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ICON Sl'MPIIONY

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ElEGY FOR THE VANISHED ("199)

I'nlIie /..as engaged in tfIe fitWstages (J/~ /ha ,ecordilg, tragedy stnd on 5tIp#embef 11 allhtllo'oM1 Trade C«lI8r in New 'Itlrl< 0Iy. 1IIe world as I w- It '*l'"f""d at IIlaI mc:ment ald changItd b8\'8r: I CCIk1 flO /onfJBf <i:l ~ namaI ~ (J/ ..., 01 rhHI aboU IIf1)IIIWIg 0II1fIf' fhIwl Jhe /8trlIie ___ d /his IM!II'II. fbrI)( ... a:mi'Ig b/Jd( kllhis , ...... ditip ptqsa. / ... an ooeo ..t.,oi'll net1d b'" irs cb:Iit8IIt>. " ~ /J'tluftI ro hi I7IQtlI ",." six tJOIJsand i ........ t ~ ". WlItlIIiMen IhBt d!Iy.

In 1997, I OOliJ..-I a 1liiie lour mnuto "'*' guiIar pi8co, allar Ih6Iragic death ot HoborIo li'rm's sisIDf, Ho&.1ma, who WU bNIatt' II'Uditfed in Soutt! ArnericII. After p1a'fing !he rww piece .. (Ntf Mexico, Aobefto I..i'non <i!c:owfed IN.! the II'USIc had a deep Impad an baCh r.n and !he II\Idient:e$ he had Il(lItormIId • lor.

About • year lalel', he asked me 10 corfClOII8 a WOfIr. lor ~ and chamber on:hesIra 10 be ", .. ,hed at the 1nIana· Donal guitar fe:sti.<aI in TIjoan;L ft W!lS lien Ih.9I I made me decision to ,*L'P'IW a S)'I'opI ... oic orc/IesII1II tril:oAe '" !he memory 01 his siSler. I used thematic and mcWic l~ /rom IIle ~ 0010 pioce for Ile den:""""' , rent and ef1Iir1,j (J/ Elegy br the \Iani5hed F'IctJum limon ... as -r Iouched and ,,, • .,;'00 by Ihe MW work. HIlI sIIcJooed me I phoIogflClh 01 Rosanna, ..mae Image I saw lor !tie itst time. She was one (J/ lie fI'IOSI beal,lljU women II\irve _ seen.

A lew )'NI'5t.1er we I~ Elegy b' file v"nisIIIId '" PYague in its hi VVfSIOrI. II had ta .... ..-..dl *"- a-od IP;IOI' k'nerutJon lao hi G\IOIII'olg form 10 !l(:(f..h its fIJOe. ~ !nl p.lS6ion;lla 00Si\1l. The wor1< is i'l one ~ ~ 01 35 mn,rtes' durelion. ft is in . gestalt fI:m\ like alartta$yeoncer1O. 0:00100.19 COI'IIraSIing dvomatie Iorms win tonal ~ and bizarre panems oIlhythm and O«:hestral !eXII.Xe. Tlle go:iIM stytng also et 9SIldeos a gestah approach. IWIgIng 1Ilrou!1I trd IionaI classic, romanIic. SparOsh sod ..-J wu'wary !I'o'3ilI-garde gestures.

To me. aegybthtJ v",Ji:shed,ep ,Is Ilspnual quesl flat may haw 00 real erdng. k is !he prayer for one beau-tiful beinO ..tlo diad siI: thousand -.-.

ICON SYMPHONY (2IXXJ)

Icon $ymphoIoy is .. tcu 6hot1 mo¥efTelb. each represadi og e pI~icaI ooches1JdI mage. like a Qudo'" feu part&. no. tint ill mystical, and '*"""II <:IwrbI fmm !hit dooptII 01 i!s ITIIIdiWiIIOI world 10 ... t-q.Mt 1II1ItI 01 Of\)ItIiled ranwy.

The second I'IIOYeI1'leIll SdJetz.ni::I deciso. is a dance 01 !he po 1PP9IS. ret\eding a daredeW i!mga ot IIIiIIlknI n its _ playfIA QUse. A bouncy staccalO figure .. oompound meier (~ + 3011) goyems 1Iis lM"1y wisp of ITIJSic !hall is alrnosllM!r beIDre .....

