Composers in the Loft Ricardo Lorenz (b. 1961) 1 Bachangó (1984) (5:05)* Producer: James Ginsburg Marta Aznavoorian, piano Engineer: Bill Maylone Carter Pann (b. 1972) Graphic Design: Melanie Germond Differences for cello and piano (1998) (13:43)* Cover Photo: Home of Chicago’s Music in the Loft concert series (photo by Barrett Cooke) with sheet music from Stacy 2 3 4 Garrop’s String Quartet No. 2: Demons and Angels. I. Strand (2:02) II. Air (3:41) III. Country Dance (3:04) 5 IV. Blues (2:59) 6 V. Song (1:44) Recorded October 9-10, 2006 (Garrop); October 23, 2006 (Pann); December 5, 2006 (Fung); January 23, 2007 (Jalbert); and January 25, 2007 (Lorenz) at WFMT, Chicago David Ying, cello Elinor Freer, piano Steinway Piano / Charles Terr, technician Pierre Jalbert (b. 1967) Publishers: Trio for violin, cello, and piano (1998) (16:34) 7 8 Lorenz - MMB Music, Inc. ©1984 I. Life Cycle (8:32) II. Agnus Dei (7:57) Pann - Theodore Presser ©1998 Lincoln Trio Jalbert - Pierre Jalbert ©1998 Stacy Garrop (b. 1969) Garrop - Inkjar Publishing Co. ©2005 String Quartet No. 2: Demons and Angels (2005) (30:25)* Fung - Vivian Fung ©2005 9 I. Demonic Spirits (7:55) bk II. Song of the Angels (3:54) bl III. Inner Demons (7:35) bm IV. Broken Spirit (10:50) Funded in part through a grant from The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Biava Quartet Cedille Records is a trademark of The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation devoted to Vivian Fung (b. 1975) promoting the finest musicians and ensembles in the Chicago area. The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation’s activities are Miniatures for Clarinet and String Quartet (2005) (12:08)* supported in part by contributions and grants from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies including bn bo the Alphawood Foundation, Irving Harris Foundation, Kirkland & Ellis Foundation, NIB Foundation, Negaunee Foundation, I. Floating (1:58) II. Light and Playful (2:27) Sage Foundation, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs (CityArts III Grant), and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. bp III. Improvisation-like (2:55) bq IV. A Piacere (4:38) Contributions to The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation may be made at www.cedillerecords.org or 773-989-2515. John Bruce Yeh, clarinet Maia Quartet CDR 90000 100 P&C 2007 Cedille Records *World Premiere Recording Trademark of The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation. All Rights Reserved. TT: (78:30) 24 RICARDO LORENZ (b. 1961) Foundation Humanities Fellowship, Orga- CARTER PANN (b. 1972) commissioned for Richard Stoltzman, was 1 Bachangó (1984) nization of American States (OAS), Concert Differences for cello and piano (1998) recorded by the Seattle Symphony under Artists Guild, Meet-the-Composer Mid- 2 I. Strand Gerard Schwarz. Love Letters (String Quar- Ricardo Lorenz’s compositions have re- west, Barlow Endowment for Music Com- 3 II. Air tet No. 1) was commissioned by the Ying ceived praise for their fiery orchestrations, position, Newhouse Foundation, Illinois 4 III. Country Dance Quartet for its Life Music commissioning harmonic sophistication, and rhythmic vi- Community College Trustees Association, 5 IV. Blues project through a grant from the American tality. His works have been performed at and ASCAP. Lorenz is currently Associate 6 V. Song Music Institute. Slalom (for orchestra) has prestigious international festivals including Professor of Composition at Michigan State been widely performed throughout the Carnegie Hall’s Sonidos de las Americas, University. His compositions are published Carter Pann is one of the most versatile United States and Europe (and showcased the Ravinia Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Mu- by MMB Music and Boosey & Hawkes, and composers of his generation. His music on NPR’s Performance Today). Anthems in sic Festival, France’s Berlioz Festival, Spain’s have been released on Arabesque Record- has been performed around the world by Waves was commissioned by the Haddon- Festival Internacional de Musica Contem- ings, Albany Records, Indiana University’s ensembles and soloists including the Lon- field Symphony through a grant from the poranea de Alicante, Mexico’s Festival Cer- LAMC Series, Doublemoon Records (Tur- don, City of Birmingham, Seattle, Vancou- National Endowment for the Arts. Recent vantino, and Turkey’s Uluslararasi Summer key), Urtex Digital Classics (Mexico), and ver, Ireland National, and New York Youth works include Nicky’s Trio (Piano Trio No. 1), Festival, among others. Lorenz’s orchestral SOMM Recordings (UK). Symphonies; the Radio Symphonies of Ber- commissioned by Music in the Loft for the About the Composers & Program compositions have been performed by the lin, Stockholm, and Finland; the National Amelia Trio; American Child, written for a Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Anto- Composed in 1984, Bachangó is a brief, ka- Repertory Orchestra; Richard Stoltzman; consortium of 10 university wind ensem- nio, Billings, Youngstown, New World, and