Project W / Mei-Ann Chen, Chicago Sinfonietta

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Label
Cedille
Release Date
March 8, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ASSAD ESMAIL HIGDON PRICE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Chicago Sinfonietta
    • PERFORMER
      Chen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 08, 2019
    • UPC
      735131918527
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDR 185
    • LABEL
      Cedille
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Nimble Feet

      Composer: Florence Beatrice Price

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    2. II. Tropical Noon

      Composer: Florence Beatrice Price

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    3. III. Silk Hat and Walking Cane

      Composer: Florence Beatrice Price

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    4. Sin Fronteras

      Composer: Clarice Assad

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    5. Coincident Dances

      Composer: Jessie Montgomery

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    6. Charukeshi Bandish

      Composer: Reena Esmail

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Performer: Reena Esmail

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    7. #metoo

      Composer: Reena Esmail

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    8. I. Raucous Rumpus

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    9. II. Breeze Serenade

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    10. III. Jumble Dance

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    11. IV. Celestial Blue

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen

    12. V. Machina Rockus

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen


Conductor Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta give world-premiere recordings of newly commissioned American works by Jennifer Higdon, Clarice Assad, Jessie Montgomery, and Reena Esmail on Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers, the capstone project of its 30th anniversary season.

REVIEW:

Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta give charming, well-executed performances of these works, including one by Florence Price arranged by William Grant Still that will remind you so much of Gershwin that you’ll be sorry that she hasn’t been in your life until now. Clarice Assad’s Sin Fronteras is a generous, grand work whose lushness is in full tilt from the beginning. Jessie Montgomery’s Coincident Dances is rousing, sneaky, and has rhythms you’ll be bouncing your head and tapping your feet to. Reena Esmail gets to show off her wildly impressive vocal skills here in Charukeshi Bandish. Jennifer Higdon’s Dance Card is a classic, full of color and prismatic harmonies. You will not be disappointed when you add this to your collection.

– American Record Guide (Stephanie Boyd)