"An leon of l.<MJ" milt' be. ~ $I.tlIiIIe tor !he lhil\l rn:.wement. K ~ wiIh • lonely tue aoIo flallrarl3lDlms i"OO a darineI cantiruaIioo . ...ta':tI is k*Iwed by an English hom cadenza The "i8Iai'lOiphosill C<lIlIinues. 8S assorted Ilematic flag. ments errouog& 00II by 00II. The dose col !he rTiCMii'i8i~ is maoIIed by a ceIo cadenla hli is..-.nalely 1Iao",."...,, >ed inIo a lew ordles-.. - The Male (~~ IS an '"IN' "Ie ftu:U111lOY111TB11 51i{1\1A<100g a ... ot !he TCiW; A4:!he SYO'ophoi '1 draws 10 • close. fie bealing ot drwns IIIId #Ie coarse babbling ot NVTI rnusiaoI ~ btiId to OOAA " IOlI5 po:M8i'.

DOUBLE CONCERTO FOR Two ClARINETS AND ORCHESTRA (1991. __ 20001

Stanley and Naornj 0n.dI.er h8d beer1 pIayng my ttarinet ITIJSic lor ye<lI5 ""*' they arranged . 0010" . ~ by IhfI Nassau ~ and CI.lf'du<;Iof Anoi'ew SdIenk. for • o:b..i:oIe o;oncerto lor two damets and ord'oeolIra .. 1991 . The work was <led­iclt«IlO Ihe memory 01 Lton Ro.assOIifIofI, Ihe IMCher 01 d IIYfJI (.nc. Ano:hw S<:toenk _also • ~. ~ had oom­~ an 9i'Irklr ~ 'M)Ik Iof cIaffieI and ~ CJIad TII9 ~ He IcNed 1he ~ eopod>ty after I t*l1Wn ItIat fla magician I had in mnd was n:one Oller !han hiTosejf. and lie peofoimed ~ ~ n!he u.s . atId EngIarId a lew years

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bIIIn he!Nd. '*'II I dImM ..,..... 1_ N)I i.,.td by'" ~ 0I111e doubIt damet OOO'"' ·II · )\.todI oooJo:I 01*1 doors wkIfo If>'" ............ vir1o.aIIy 01_ TWO o~

n. ongqI veosion 01 iht n.., ~ow.=.·"1od 01 hoe ~ tie first 0I1fIotIid"I, I o.AIimaIBIy Ie~, was I ~ W1IO itsItlI, v*y deep in mox:od. an:! COf<lo3i,opIatMI in tl nuicaI m.ge.y. ,~ to Mplrale ~!rom" '-~ 01 my ~ OOIiOe11O aod crNIed he ~ desio;J> i"duOIKJ hEn. \IIIhicn liMn I ITU"I ~ ... ~

n. '-~ toegq ... he ... Ii 'II oil cioo:IA "*"'-'!I t.ncIl~.regoo • t(tIIW7.ni:l &10 1 4. AIII<nM 01 ~ ct:ownt aod IMI\I,.j Pagi'o cil "IlPIW II 11iPd" ; : l lsion ..... he "oq,oioll, wI'kh opens...mM' c.III1Iiok _~. CIIlliInaI, ....... IXlI/I toIoitts lind he on;IlI6ba ~.In ., improo.waIory $!)ill. !he ptvases hy ,*"y .rod overlap upon NCti oIlIII.

n. sooana rnowment bIginI wl1t1 I 1!IIioIIaU!o0l.....-.ed ~ In !he ~ *'11Il00II iI.I1'9S bail no ,..., {.pirhI ~ III my __ cioo:IA IT"IJIic. II ITJIIbic h9l pon in ...... ;ooitol< ... ~ in I ~ S. ...,..m.. wI'kh ",.get ... lui..., kif tooIhdiili .. rdod II"."" I" 01 high ." I"I'lIPeaI-'iIIry, t:NI ...... i I· end in. _hnnd 01 jooI)IIiIy.

