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william kanengiser martha masters james smith I scott tennant GUrrARs ffiS,i*o ffie -O-Al oogenut.rvpplrrr THORNTON EDGE DONALD CROCKETT, CONDUCTOR ^,1 ,., ', ffi $i |***.Mg'' fw'fiW,' "Y;, ,'i This recording, over five years in the making, guitar whlle it has a widc expressive range, Disc 1 was the inspiration of the founder of it remains an instrument with an inhmate Doberman Yppan, Paul Gerrits, and the two dynamic range, even when subtly amplifred 1 En La Tierra (2011) Donald Crockett b. 1951 most rcccnt chairs of the USC Thornton as is often the case in modern performance Brian Head. soloist Classical Guitar Program James Smith and practice. The orchestra, therefore, is decidedly Brian Head. Though both Paul and -lim have chamber sized with single woodwinds and 2 4 Kaleidoscope (2004) Dusan Bogdanovic b. 1955 now left us, their spirit pervades the project. limited (but cruclal) use of brass; the string Adagio espresslvo Allegro ritmico-Maestoso We are gratefui for their inspiration and complement is also reduced to small Adagio misterioso Cadenza achievements. Our deepest thanks also go orchestra forces. This is a supple and Allegro ritmico to Richard Hansen of Delta, Colorado, and transparent instrumental ensemble which William Kanenglser, soloist the Augustine Foundation for thelr generous creates a chamber music atmosphere at funding of this project. many points in the music. 5 A Fanciful Plainte (2011) Brian Head b. L964 The guitar concerto as a genre has only This means that a iarge new Scott Tennant, soloist music ensemble dozers o' cxarrples in r irrularion, as can tacklc this repertoire, and the University compared with the hundreds of concertos for of Southern California new music ensemble. Disc 2 violin, cello and piano, to name the three big Thornton Edge, has done just that. With guns. That said, the 20th century was graced iwenty strings, plus woodwinds, horn, 1a (2009) Mystery of Constellation Steven Gates b. 1"976 with outstanding guitar concertos by Villa trumpet, percussion and celesta, USC Heliacal Rising Lobos, Rodrigo and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Thornton Edge performcd each of these Scanning the Black Dome to name a few major frgures. works in concert, subsequently Astrolabe recording them. James Smith, soloist As the level of guitar playing has advanced -exponentially, really the guitar repertory, Beyond dramatically adding to the recorded inciuding concertos, has expanded rapidly catalogue of 21st century guitar concertos, 4 Cuento desde la frontera (2009) Simone lannarelli b. 197O in the past century or so. This recording the impetus for this project was the Martha Masters, soloist presents six new concertos from early in this interaction of USC Thornton faculty guitarists most recent century, the 21si. Composed with Thornton faculty composers and between 2Oa4 and 201.L, in 5 Prayers (2005) Dusan Bogdanovic an age of very student musiclans. In addition to two works loud music, a I six take into account an by the celebrated guitarist composer, Dusan William Kanengiser and Brian Head, sololsts inescapable feature of the modern classical Bogdanovic, and a concerto by the ltalian guitarist and composer currently teaching in EnLoTierra, Concerto in One Movement En LoTierra was completed in late Octobet the lyrical beginning of the second movement Mexico, Simone lannarelli, three new works for Guitar and Orchestra, is the third of 2011, which meant at our inihal rehearsals being an example of the latter. Two main were newly composed for this project by four in a series of explorations for guitar for the premiere the excellent Thornton eiements are at the core of the Concerto: Thornton faculty composers Brian Head whlch I have composed in the past fifteen Edge musicians were reading very wet ink. the pulsafing dance with its insistent and and Donald Crockett, and former Thornton years or so. The Falcon's Eye (1999 2OOO), An epigraph on the title page of the score expansive rhythmic flow on the one hand- composition student, now a professor at a set of tweive preludes for guitar solo, ls from Pablo Neruda's wonderful book of the nostalgic, delicately soaring jazz ballad, Pasadena City College, Steven Gates. and Winter Variatons (2006), an extended poems, Residencia en la Tierra ("Residence on on the other. The plece is dedicated to fantasia ln one movement, precede En La Earth'): "Well now, what is