Brief Confessions Brèves

(CLEF Records 97002-2)

St. Crispin’s Chamber Ensemble (Don Ross, Artistic Director): Dorothy Speers and Shelley Younge, flutes; Don Ross and Daniel Sutherland, clarinets; William H. Street, saxophone; Eve Egoyan and Roger Admiral, pianos; Trevor Brandenburg and Darren Salyn, percussion; Jennifer Bustin and Tatiana Warszynski, violins; Margaret Gay, Josephine van Lier and Colin Ryan, violoncellos; Reinhard von Berg, organ

Liner notes in English and French.

This is an exciting set of new music miniatures selected and recorded under the direction of the Edmonton Composers’ Concert Society. Whimsical, meditative, and thoughtful, each of the 24 complete pieces is an insight into a unique world of sound and expression. The best introduction to the varied aesthetics of today’s ECCS composers. As John Reid, Regional Director, Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region once said: ‘Brief Confessions [Brèves] is a perfect collection of sonic “business cards”; concise yet informative. Good job!’

Reinhard von Berg – Christ Du Lamm Gottes for organ (1991) [02:37]

Rolf Boon – Six Miniatures for clarinet and piano (1982) [05:55]

Wolfgang Bottenberg – Recitative & Allegro for clarinet and violoncello (1985) [06:17]

Andrew Creaghan – Largo for flute (1996) [02:35]

Keith Denning – Gamut Loops for flute, clarinet, vibraphone and violoncello (1996) [06:43]

David Eagle – Nohocki for flute and violoncello (1993) [02:32]

Piotr Grella-Możejko – composizione-monoproiezione for piano (1983/95) [01:52]

Ron Hannah – Meditation for violoncello and piano (1976) [04:16]

Susan Forrest Harding – Trois Études Chatoyants for chamber ensemble (1996) [1996]

Mark Kizilos – Allegro for flute (1996) [02:10]

Deborah Ling – Winter Solitude for violin, violoncello and percussion (1996) [04:16]

Andrae Marchak – Reverie for flute and clarinet (1996) [02:40]

Christopher Matey – Invention (After A.B.) & Etude for piano (1996) [02:56]

Rob Morin – Reflections on the North Saskatchewan River for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (1996) [03:13]

Vernon Murgatroyd – Piece for Clarinet Solo (1987) [03:15]

Gordon Nicholson – Miramar for piano trio (1986) [04:52]

Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd – Three Miniatures for violin and violoncello (1965) [02:38]

Robert Rosen – a’tlika for piano (1991) [00:57]

Don Ross – Brief Refuge for flute, clarinet and violoncello (1996) [02:44]

David Roxburgh – Lyublyu for saxophone, violin, violoncello and piano (1996) [02:17]

Helve Sastok – Duologue for violoncello and piano (1989) [03:51]

Linda C. Smith – Bloom for piano (1996) [02:15]

Doug Blackley – Looking Beyond for tape (1996) [01:35]

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