BRASS QUINTET (1970)

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Amera BrIM o..r..t ~ 1973-74. n. .. kif .... in'" 00.0i"IIIf" hi ~_: TI\I'il*I . Gerard SchwaIIl and l.JUI ~ Hom · EOwM:i9ildl.eI; r_ bO,b)1II t Heobo:wI ~ aod BasI: '0 ,b)1II t AoberI BrHeo ''''. $cuIdspaIIs...slwoe to INri< Mr. Don MtO>moe rd!he Music I.haoy 81 Li1IXoIn Coole< lor .. mission to use .. ongin.lI tapeS III f<l4lIem-oan .• BIas5 0uirIIiIIt .. ~"'""""

CHAMBER CONCERTO (1955)

r.ro...w Q:orrerIQ along wiI"i sucto QIChesInII worItI as my rourfl 9Jt,~ ... iJ, Lyric ~CJI"'IJ' I/Id LI:i"IIIO b­Old_a, ,,,,, lIS OOCI 01 my -'II (1955)"'" 'ano""*' 1IIgiI. '88 1hIped~ IDmiI.. Co,op:-=IliI*. '*I fur my duo" tn.nd SIm.oeI BIrcn.. '..... Mid I """-chaIengIlnIl w,,,, •• to ... bIIIIn i<Iist n. poecoe ........ ' "-> IOdic in dII9\ end.,.,.... strong jIa ~ in" ItIyhli;e 1Woguaoit. or. whoIIi.ection. b-~ ....... Udilio,1dy "tJOOsjI&-NOO(j'" bah in tie piIIro. ~, ~. ~ "J(!~ 01 ciawo::al an:l jatl: >'OIo:rogs abcMi. In a ~, In. n-.y '1lIQ" ..-.I (lie 01 my h al1lnlllS 10 QagraICl jaU .... ott ;.,., oogoi'll eon""lCDlly da5eie SIyIe.

n. W "*'=' maka& .. 01_ koDI III insIru:nto'IIII aD -lUI. pian) and.mg QUIIIIIel ~ fII WOIIt 5 lor IIIe moll pan I doubIt W_b lor IIuIe and piano. hlllIWlg ~ are III!o RiIIed ..... iIAf In tlQf"h$I to my Irtquera i'M;lIYe ".... wofI h.'" nov.rod aIher tcna/ onbdures. hs WOIIt is 00sed enIinoIyon fllliigI"It-4Onl fJ"'.' .... icaoI ao:aII. ft is "MS"NJit'll ~ iIy IIoiIq 1fteIy~ 1our8SSG'1lial points 01 poIarization, .. .".. and rrinor rnOOIs of ~', A.. C IIIId Eb.

1 Med 1hI .... 1e' eruo::toII of 1IIrrnany1lal_ warm and .~po · Ie tvu.qloIl. 1Il10 Med ID mab fII " iIkKIil: ~ .... of hi __ and DD IWIg& ~ tyricIf and oIIIn ......ty wide rlWIQCd. w.tI ...... t«h.I ... fIiIlh8 OInI\1I.U*IIIeI:U'II 'aIOI*I prcMdIllIrOOg 0CV"iI8fI0I1or hi too"l011 III hi pian) -. c:t\arIW c:cn:..o. croe 01 my '-'"'- ""'" pi4DI$., rd 1 beIioove t>aI at !he lima 1 w,1jIOied !hi WOI1<. • proW;Ied me will ... seads 01 many '- de80I b ......

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MUSICIANS ROBERTO I1MON

Scm in MeiU:o CiIy. Robeno I..im6n studied guitar 'o¥it1 PI -,... '. guitarists MarueI Lopez Ra-IIOIand Angel Fb,""o. I1is !l"UIIic.I8lI.des Mf'8 made wiIh 0lGtardIng 1TUb1118II •• rtteo PedIo 1.Ic:haca.

eoo .... 1Id ~ ollhll mc.I dve and _ble \PIIi_ tit has ... 8IoI*.n ........ fCIIrorly ~~. !he I..kuIed swe., Ru$eiI, ~. S!*\ ~. PutrIo RIco, eo.u. RieIo trod ~ •

He 11M par!i(.o\Od in .. '.,Idior'" c.r. •• 10 Fe$IiYaI, 0I8ITtIer Mu!:Iie Festival 01 San M98 AIende as weiss I "MIIIIico: It Work 01 M . hoMed in New York. San ~ and 1.oI An;J!Ies. .., ~ Ivl Clpa-IOOO(, wtO IIC:dI pIiIce in , ......

