Acknowledgments Producer Scott Christian The East Coast Contemporary Ensemble Cover art: “Four Seasons” by Roberta Aylward Maria Wildhaber, Executive Director John Aylward John Aylward & Dominique Schafer, Producer (Bolamkin)Photo of Matthias Pintscher by Andrea Medici Artistic Directors John AllemeierPhoto of Jo Ellen Miller by Mark Bradley Miller Photo of John Aylward by Derek Jacoby Recording Engineer: Joel Gordon RecordingPho Engineertos of Paint Trail and Parker River National Assistant Recording Engineer: David CorcoranRick Dior Wildlife Refuge by John Aylward Producers: John Aylward and Joel Gordon DesignThe following grants through Clark University All music is available directly Steve Criadohelped in part to fund this album: from John Aylward Faculty Development Grant , Higgins School of Humanities, For William Gerard Aylward Photo Credit Sarah Buie, Director (December 12th 1936 – July 30th 2009) The Oberports Faculty Research Grant, Thanks to ThoAllma of sthe an dpieces Monik werea, recorded at AcousticOce of Barn Spo nStudios,sored Pr Charlotte,ograms an dNC, Res earch, and to Helen Mulligan in October 2014 Naandncy June Budwig 2015., Dean of Research Thanks alsASSEM3LYo to Martin gratefully Boykan, acknowledges WestVis uaVirginial and Pe Staterformi Universityng Arts Departm for supportent , David Rakowski, Eric Chawithsalo wthe, PEER Grant to partiallyMatt Ma fundlsky, Chthisai rproject. Eric Chafe and George Tsontakis, and to Louise Glück johnaylward.com Recording © 2017 Albany Records. All Rights Reserved. WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM TROY1676 ALBANY RECORDS U.S. WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM915 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NY 12207 TROY1283 ALBANY RECORDSTEL: 518.436.8814 U.S. FAX: 518.436.0643 915 BROADALBANYWAY, ALBAN RECORDSY, NY 12207 U.K. TEL: 518.436.8814BOX 137, F KENDAL,AX: 518.436.0643 CUMBRIA LA8 0XD East Coast Contemporary Ensemble ALBANY RECORDSTEL: 01539 U.K. 824008 BOX 137, KENDAL,© 2017 ALBANYCUMBRIA RECORDS LA8 0XD MADE IN THE USA TEL: 01539 824008 DDD WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. © 2011 ALBANY RECORDS M ADE IN THE USA DDD WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. Lindsey Goodman is known for her “generous warmth of tone and a fluid ASSEM3LY is a dynamic trio championing the virtuosity” . Renowned chamber music of our time for flute, piano, and (Charleston Gazette) for her “brilliant”, “bravura performances” percussion. Comprised of flutist Lindsey Goodman, “played with conviction” pianist Anne Waltner, and percussionist Scott Christian, (Tribune-Review) , “flair, and emotion” ASSEM3LY is committed to both promoting works by (New York Times) , Ms. Goodman is in high master composers like Morton Feldman and Joseph (Gazette) demand as a soloist, chamber collaborator, Schwantner and commissioning new pieces from orchestral musician, recording artist, emerging and established American composers. Known teacher, and clinician around the country. for their exemplary live performances, ASSEM3LY has A strong advocate for living composers and performed on series and at universities in Ohio, Virginia, electroacoustic or interdisciplinary works, North Carolina, West Virginia, and South Dakota, and Lindsey’s debut CD of commissioned works, their debut recording of Erich Stem’s New Year’s, which reach through the sky, is available on is available on the CD reach through the sky from New New Dynamic Records, and she is an active Dynamic Records, has been played on radio stations in commissioner of new pieces, having given five states. In addition to concertizing and promoting nearly one hundred world premieres. new music, ASSEM3LY is dedicated to outreach, presenting panel presentations, masterclasses, and student composition reading sessions at high schools Lindsey is principal flutist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and colleges in Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio, and solo flutist of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and adjunct performing live on West Virginia Public Radio. lecturer at West Virginia State University and Marietta College. A student of Walfrid Kujala (to whom she dedicates this recording) and Robert Langevin, Lindsey holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and Northwestern and Duquesne Universities. Ms. Goodman resides in Ohio with her husband Chris Carmean and dog Jack. www.LindseyGoodman.com Pianist Dr. Anne Waltner has performed Scott Christian is the principal timpanist of the on five continents in numerous solo and West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, percussionist collaborative roles. Formerly assistant with the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary professor of music at Eastern Mennonite Music, and serves on faculty at West Virginia University (VA) and West Virginia State State University. He has also held positions