it made of, that William Kanengiser. What we have here are six very colorful Tierra (201,1). lVost recently, Fanfare Studies upsurge of doves that exists between night Dusan Bogdanovic works featuring guitar-highly virtuosic, (2015) was commissioned as the set piece and time..." infimately expressive, both subtle and in for the Guitar Foundation of America's 2015 Donald Crockett your face -and small orchestra, supple and I nternatjonal Concert Artist Competition. AFancifulPlainte is a re-imagining of a solo transparent. lt is, I feel, a compelling mix. The Falcon's Eye and Winter Variations are guitar piece I wrote for Scott Tennant several also recorded on Doberman-Yppan by Brian Kaleidoscope years ago. The original is a lament with a Donald Crock-.tt Head. the dedicatee of WinterVariohons and Sirnilar to the shifl ing patte.ns in a two note supplication knitted throughout the soloist for En La Tierra. All four of these kaieidoscope, this entire piece restructures the voices. A rather densely layered etude, pieces explore my relationship io ihe classical its essential motifs to create dlverse moods. it welcomes the space afforded by the guitar, an lnstrument I studied seriously as colors and movements. Thus, even though orchestra to realize its polyphony and a teenager and played regularly through my its general architecture follows a tripartite dramatjc shape. ln the present work, twenties. EnLaTierra ("On Earth"), in a single outline of ihe traditional concerto form. the the original plainte is found as the middle movement of about fourteen minutes. is building blocks oi the whole piece renain section of a roughly three-part continuous in several clearly delineated sectjons. The the same. These include idenlical rhythmic conversatjon between guitar and orchestra. syncopated repeated-note section which and polymetric shapes as well as melodic and The outer sections contain commentaries opens the work also closes it, and in between harmonic motifs that appear and reappear and musings fueled by a peripatetic motive you will hear a lament or two, a gentle throughout the composition. Contemporary that reappears throughout. A Fanciful allegretlo and a scherzo both playful and Blues and Jazz are interwoven together with Plointe is an homage to the late, great aggressive. Throughout the piece the specific, some of their deep African musical roots, as -James Smith, my teacher, colleague and subtle and varied colors of ihe guitar are well as with Balkan modes. odd-meter and friend, who encouraged me to expand and luxtaposed with similar and contrasting occasional incursions into polytonality. Much orchestrate Plainte.This is my fantasia para colors in the small orchestra of wind sextet, of what the guitar has to say is expressed ln un gentilhombre. Lwo pe'cussion., elesla and slrings. the guise of improvisatory elaboration of the Brian Head material or in the form of an announcement Mystery of Constelloti on branch it bends and twists its way about Cuento desde la frontera (Tale from the Border) My frrst real experience working with the the night sky looking for a vacant and suitable I once heard a tale from the border, which guitar was in my Madrigals, a set of two songs location to place a new point of light. You will in reality had never been narrated, such that for voice and guitar, published by Doberman- hear the guitar quietly plucking along until, each felt it to be profoundly their own. Yppan and recorded there on "Night of Four with little warning, it is interrupted by an Moons" featuring guitarist, Kevin Cooper, ecstatic array of shooting flgures and bright At that point in time, the spirit endured and mezzo soprano, Catherine Cooper. That colors. ln the slow fantasy that concludes confusion, submerged in uncertainty, caught experience only deepened my admiration of the piece, (tjtled "Astrolabel'after the ancient between invisible barriers. Precisely from the lhe expressive capability of the instrument astronomical measuring device) the guitar border...that imaginary line where there come and its orchestral array of tone colors, so and alto flute engage in an intricate dialogue together contrasting emotions which express the opportunity to write for the guitar again over a soft underpinnlng of low strings before longing and nostalgia, as well as excitement in the form of a concerto was welcome the orchestra builds to a climax, followed and novelty. and thrilllng. Mystery of Constellation ts my