.u ..... he '- ...... II~""" n. ~ s,. • .-afJ 0Id_. III u..m .. SI. Pwleiatug OId_., Mum .......... tn.osi!V f'Nharmgrir;," SanAtUiu and San ~ Syi'$I",,, n'" 8erjII CIM: ... Ood I $ L

He 1t .. 1Dun:iIIr of hi IEI_,*"", ATRL S. L-I ""*" he upeoiolleooted i'I cuo .... ,iJIOi.·, n'A.IIIiI:. Hill .-in d."beo nu5lChas 1aM:n ..... 1O~...., WiIriouI~. R1.ding1ll ~smvOuanll. He ha~ ~... . ~~ ~ ~ d ~ rTUic; 01 ... I'o¥ 1 " ~ IIIJIic ht .ecudo:id ......... sene. ~ ..... 11 de Me:ldco" «tiled ~ .. NaonaI l.nu=oiI:1 of UeIdcIo. Many" .... ,4X»U'. have ' ... leli .... \fII(II\$1O lim: ~ KuPeo" ... ~ ~ ~ ~ CoIdero, 0I'riIrI 0udIi'I. ....:I EmIlIo ~ cit Uoon.

in ' 1l8i1le was I It, :ted by !he NIIIionIII' J:¢ .. 01 F .... MIl aI Mem:o to taooi •• 1IIeIime ITdlib. 01 ....... ;18 go'Oo4I aI MiD IlIIliIo ir'osIiUian. In '99' and 1993 tit ___ did by'" National Fund lor .. MIloi''' "'II1II as • .ooist rd in dIambet 1!'UIic. In ,99( lie was irMed by hit NMionIII Ccud lor lie AIls IOdrect i ~ in Dr--a' Guitar i'lhe 0AuIaI CenIer aI r.-, He Iawr .... meni:larol" ~AngeI Rot.""o 0uarteI.

AI ttis lime, t IS ' :leS !'is .....xk as I aoIoiIt to. is aIIo ArtiPc 0irecI0r 01 F ...... ' ...... IOIlI1>ilIQ 10 de Guitam> lOIId Direaof of ... ()quesIa de Baj;I CaIiIomia.

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....... New '1'001< "' ... " ..... She has .... _&.:.d ........... GreoM BriIooio.. f\IS!ia, So iw , FIWQ, c.n.. rdAllJIMililil. a"id has ~ .. -*'ill. will flit Nassau Sy",.. .. .,. Old_a. .. ,.,.,. '1'001< Vii'l.CiIi, flit "' ... " .... vn....;, .. , ' '"'~ ..

Syii~"'.,. I'M1..ong ......, ~ fl.,. "Long -.cr S\1i91Oi .,.In(! III WMI., Oo~ I I'" SIw '-g;.. peItoi"._ .. ~ CIarincII ~ ~ PMJ. ToronID. I'III$IIo."ftI.-.:IWasI.",IOI<. D.c.

In addiIion, Ms. DrucIlef • ofIen jcNd in pertomaa bV her tuband, Stney Oruo::t.. piq.! c:IaMMieI 01 .. New VOIk PhIIharrraic. The IWO have ooncarUed In JIpIwI. Singapore, at lie East Mee!I; Wntl.tlele feeWlll in Sweden 81 !Ie 1996 ~"I!"o;IIioo", aa.r..c COngo-. ., p .... III" ~ ~ in ~, ....... , InC! at 1hI ~ HImaIionaI a.uta Mu6ic FIIIIMII in Greeca. ~ ..... it ....... o.i ... vi ... New 'r'DIIc ~ Ma. ~ ~ her _ .. l1(li 2\ .. I ~ dill·

