Carson Cooman's Ascensions live recording on Instant Encore

Hear a live recording of Carson Cooman's Ascensions, an Oratorio for Traverso, baroque violin, viola da gamba, organ and SATB chorus (latin texts by Jakob Balde)on Instant Encore : The work is available from our vocal music catalog.

new recording of Tailleferre's "Trois danses de la Nouvelle Cythère" by the Brillaner Duo

The Brillaner duo, composed of Shirley Brill, clarinet and Jonathan Aner, piano, have recorded Tailleferre's "Trois Danses de La Nouvelle Cythère" on their new CD Petite Pièce, which is available on their website. The recording is first-rate in every way and highly recommended!

Souvenirs de France by Ali ben Sou Alle

Musik Fabrik has just published Souvenirs de France for alto saxophone and piano by the 19th century French saxophone virtuoso Ali Ben Sou Alle. The work begins with an expressive Cavatina in belcanto style which ends with a brief cadenza. There then follows a series of variations on the French Children's song La bonne aventure, ô gué

Je suis un petit poupon
De bonne figure
Qui aime bien les bonbons
Et les confitures
Si vous voulez m'en donner
Je saurai bien les manger
La bonne aventure, ô gué
La bonne aventure
Lorsque les petits garçons
Sont gentils et sages
On leur donne des bonbons
De belles images
Mais quand ils se font gronder
C'est le fouet qu'il faut donner
La triste aventure ô gué
La triste aventure
Je serai sage et bien bon
Pour plaire à ma mère
Je saurai bien ma leçon
Pour plaire à mon père
Je veux bien les contenter
Et s'ils veulent m'embrasser
La bonne aventure ô gué
La bonne aventure

One wonders if the composer is recalling his childhood, or making a commentary on his very adventurous life which took him all over the World...and then back to France.

The work is available in our saxophone music catalog.

Performances this week of works by Brenet, Cooman and Freidlin

Works by three Musik Fabrik composers will be performed this week around the World.

On Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. Mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski and pianist Raj Birmani will present the World Première of Thérèse Brenet's Perles d'ambre in the version for female voice and piano. The concert is at the Tenri Cultural Institute New York, New York, USA, at 3:00 PM (more information at www.leschetizky.org ) The concert also features works by Fauré, Duparc, Roussel, Ravel, Hoiby and Hundley with Peter Van Derick, baritone.

After the world première of Carson Cooman's Piano Quartet on the 9th by the Arcturus Chamber Ensemble (Sarah Darling, artistic director) at Carlisle, MA USA, the program will be repeated on Sunday, January 10th at the Pusey Room, Memorial Church of Harvard University, One Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA USA at 4:00 PM.

On Friday, January 15th, Cooman's song cycle on poetry of Katherine Gekker Chasing the Moon Down will be premièred by Gail Collins, mezzo-soprano, Chris Gekker, trumpet, Stephen Brown, piano, at the Friday Morning Music Club Series, Washington, D.C.

Again, on Friday, January 15th, Jan Freidlin's work for solo violin, MonoOpera will be performed by Gennady Gurevich, Violin at at Beit Ticho ( Jerusalem), Israel at 11:00 A.M.

Congratulations to all of the composers and performers!