by a short cadenza. The piece ends with the guitar exploration of how the guitar and orchestra shimmering filigree of two violins and The music keeps you f rom losing your way. might converse, blend, and play off each harmonics that dissolve into the ether. I am it creates a bond between those arriving and other in meaningful ways-without relegating greatly indebted to Jim Smith, Brian Head, deparhng, which will never again converge the orchestra to a subsidiary role. The and Donald Crockett for their invaluable during Lhe course ol their lives. orchestra is very much an equal partner here. consultatjon on all things relating to their instrument. I once heard a tale from the border, The music arose out of my own ruminations Steven Gates sure of myself at first, on the night sky, or more speciflcally, the I was lost along the way, emotional reactions it has evoked in humans but in lhe end I was +ound once again. throughout time awe, bewilderment, and -Simone lannarelli even fear. The first movement is built upon a quick two-note figure in the orchestra that whips up to an agitated climax, followed by a more contemplative, relaxed middle section. The second movement owes much to John Terpstra's evocative poem "Hypotheses]' in which a star's location is determined by the trajectory of the tips of a gnarled tree Prayers was commissioned by the 2005 ARTISTS USC Thornton Edge (formerly Contemporary Jeune ssc musicale international competilon Music Ensemble), founded in 1976 by Robert in Belgrade. As Plcasso expressed it in his Wojciak, has been under the directjon of direct, inimitable way: "How can you make Donald Crockett since 1984. Comprised of religious art one day and another kind the some of the finest student musicians in the next?" there is a schism in the very act of USC Thornton School of Music, the ensemble "religious labeling something art." Without presents a series of four concerts annually on particular circumscribing a space or tjme to the USC campus. Edge has also been part of being sacred, every place and every time the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella provided become sacred the right inspirahon Series and New Music LA, and is a recipient of is found. Proyers should be conceived then the Outstanding Ensemble Award given by LA as a musical intentr'on to mirror and awakcn Weekly in 2006. On tour, Edge has presented this inspirahon. concerts at the Paris and Lyon Conservatories, Dusan Bogdanovic the Berlin 750 Jahre Festival, as well as the2014 Carlsbad Music Festival. and has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in Stephen Scott's Concerto for Bowed Piano and Orchestra. Thornton Edge has worked directly with many leading composers over the years, in addition to USC Thornton's own stellar faculty, including John Harbison, Steve Mackey, Witold Lutoslawski. Henryk Gorecki, Steven Stucky, Augusta Read Thomas,.loan Tower, Bernard Rands. Michael Daugherty, ludith Weir, Chinary Ung, David Lang and Michael Gordon.

,N' IN Los Angeles for outstanding artjstic achievement, as A richly gifted the Newman Oltman Guitar Duo with the based composer well as a Guggenhelm Fellowship in 2006, composer, Turtle lsland Quartet, premiered at Merkln and conductor Donald Crockett has also received grants improviser and Hall, NewYork; Canhcles, composed for Donald Crockett and prizes from the Barlow Endowment, guitarist, Dusan the Gruber- Maklar Duo; a mixed media has received Bogliasco Foundation, Copland Fund, Bogdanovic has piece To Where Does The One Return, f or commissions from Copland House, Kennedy Center Friedheim explored musical slxteen ceramic gongs in collaboration with a wide spectrum Awards, Meet the Composer, the Natjonal languages that sculptor Stephen Freedman, premiered in of organizations Endowment for the Arts. New Music USA ) are reflected in Hilo, Hawall; Gomes, commissioned by the including the Los and many others. His music is published by his style today a BluePrint Festival and dedicated to David Angeles Chamber Keiser Classical and Doberman Yppan and ) unique synthesis Tanenbaum and Nicole Paiement; Byzantine Orchestra recorded on the Albany, BMOP Sound, CRl, of classical, jazz Theme and Variahons, premiered by James (Composer- Doberman Yppan, ECM, lnnova, Laurel, and ethnic music. Smith with the Armadillo String Quartet; in'Residence, New World, Orion and Pro Arte/Fanfare As a soloist and in as well as works written for pianist Fabio 1,991 