NIiIt "'!he No:o:Ih CatvIinI &,t,,,, ... ,,.,, ~ 01 ~ Uni .. iOC~"" an ~ PruIttssoo 01 MusIc "her .... miller. the reeer..d!he ' 994 George M. EtIIMlrOOk DistinguIIhed AbTJ'II~ior _ ad:4.1mt1't,

Mil "o,beo aI'" ~ ~ Er~. M$. I:lI'I.ICI*!'Ias .eooo'*l hi rra..c 01 Zairnont. 1ilIdeo,II,..o WfiI;I a'ld .... perIco,.", 011 New 'ItwII ~ - $\arWy DNcIrM b c.. Aec::OIdIl, n NaorrI DIIdr.er and ~ 0ru!:Iw "'-Y Meyer ~, IDf ~ Retu ... MIllie IDf no. ..... , I 1998 NIIMIII on 8yIUn Atia:w<k IeiIIIaw NIIamIIfld SWiey 0!uc:bI "",bil. "" 1<1 .. ,., ...... Conceno IorT"", a.mecs.-.:l~. will PeIeI ThoriI DtIfICIu':Iin;. HIf MW 1«01 ..... on ~ wiIh ACE'J ~ CIar'net T..aurIIS.

Itk DNcIrM ~ • busy ~ ~ n it , sIrtIr"9 ~ vi IOdI(s ~ ,IeOicII i dill,. nuic.

GIl1lERT KAuSH Gat! KaIith ..... I ~ In of IRIMIiII Y\IIIefy Itld tlINdI\. ... ptQIa.nd intkJenot on "1!UicaI (XIII'f!Ulily"

.... _. It'd • pianiIIln myriad .,.bhWUIS rd ' ..... dII .... 11M est"''''''' twn as • mIjor IgIn i'I AfflIMa. muIic: maIOng. ,. ,.... New 'IUIo.- .nd ~ of CoILrrbiI CcIegI, ... KdIh AdiId ..... l.eorwd Slue. .u.. ......... d Ind

b;oI .. v.y:oo:wa.. .... '-' III p;.-. of ... EItIsb:o &to ....... .,. a.,e. ~ __ 1969.-.:1_ .. b.rdi'Ig ".,,. aI ... eoo"'III":llllly CtIwnbM E._obit;. ~ CIeYOIed t).- music hllIaur'IstIIId oi.Iring Ill! 1116O't...a 70's. He is a fleq.IefII: guest 611ist will many oIlhe woMt mosI ~ chiwrtIer .-.seniJlel. His hiil~ .. ar p;n.ilip oMth h! great 1I'IIIZZO".oprII' 00 Jan De Gaetari .... urWersaIy ~ .. (In(! of fie ""'* rernarkatIIII ~ ooIebooalioo iii 01 (lUI rna. He ,"aiollili" long­~wo. will .. ~ TII'I'IOfly Ed!iyMld..lo:* ~.-.:I'" ~ ~ wiIl"top",1D o...n UpINw. ,..etIo ..... he it L.-*'9 Ph' , ..:I HeIdel Pwoloo".aAcIMIiD:IM .. State UniYersilyol New 'lUll" ~ Brook. In 2001 Mr. 1<*1_ ~ 10 .. rWlk 01 DiMinguiahed PI" If 1\ SLNY S10ny 8r00k. From 196&-1997 he was ,1Iic· utry III8IfIbeI 01 fie Targe Aood MuIIc c.nter and &eIVOd as Ile 'ChIIifman 01 !he FIICUIIy'" III Tao9& ' JOel trom 11185-1991.

Mr. K*\·.!b::ogiICll'yolune l00' ....... dir ......... ' .. 111 11 d ....... "'J. 2OIICinIl.ry" . oooo1Isltld~ ~ ot epeciIII noIe 1ft his .., I ....... diogro 01 a.tes IYes" COIIOOI'd SOt\aIa Itld Sonatas 0I.lDseph Haydn.

