Symphony Number One (album)

Symphony Number One is the self-titled debut album by Baltimore chamber orchestra Symphony Number One. The album was released in November 2015 to positive reviews.[1][2] Composer Mark Fromm’s offered the eponymous Symphony No. 1, the first commission by the orchestra.[3][4] Fromm, a bassoonist, opens the work with an extended bassoon solo.[5]

Symphony Number One
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
RecordedMay 4, 2015 - May 8, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland
VenueBaltimore War Memorial
GenreContemporary classical
Length66:23
LabelSNOtone
Producer
Symphony Number One chronology
Symphony Number One
(2015)
Emergence
(2016)

The recording was made during Symphony Number One’s debut concert at the Baltimore War Memorial.[6][7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Concerto for Flute and Harp, KV 299: I. Allegro"Mozart10:10
2."Concerto for Flute and Harp, KV 299: II. Andantino"Mozart8:35
3."Concerto for Flute and Harp, KV 299: III. Rondaeu: Allegro"Mozart9:37
4."Pavane"Gabriel Fauré6:22
5."Symphony No. 1[8]"Mark Fromm[9]31:39
Total length:66:23

Personnel edit

Symphony Number One[10]
  • Raoul Cho – flute
  • Nicholas Fitton – flute
  • Elizabeth Honeyman – oboe
  • Emily D’Avella – oboe
  • James Duncan – clarinet
  • Melissa Johnson Lander – clarinet
  • Hanul Park – bassoon
  • Mark Fromm – bassoon
  • Kelsey Ross – horn
  • Sze Fong Yeong – French horn
  • Jordan Thomas – harp
  • Nicholas Bentz – violin
  • Christopher Ciampoli – violin
  • Ji Hee Cha – violin
  • Madison Van de Wetering – violin
  • Shannon Fitzhenry – violin
  • Kate Brynildsen – violin
  • Maitreyi Muralidharan – violin
  • Elizabeth Keckeisen – viola
  • Claudia Malchow – viola
  • Bronwyn Kure – viola
  • Najette Abouelhadi – cello
  • Dorian Valérian – cello
  • Sam Brown – Double bass
  • Jordan Randall Smithconductor
Soloists
  • Raoul Cho – flute (tracks 1-4)[11]
  • Hanul Park – bassoon (track 5)
  • Jordan Thomas – harp (tracks 1-4)

References edit

  1. ^ Woolever, Lydia (2016-01-22). "Q&A with Symphony One". Baltimore magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ Smith, Tim. "Checking out new classical recordings with Baltimore roots". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. ^ "Entries | Contemporary Music Index". Contemporary Music Archive. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  4. ^ "New Gifts of New Music". Image-Music-Text. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  5. ^ "SoundNotion 202: Ockeghem Fanboys | SoundNotion.tv". www.soundnotion.tv. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ^ Milligan, Carley (2016-10-27). "How I promote composers for social change". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  7. ^ McCauley, Mary Carole. "Baltimore's War Memorial is home for a new concert series by mostly local artists". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  8. ^ Fromm, Mark, 1982- Symphony, no. 1 at Library of Congress
  9. ^ Fromm, Mark, 1982- at Library of Congress
  10. ^ "Symphony Number One - More". December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Cho, Raoul at Library of Congress

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