97), Kronos Quartet, Los Angeles labels. A f requent guest conductor with collaboration with other artists, Bogdanovic Luz and numerous solo gultar compositions Philharmonic, Hilliard Ensemble, Plttsburgh new music ensembles nationally, Donald has toured extensively throughout Europe, written forAlvaro Pierri, David Starobln, New Music Ensemble, Xtet, the San Crockett has been very active over the Asla and the United States. His performing William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Eduardo Francisco-based chamber chorus, Volti, the years as a composer and conductor with and recording actjvities include work lsaac, Jame: Smith and others. Callfornia EAR Unit. the Harvard Musical the venerable and famed Monday Evening with chamber groups of diverse stylistic Association for violist Kate Vincent and Concerts in Los Angeles. As conductor orientations includlng The Falla Guitar Bogdanovic was born in Yugoslavia Firebird Ensemble, Claremont Trio, and the of the USC Thornton Symphony's annual Irio and jazz collaborations with James in 1955. He completed his studies of University of Southern California for its New Music for Orchestra series Donald Newton, Milcho Levlev, Charlie Haden, composition and orchestration at the 125th anniversary, among many others. Crockett has premiered over 125 new Miroslav Tadic, Mark Nauseef, Anthony Geneva Conservatory with P Wissmer and Recent projects lnclude commissions from orchestral works by outstanding Thornton Cox and others. He has over frfty published A. Ginastera and in gultar performance the Guitar Foundalion of America, Boston student composers. His recordings as a compositions ranging from guitar and piano with M.L.SAo Marcos. Early in his career, he Modern Orchestra Project, 21st Century conductor can be found on the Albany, CRl, solo works to chamber and orchestral received the only First Prize at the Geneva Consort, a chamber opera,The Foce, based Doberman Yppan, ECM and New World ensembles (Berben, GSP, Doberman Competition and gave a highly acclaimed on a novella in verse by poet David St. labels. Deeply committed to educalion, Yppan et al.), as well as close to twenty debut recital in Carnegie Hall in 1,977. After .lohn. and a consortium commission Donald Crockett is Professor and Chair recordings ranging from Bach Trio Sonatas havlng taught at the Belgrade Academy and from twenty-two college and university of the Composition Program, Director of to contemporary works (lntultion, GSP, San Francisco Conservatory (1990 2OO7), wind ensemLrles for his Dance Concerto Thornton Edge new music ensemble and Doberman'Yppan, M.A. Recordings et al.). he is presently engaged by the Geneva for Clarinet/Bass Clarinet and Wind Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Among his most recenL cornmissions are Conservatory. Ensemble. The recipient in 2013 of an USC Thornton School of Music. as well as a ballet poeme Croq premlered by the Arts and Letters Award in Music from the Senior Composer ln Residence with the Pacifrc Dance Company at the Los Angeles His theoretjcal work for guitar, at Berben American Academy of Arts and Letters Bennington Chamber Muslc Conference. Theater Center; Sevdalinka, wrltten for Editions, includes Polyrhythmic and 10 Polymetric Studies, as well as a bilingual performed on six continents and throughout adjudicator and masterclass clinician across Tampa Bay Composers' Forum, and the publicanon covering Lhree voice the U.S. in venues including Merkin Hall the U.S. and has been recognized for his Thornton School of Music's "McHugh counterpoint and improvisation in the in New York, the Ambassador Auditorium exceptional teaching having received the Composition Prize." His music has been Renaissance style. His latest book Ex Ovo, in Los Angeles and the Phillips Collection USC Gamma Sigma Alpha Professor of the featured on the MATA Festival in New York, a collection of essays for composers and in Washington, D.C. His homage to John YearAward and the Simon Ramo Faculty and Steven was invlted to be a composition improvisers published by Doberman-Yppan, McLaughlin called We KnowYou Know, Award, the Thornton School's highest fellow at the Composers' Forum of the is soon to be followed by Harmony for was part of the Grammy Award winning faculty honor. He previously led the East in Bennington, Vermont. Through their Guitar, which is in preparation by the Guitar Heroes album by the Los Angeles classical guitar program at the University