SAMUEL BARON Sami.1e18aron.1t.lIIst. was born and"""" In 9tooIdyn.No toe. fA,.... he _ 4~.-! ......... ,patwd I'kIInIlL k

was nD11ri1 he was • _UIUe In higI achaoI ...... 1he achaoIlBld 1edIing' fUisI. he leO; 141 ...... No ...... he any begin his bmIIlll.dy 01 ............ coIIgIt, . h Herwy SnIt SeIIoo, .. ~ ""* SdIOoI.. ... cor*f.Ied N5 rrusicIII ........ h JI.-..cI SChool ~ N51i1Nd •• __ co.o.o- a......:1 Mu LorI ........ .-.:I Edgiu Sd •• ,., In ~ ... ~....-.. ..... 1eA: "'PI .-.:I....-cIII1n boIh fIoktlI 01 .~

While .. a SIutIIw1I .t ~ he began 10 WOIk pn:lIessionetj.~ with !he N.Y. CiTy S)1'flUry and Open. Otd t as.-.:l cooct.dng OOioc:erlS b" IUCti ~ as hi ~ FoI!..n .-.:Ihl8ego.e eI ~ Soon he Iouoded ..:I was ... anl.dorel .. New 'I'oIIt eras. EJ _,tlII; .... alW a!horl period _ irsl .......... Mi ....... SJi',AUIJ he ~ 10 New YMt 10 IPo<Qle twnseIlO dlWi'bIo II'"OAie; b.n.Ied toe New '1I:ork WoocIM'"Id 00.i1IfI WId mac:te • teries 01 de"' ..... ' ....... dliI/i 01 !he WQO(I\oiid reperIOire. In .. mid:19EO"$ he btgIn Mille 10 .... 1I=00"'0l 'IIiIh .. 5_ UrWerUy 01 New Vork at Stony I'IIock. boIh ... 18aCher..:l as artillin ~ 1fIIIh .. Bach Aria F ..... and 1nIIilIM. Ohor I8idiing .... , ... , ... ~ .. Sareae s..m. ""* F..wet. Norfolk 0..,_ MIllie F ...... "'" 8.onII' MI F .... ..., .. ..-..., Sct"OOI, vuhcn he _ ~ ..... 01 1M .......",.,;00 .... , ...... *'....., as, ~ 10 lie New York SIaIe Gourd on ... MlItld lie NaIIIoNI Eo diwo ••• b" '-Alb.

SamI.4I Baton wall • ,«ipioo~ 01 .. ~ Awan:l1n Peilooll'''' AttIIIOm Ihe l.InMersiIy 01 v. ....... lie Nalianal s.ww::. Award (1996) 110m Chetrtwir ~ AmerI:e In leeogoillioll 01 '"a IIIiIIme 01 e. ,,,, ..... cetetoJIOtI& III ch.vnber lTUSie:..., hll..de1in"te Acl"tiaou" •• AwMI {199611rtm hi 'I I oi1il FkM .... •• • 1M . ..

PAUL FREEMAN, Co D'I CTOR Paull Freeman has d stinguished himself as one 01 the world $ pre-emine i conductors, Muoh in demand. he lha;s oon~

dud:ed ov,er 00 ollChesUas lin 28 dffferen countries including! the NeW'VoR< Ph Ilarnmonic. the Oevetand Or-chastra, the Chicago Symphony lL'Orchesbe de Ia Suisse Romande. and major orchestras in llondon, SI. Petersburg, Moscow and Serlin. Maestro Freeman Ihas s-erved as the Music IDirector of Canada's V"lCtoria Sy~phony, Principal Guest Conducto of lila Helsinki rf,hl hannonlc and Associat,e Co Cluclor" t Demi and DallEl5, Symphony Ore ras. He is ourren1ly' Music IDjredO:r of the renowned Chicago Sinfon'etta and slmu'ltaJneously serves as Music: Director and C ie' CondUidoro~ the Cz-ooh NationaJ Sym,phooy O:rdle$tra In Prague. With lover 200 reoordings to his cr;-edit" hel has won numerous awafds 10 II Is U IqLJeI interpretations of the Classical', roms ie,and mod­em repertoire. lOr. Fr man, who s1udied on a U.S. I Ib gh1 Hmnt a1 '~he' IHoohoohule 'n 18en n, hol'dSa Ph.D. degreeJrom 'Ihe 'EaSlma I School ot Music and LH.DI .. degrees iromn Dominican Un~ver$ily. and Loyota Un werstt}',

