Paulus, Schoenfield & Thomas: Threescore / Itkin, Thompson, Konev, Sewell

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Label
Innova Recordings
Release Date
March 25, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Stephen Paulus, Paul Schoenfield, David Evan Thomas
    • PERFORMER
      Laura Sewell
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 25, 2022
    • UPC
      726708603328
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      INN033
    • LABEL
      Innova Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Jack Tar

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    2. No. 2. The Basket of Eggs

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    3. No. 3. The Gypsy Laddie

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    4. No. 4. The Parting Kiss

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    5. No. 5. The Lousy Tailor

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    6. No. 6. A Dream of Napoleon

      Composer: Paul Schoenfeld

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ivan Konev

    7. I. Intrada

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    8. II. Padouana

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    9. III. Gagliarda

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    10. IV. Corrente

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    11. V. Air

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    12. VI. Allemande - tripla

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin

    13. From the Land of Song

      Composer: David Evan Thomas

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Sonja Thompson

    14. Benediction

      Composer: Stephen Paulus

      Performer: Laura Sewell, Ora Itkin


The latest album from cellist Laura Sewell, Threescore, is a dedication to family and place featuring chamber music from Minnesota composers commissioned by the Sewell family that span a vast range of musical expression. The culmination of decades of work and relationships, Threescore, highlights the cello in works that dive deep into the human experience. The first piece, Six British Folksongs, inspired by her time spent in London studying with – the legendary British cellist, Jacqueline duPré, and written by composer Paul Schoenfield, takes common old tunes and uses them as a foil to explore coming to terms with the diagnosis of a serious illness. Banchetto Musicale is just that, a neo-baroque musical feast set by composer Stephen Paulus, while From the Land of Song by David Evan Thomas takes the listener on a journey that both commemorates a family tragedy and goes back in time. Finally, Benediction, a work perfectly suited for poignant and touching moments, closes the album in peaceful acceptance. Minnesota native, Laura Sewell, was the founder and cellist of the award-winning Lark Quartet. During her tenure in the Lark, the quartet was a top prize winner in the Banff International String Quartet Competition and performed nearly 100 concerts a year in Europe, Asia, Canada, and throughout the United States. Later in her career, she was the cellist of the Artaria String Quartet from 2007-2016. As both a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Sewell has premiered works by such distinguished composers as Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus, Paul Schoenfield, Peter Schickele, Steve Heitzeg, Jon Deak, Andrew Waggoner, and Stanislaw Skrowacewski.