of "First Music" program, the New York Youth same publisher. Guitar Quartet, a group whose 2015 California, Santa Barbara, and is currently Symphony commissioned and premiered CD New Renaissance he also produced. Artistic Director of the Guitar Foundation Gates' orchestral work Among )oshua Trees. His own recordings include The Folcon's of America. Steven holds degrees in composition from Brian Head Eye-the solo guitar music of Donald the University of Denver, Lamont School en.ioys a multi- Crockett on Doberman-Yppan Records, of Music and the University of Southern faceted career as well as performances of William Kraft's A native of California, Thornton School of Music, as a guitarist, solo lncantation on Kraft's Albany Records northern where his primary instructors were Donald teacher and offering, another with renowned clarinetist, California, Crockett, James Hopkins, and Frank Ticheli. composer, Michele Zukofsky, on her Simon Bellison Steven Gates is A commitied teacher, Gates has held performing and tribute recording, and the debut recording a composer and numeTous teaching positions ln Southern recording with of Stephen Hartke's Sons of Nooh with Xtet educator whos.^ California and has directed the theory and groups including on New World Records. music is informed composition program at Pasadena City the Los Angeles by various College since 2011. Philharmonic, Los Born in Washington D.C., Brian received sources, including Angeles Opera, degrees in music and mathematics at the the natural Jacaranda and University of Maryland and continued his world, mythology the Firebird Ensemble and having appeared studies in guitar with James Smith and and an affrnity as soloist on the stages of the Dorothy composition with Stephen Hartke at the for the spirit Chandler Pavllion, Disney Hall, and the USC Thornton School of Music where he and mechanical innovations of earlier Hollywood Bowl. He has premiered works was chosen as the Outstanding Thornton generations. His music has been widely by Donald Crockett, Stephen Hartke, Jeffrey School Master's Graduate. He now has a performed and includes orchestral, Holmes, William Kraft, and Steve Reich dual appointment on the Classical Guitar chamber, and vocal works. Recognition among others, and his own compositions and Composition faculties at the Thornton for hls muslc includes Austin Peay have been recorded on labels including School where he chairs the Classical Guitar State University's "Young Composer's Delos, Denon, GSP, and now Doberman- Department and is Assistant Dcan for Competitjonl'the "Prize for Excellence in Yppan Recordings, and have been Academic Programs. He is a frequent 11 Chamber Music Composition" from the Simone lannarelli recognized players in Europe, USA, South faculty at the USC Thornton School ot out shows at the Sydney Opera House. was born in America, Mexico and Asia, and broadcast on Music since 1983, he was a recipient of ln additjon to the many arrangements and Rome in 1970. BBC, Radio Vaticana and Bayerlsche Radio. the "2011 Dean's Award for Excellence compositions Mr. Kanengiser has written He studied ln2OO4, the CD "Rue De La Folie Regnault" in Teaching'l He has given master classes for LAGQ over the years, Mr. Kanengiser classical guitar was released on the Guitart label, featuring around the world and produced two recently created the stage production fhe with Massimo pieces composed and performed by him. instructional videos, "Effortless Classical lngenious Don Quixote: Words and Music from Delle Cese and Mr. lannarelli is professor of classical guitar Guitar" and "Classical Guitar Mastery" for the Time of Cervantes, writing a one-hour graduated from at the University of Collma (Mexico). Hot Licks Video. The 2010 11 season was script forJohn Cleese (of Monty Python) the Conservatory marked by special performances of Shingo and arranglng accompanying Spanish "A.Casella" fujii's Concerto de Los Angeles for solo guitar Renaissance music for guitar quartet. This in LAquila, Recognlzed as and guitar orchestra, which was written work is now being toured wlth comedian receiving his frnal one of America's for Mr. Kanengiser and recorded in Kyoto Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theater, and was diploma with frnest classical in 2008. This piece was played with guitar recently released as a live DVD on Mel Bay highest honors. During his study in Rome, guitarists, William students in seven US cities. as well as in