leidoscopic look at Afro-Cuban music. The the Ying Quartet; Barry Snyder; and the bles; and Anatares (for piano, violin, cello, Minneapolis Chamber Symphonies; and title derives from three terms related to this Antares ensemble. Honors include the K. and clarinet) for the Antares ensemble. the Chicago Sinfonietta, Dayton Philhar- sphere: Batá, Charanga, and Guaguancó. Serocki Competition for his Piano Concerto Carter Pann is currently on the composi- monic, American Composers Orchestra, Elements belonging to these genres are (premiered by the Polish Radio Symphony tion faculty of the University of Colorado and premier orchestras in Germany, Spain, weaved together in order to create a fast in Lutoslawski Hall, Warsaw 1998), a Charles at Boulder. Sweden, the Czech Republic, Mexico, and changing, fantasy-type work. The lyrical Ives Scholarship from the Academy of Arts Venezuela. The Venezuelan-born compos- quality of the Charanga is complimented and Letters, and five ASCAP composer Differences was composed in February er has served as Composer-in-Residence of by the rhythmic rigidity of the Guanguancó, awards. The Czech State Philharmonic of 1998 for cellist Derek Snyder. The work is the Armonia Musicians Residency Program while the patterns of the religious Batá Brno recorded four of his orchestral works comprised of five short movements, very of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and drums enwrap the piece in an atmosphere under José Serebrier for a disc in Naxos’s much like a Baroque suite or partita. The Composer-in-Residence of the Billings Sym- of mystery. It was through Bachangó that American Classics series (Carter Pann: Piano individual pieces, however, are radically phony, Montana, and Chicago’s Music in the Music in the Loft’s Fredda Hyman first be- Concerto/Dance Partita). The Piano Con- different from each other in style and con- Loft chamber music series. Ricardo Lorenz came acquainted with my music. certo was nominated for a 2001 Grammy tent. Originally, my plan was to transcribe has received distinctions and awards from as “Best Classical Contemporary Composi- an earlier chamber work, Dance Partita, in the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Rockefeller tion.” His Clarinet Concerto, Rags to Richard, its entirety for cello and piano (resulting 4 5 in seven or eight movements). Instead, PIERRE JALBERT (b. 1967) Music Ensemble, Zeitgeist, and Network for sents the sacred, and is mysterious and lyri- the project grew into its own as my work Trio for violin, cello, and piano (1998) New Music; and the Ying, Maia, Enso, and cal in character. The structure of the move- on it progressed. The only movements 7 I. Life Cycle 8 II. Agnus Dei Chiara Quartets, among others. He has also ment is modeled after the 3-part form of taken from the chamber piece are “Air” and served as Composer-in-Residence with the the Agnus Dei prayer: “Country Dance.” Pierre Jalbert served as composer-in-resi- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the dence with Music in the Loft in 2003. He is California Symphony. Pierre is a member Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. “Strand” is a kind of pop tune where the currently Associate Professor of Composi- of Musiqa, a Houston new music group. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. cello has the vocal line. The piano supplies tion and Theory at Rice University’s Shep- His music is published by Theodore Presser Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. the harmonies and rhythms against which herd School of Music in Houston. He has Company . the cello sings. Differing from an actual pop received numerous awards for his compo- Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, tune, the rhythms are a bit more complex sitions, including the Rome Prize, BBC Mas- Current projects include a new work for the have mercy on us. and sometimes jarring. terprize, a Guggenheim fellowship, BMI and Maia Quartet and an orchestral work com- Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ASCAP Awards, a Society of Composer’s missioned through Meet the Composer’s have mercy on us. “Air” takes its language from the Baroque. Award, and the Chamber Music Society of Magnum Opus Project for three California Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, The title refers to the Baroque “canto” style Lincoln Center’s 2007 Stoeger Award for orchestras that will perform the piece over grant us peace. About the Composers & Program of long legato vocal lines over a slow, undu- chamber music. the next three years: the Santa Rosa, Oak- lating accompaniment. land East Bay, and Marin Symphonies. It opens with a violin melody, full of pitch Jalbert’s compositions have been per- bends, played over a cello drone. This mel- “Country Dance” is a peasant tune. The formed throughout the United States and Trio for violin, cello, and piano ody is then passed on to the cello, finally middle section is very pastoral, including abroad, including four Carnegie Hall per- This work is in two movements of extremely cadencing with all three instruments.