Migration / University of Texas Wind Ensemble

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Reference Recordings is proud to present this album of superb performances by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Artistic Director Jerry Junkin. Four outstanding contemporary composers are represented on this album. The title piece by ADAM SCHOENBERG: Migration- Symphony No. 2 for Wind Ensemble, is the World Premiere recording of this important new work. The album contains two additional World Premieres: The Eyes of the World Are Upon You by JENNIFER JOLLEY, and Intrada 1631 (after Juan Pérez Bocanegra) by STEPHEN MONTAGUE. Lastly, we are honored to include the premiere of a new wind ensemble transcription of JOHN CORIGLIANO’s Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, with clarinet soloist Jonathan Gunn.

REVIEW:

The recording is beautifully produced and the sound is excellent. The recording begins with the bold and brassy chords of Adam Schoenberg’s Migration, a 5-movement composition that chronicles the emotional journey immigrants often make as they leave their homeland and make the arduous trek to a new home. Schoenberg has written a work of considerable complexity, combining textures of different keys, rhythms, and meters.

Corigliano’s Clarinet Concerto is a work of intimacy and creative brilliance, played here by Jonathan Gunn, associate principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony. Working through the Messiaen-like bird song in the first movement with great assurity and ease, Gunn’s performance is of the highest quality. His ability to play the most difficult technical passages at the softest volumes is impressive. Another highlight is the clarinet and violin duet in the Elegy, where the soloists play with tender poignancy as the ensemble offers delicate support. The wind ensemble parts are often as challenging as the solo writing, and the group plays their role with professionalism and understanding.

Montague’s Intrada 1631 was inspired by a concert of early South American liturgical music. Among the works was a 17th Century Catholic chant written in Quechua, the native language of the Incas. Montague employs the 20-measure chant as the basis for an expanded processional, complete with ritualistic drums and ceremonial brass. The work forms an appropriate, dignified finale to an exceptionally fine recording of wind music.

-- American Record Guide



Product Description:


  • Release Date: August 05, 2022


  • Catalog Number: RR-150


  • UPC: 030911115029


  • Label: Reference Recordings


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: Contemporary


  • Composer: John Corigliano, Jennifer Jolley, Stephen Montague, Adam Schoenberg


  • Conductor: Jerry Junkin


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: The University of Texas Wind Ensemble



Works:


  1. Migration Symphony No. 2

    Composer: Adam Schoenberg

    Ensemble: University of Texas Wind Ensemble

    Conductor: Jonathan Gunn


  2. Clarinet Concerto

    Composer: John Corigliano

    Ensemble: University of Texas Wind Ensemble

    Conductor: Jonathan Gunn


  3. The Eyes of the World are Upon You

    Composer: Jennifer Jolley

    Ensemble: University of Texas Wind Ensemble

    Conductor: Jonathan Gunn


  4. Intrada 1631

    Composer: Stephen Montague

    Ensemble: University of Texas Wind Ensemble

    Conductor: Jonathan Gunn