera as the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflote, Adina in Elixir of Love, Nannetta in Falstaff, and in several musical theater productions as well. She apprenticed with the Lyric Opera of Cleveland, performed with a number of opera companies, and presented arias in concert with the Athens Symphony Orchestra and Orquestra Sinfanica de Porto Alegre (Brazil). A sought after concert artist, Tingler has served as soloist for Chants d’Auvergne, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Poulenc’s Gloria, Mozart and Faura Requiem, Carmina Burana, and many others.