CZECH .··' ATIO AL SY PHONY ORCHESTRA S'008 the Czech IRepubtic's bloodless '\lelvet RevdlU "on" of 1989. the c{)un ry has [been [ridingl a rapid wave 011 democ­

ra~izalkm, iN ich has affected 1I1e music Indus ' as well. Ore- -tras i ord,er to sUNive - us1 coooem tnemse as wilth the: IProcure­m t of 'fore". · 1 fuoos t I rough recomlngJ oon,tmcts and overseas performances. These devekJpments ave necessitated the need for higher pertorrna:nce stalndards.

Out a t I is chaofiC scene Ja I Haseoohrl, an outstanding so . ~rumpe ayer; sensed the acute need to, resha,pe ~he Cz,ecll orohestral scene ,and, In 11 993~ invited the top musiCians from Prague's major orohestras to form a ne. IOrchestra, the Cz-ecl

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National By phony Orchestra. The Orches~ra gave its frst ooncert ,conducted by Vladimir' Valek" in INtwenloor ~1 993 iI1 IPr:agoo's Rudolfinum Dvorak Ha l iin 1994 'lhe Czech music world's natioMI treasure, Zdenek Kos ··· r, was named ro" cooducto , The first recordingl was IlifJade aIt the beginning of Apr;i11994. Maestro Kosier diedl in August 11995.

In January the br" 11ant American Conductor ,and! MllJ5ic !Director of !he, Chicagp Slnmnletla. Paul Fmemsll was appoint­ed Mus' ·· Director and ChIef Conduc1or. Under Maestro IFneeman"s lead'ersh"p. t Czech National SYll1phony 0 . eMra has shown s~ I nning devekJpment. A'lready he has made over 30 compac· discs .· . ~he orchestrn. and has toured Italy and Great Sri " . So suc­cessful 'was ~he' Nnvembell 997 Un ted K'ngd'om tour of 19 concerts under Paul Freema l and "- r F'ese that: IMG Concert Manage~er1lt has recenUy signed aJ 5-year conrtract'to tour the Czech alional Symphony Ord1esa in Eu~ope; A$I~ and AmeriCa. Th roogh I.ts marlY recordings, concerts and eievtsion produCtions n is fast booonming one ot the most imporla I 1 ense 'bles in the Czech Repub_ c.

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Kt4lIerman Biography by valentine Fabian

2 Orchestral CDs

MEYER KUPFERMAN Orchestral Music. Volume XlV

CDI

[iJ Elegy for the Vanished (1999) fO< Guitar and On:MsIra

.. """ ~ (35:49) Robmco Um6n. RUltar

Meyer Kupferman. conductor Cuch NaUonal Sympltony Qn,bes\rn

Icon Symphony (2000)

[ZJ I. Adagio non troppo (5:38) II] II. Schel7llildo deciso (2:54)

(D IlL Quasi cadenza (9 :4 7) ffiJ IV. Allegro barbaro (7: l n

Paul Fr=an. conductor Czech N~Uonai Symph(ffiY Orch~tra

Tolal Duration: 161 :041

CD2

Double Concerto IorTlooClarin8l .. nclOn::hols!ra (1991. rev. 2 (00)

[iJ I. Molto allegro e scherzando fantasUw (10:54)

ITI II . Mlsterto9(l (7:53) Stanley [}rucker. clar!net Naomi Drucker. cL~rlnet Paw ~",",man, conductor Cuch Nallonal Symphony Qrche!trn

Brass QUintet (1970)

[TI I. Adagio (2:58)

[!] 11. Allegro schcl7llildo (7:43) American Drass Quntrt

~ Chamber Concerto (1955) .. """~ (26:22) Samuel Baron, nUie Gilbert Kalish. plano lsidor~ Coh~n. violin Jeanne Benjamin. violin Harry Zaratzlan. viola Michael RudiaJuw. aUo

"" lM'IQI'OO -. ... -. NY ,""" _ (Mo) I1_ """,,~

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Total Duration: ):)5:331

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