Recordings. Mr. lannarelli performed in many master Kanengiser won Osaka and Shanghai. Featured recitals in classes given by musiclans such as Manuel First Prize in the 201,2 1,3 include Spivey Hall near Atlanta Barrueco, David Russell, Carlo Domeniconi, 1987 Concert and appearances with the Long lsland, Martha Masters Dusan Bogdanovic and Sergio Assad, Artists Guild Philadelphia, Sacramento, Calgary and frrst achieved among others. Afterward, he moved to I nternational lndianapolis Guitar Societjes. i nternationa I Paris to study with the composer, arranger Competition recognition in and guitarist Roland Dyens for two years, as well as As a founding member of the Los Angeles 2000 when she later enrolling at the Conservatoire de major gultar Gultar Quartet, Mr. Kanengiser has toured won frrst prize La Courneve (Paris) where he studied competitions in extensively throughout Asia, Europe and in the Guitar orchestration with Guillaume Cornesson. Toronto (1981) and Paris (1983). He has North America and recorded over a dozen Foundation Mr. lannarelli is highly recognized as a recorded four solo CD's for the GSP label, CD's. LAGQ was awarded a GRAMMY@ of America guitarist and composer by critics and ranging from classical to jazz to Caribbean for Best Classical Crossover Recording lnternational musicians alike. He has given recitals as a to Near Eastern styles, and he recently in 2005. Their newest recording proiect Concert Artist soloist as well as in duo with soprano and recorded two CD's for the Suzuki Guitar "lnterchange'i features concertos by Joaquin Competition. That violin through France, Germany, ltaly, the Advanced Repertoire Series. ln 2005 he Rodrigo and Sergio Assad; it was released in same year she Netherlands, Switzerland, the Unlted States released a live concert DVD, "Classical March 2010 and recelved a Latin Grammy also won the Andres Segovla lnternational and Mexico. His works are published by Guitar and Beyond'i for Mel Bay Recordings nomination for Best Classical Composltjon. Competition in Linares, Spain, and was Les Productions d'Oz, Editions Sinfonica, which also features Mr. Kanengiser's talents ln addition to three European tours this named a frnalist in the Alexandre Tansman Berben, and Carish, and have frequently as a comedlan/mimic in his infamous "GFA season, they recently completed their lnternational Competition of Musical been performed by internationally lmltation Show". A member of the guitar 13 Australian debut tour, including three sold- Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Since then, Ms. Masters has been active as a solo He presented Jacqueline Bisset. James Smith served Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche recitalist, chamber musiclan and concerto masterclasses at as president of the Guitar Foundation of Grammophon and Telarc labels. Thelr Telarc soloist around the world. Ner 2013-14 the Manhattan America, the advisory committee of the release "LAGQ LAT|N" was nominated for season includes appearances at festivals and School of Music, First American Guitar Congress and as a a Grammy@, and it was their Telarc title on concert series through the United States, Eastman, Yale, board member of ASTA-LA. He judged "LAGQ'S GUITAR HEROES'whlch won a Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Serbia and Germany. and the New many international guitar competitions, Grammy@ as the best classical crossover England and and organized the Celebration of Pepe recording of 2005. Masters received both the Bachelor San Franclsco Romero at USC Thornton (2004), the First and Master of Music degrees from the Conservatories, Stotsenberg Guitar Competition, and the Mr. Tennant is well known as a teacher Peabody Conservatory, where she studied to name a few. Andres Segovia Commemorative (1986), the and author, currently with eight books to with Manuel Barrueco, and completed Smith was very last two week long tribute to the Maestro. his name. His first book, Pumping Nylon, the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the active as a james Smith succumbed to brain cancer is an advanced book on classical guitar University of Southern Cali[ornia as a performer, playing in September 2010. technique and is used by students and student of Scott Tennant. throughout the Americas and Asia. As a teachers alike in most of the world's major dedicated chamber musician he performed guitar programs. lt has attained a klnd of Ms. Masters is currently on the