as University, Anne is regarded both as a principal timpanist with the Huntsville Symphony demanding teacher and a highly artistic Orchestra and acting principal timpanist with performer. Previously, she taught at the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. He has Woodstock School in Mussoorie, India and appeared as substitute principal timpanist with at the Rainey Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. the Atlanta, Cleveland, National, Saint Paul A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Chamber, and San Diego Symphony Orchestras. Music with a doctor of musical arts degree A passionate chamber musician, Christian has and an artist diploma in collaborative recently performed on concerts for ChamberFest piano, she studied with Anita Pontremoli Cleveland, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and Olga Radosavljevich. Waltner received Charleston Chamber Music Society, Charlotte her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in solo Chamber Music, and Kanawha Forum, as piano performance from Chicago College well as at Baylor University, Eastern Mennonite of Performing Arts with Ludmila Lazar, University, Ohio University, University of Indiana and from Goshen (IN) College with Marvin Southeast, University of Texas, University of Blickenstaff, respectively. Currently, Anne North Texas, and West Liberty University. He is is engaged full-time in a row-crop farming a founding member of ASSEM3LY, a trio for operation in South Dakota, where she lives flute, piano, and percussion. Scott is a graduate with her university music professor husband of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he and young triplet girls. studied with Paul Yancich and Richard Weiner. He also studied extensively with Peter Kogan of the Minnesota Orchestra. Taking Charge was commissioned by the Northwestern University Bienen Joseph Schwantner is one of the most prominent American School of Music to celebrate professor Walfrid Kujala’s distinguished composers today. He previously served on the Juilliard, Eastman, 50-year tenure. Framed in three contrasting movements, the flute, with and Yale faculties, and is a member of the American Academy of its “take charge” character, initiates a wide range of primary musical Arts and Letters. His music has been performed worldwide by the elements that are developed throughout the work. “Fast forward” Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, BBC Orchestra, Royal opens with an assertive percussion introduction that establishes the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and London Symphony, among many movement’s propulsive quality and sets the stage for the flute’s assertive others. Schwantner's compositional career has been marked by many ascending gesture, along with the interplay of those primary melodic, awards, grants, and fellowships, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 gestural, and rhythmic materials. “A voice from afar” presents a solitary and several Grammy nominations. Among his many commissions is and obsessive five-note chromatic figure played against a shimmering his Percussion Concerto, commissioned for the 150th anniversary background of non-pitched percussion. The forlorn quality of the music season of the New York Philharmonic, and one of the most performed gently concludes with a hushed piccolo playing a cyclical, ever-distant concert works of the past several decades. Christopher Lamb, soloist “processional” music. “Coming together” begins with the flute playing in the Naxos recording of Schwantner's Concerto with the Nashville an extended series of ever-ascending phrases. Material from the first Symphony Orchestra, received a 2012 Grammy Award for "Best movement combines with elements in movement three, leading to an Classical Instrumental Solo”. Schwantner's music is published by Schott exuberant final jig-like section for piccolo. Helicon Music Corporation and the C.F. Peters Corporation, and is recorded on labels including Hyperion, BMG/RCA Red Label, Innova, Koch International Classics, Boston Records, Albany Records, and EMI/ Virgin Records. Bolamkin Bolamkin was as fine a mason John Allemeier’s music has been described as having a “sweet sense of Over the past few years, I have been As ever laid a stone. mystery” by Fanfare and as being “rapturous” by the American Record Guide. experimenting with incorporating aspects He built a fine castle, His music has been performed by Ethel, Boston New Music Initiative, Charleston of folk music into my compositions. Most and the pay he got none. Symphony, Beo Quartet, Due East, Duo XXI, Kassia Ensemble, Low and Lower, of my recent compositions have been in Madison Park String Quartet, Terminus Ensemble, and on venues such as the collaboration with choreographer E. E. Bolamkin rocked the cradle, Charlotte New Music Festival, TUTTI New Music Festival, International Double Balcos. In these collaborations,