guitar with lhe Bel Arts Trio (David Shostac, Scott Tennant "cult status'i being hailed as the only book faculty of Loyola Marymount University flute, John Walz, cello), Canto Claro (Sun is considered of its kind. He lives in the Los Angeles area, and Callfornia State University Fullerton, Young Kim, soprano), Windwood (Douglas to be one of and is on the faculties of the USC Thornton and is president of the Guitar Foundation Masek, winds), and with guitarist Dusan the world's School of Music. and the Pasadena of America. She has frve recordings on the Bogdanovic and violinist Endre Balogh. premiere guitar Conservatory of Music. Naxos and GSP labels, and her third book Also a skilled arranger, he had several virtuosos, and was released in spring of 201,4. For more of his works recorded by the LAGQ and is a favorite information, visit www.marthamasters.com. other ensembles. Recordings with David guest artist with Shostac on Excelsior and Douglas Masek on oTchestras, on Massax include numerous arrangements by music series Guitarist James Smith was professor and Smith. An ardenL supporter ol new music. and major guitar chair of the classical guitar program at he has given the premieres of works by festivals around USC Thornton, a program regarded as one Bogdanovic, Reich, Johanson, Musgrave, the world. He of the frnest in the world. His students Leisner and Lesemann, to name a few, is a founding member of the Grammy@ included prize-winners in international and his recordings for Orion and Protone wlnning ensemble L.A. Guitar Quartet, now competitions, and two ensembles trained records have first recordings of works by in their 30th year. He has made numerous at USC Thornton, the Los Angeles Guitar Schickele. Crockett and others. Smith's solo recordlngs as a soloist on the GHA and Quartet (LAGQ) and the Falla Trio, have playing was featured in the acclaimed Delos labels. and with members of the enjoyed successful professional careers. movie Sleepy Time Gal (1996) starrlng t5 LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Thornton Edge Personnel Celesta Viola Crocket, Head: Bogdanovic, Gates: Flute Sarah Gibson Jack Stulz, principal Michael Matsuno Sophia Acheson Violin I Sixto Franco Chorda Produced by Kate Vincent, Donald Crockett and Brian Head Oboe/English Horn Joel Pargman, concertmaster Renata van der Vyver Engineered by Scott Sedillo Aki Nishiguchi Bogdanovic, Gates: Crocket, Head, lannarelll: ..loshua Addison Elizabeth Beilman, principal Assistant Engineers: Tom Brissette and Milton Gutjerrez Mastered by Scott Sedillo at Bernie Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Sergio Gamez Olivares Brett Banducci Grundman Mastering BoSdanovlc. Gates: Kelly Bunch Alejandro Duque Graphic design by Colleen Gates, GATES by design Carmen lzzo Esther Kang Cecilia Cotero Torrecillas Crocketr, Head, lannarelli: Eric Wuest All titles published by Editions Doberman Yppan Morris Head, lannarellil Joe Crockeft, Cello Eric Jacobs Dagenals Smiley Bogdanovlc. Gates: Kaleidoscope, Proyers and Mystery of Constel/ahon recorded Ting-Ting Gu Stella Cho, principal in March 2010 at Newman Recital Hall, University of Marisa Kuney Bassoon Anna Cho Southern California. Bogdanovlc, Gates: Pieter Viljoen Xian Zhuo Krista Wodelet Crockeft, Head, lannare li: En La Tierra, A Fonciful Plointe and Cuento desde la frontero Crocket, Head, lannarelli: Violin ll Robbie Curl Stella Cho, principal recorded in November 2011 at Newman Recital Hall, Bogdanovic, Gates: Michael Kaufman University of Southern California. principal Sakura Tsai, Ana Kim Horn Yi ting Chen Gates: We wish to acknowledge Leonardo Perez Richard Hansen of Delta, Colorado, Steven Newbold Bass Michelle Black and the Augustrne Foundation for providing generous Crockeft, Head. annarelll: Bogdanovic, Gates: contributions to make this premiere performance and JG Miller Jack McFadden-Talbot principal Maggie Hasspacher, recording project possible. Crocket, Head, lannarelli: Daisuke Takahashi lack McFadden-Talbot, principal Trumpet Crockeft, Head. lannarel i: oPaul Joanna Lee Photos: Viapiano (Brian Head, p.11), Bogdanovic: Mary Reed, principal oLisa Janet Liang Ritts Photography (Steven Gates, p.12) Durango Ruiz Maggie Hasspacher Robin Su Percussion Sophie Tang Bogdanovic. Gates: Ben Phelps Brian Foreman www.produchonsdoz.com Crocket, Head, lannarelli): Lorry Black DOBERMA]GYPPAN Crockeft. Head: Brice Burton

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