Tribute to Andrew Imbrie on His 80th Birthday

Track Listings

1. RecitAndy

2. Postcards

3. Chaconne

4. Dalha Dalha

5. Inscape

6. Orange Pastel

7. Ottanta

8. Spring Fever

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Andrew Imbrie turned 80 on April 6, 2001, and twelve performances of nine programs were presented across the country between March 4th and June 3rd of that year. If you are familiar with the music of this independently-minded, rugged composer, this new release will be of a very special interest, where music by friends, students and colleagues are presented along with two fine examples of his art. Veteran collectors will be familiar with such works as the chamber piece Dandelion Wine and the powerful Symphony No.3, formerly available on CRI. And, maybe, someday we’ll have a reissue of his masterpiece, the Violin Concerto, released on a long-gone Columbia LP of the late 1960’s. Perhaps the most important of Roger Sessions’ pupils, Imbrie has been making a major contribution to the musical culture of America as both composer and educator. From the time his String Quartet No. 1 won the New York Music Critic’s Award in 1944 until today, he has produced work after work of the highest craftsmanship, integrity, and artistic merit. While his work has won numerous awards, its value to our musical community is beyond measure. As an educator at the University of California, Berkeley and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he has trained generations of musicians, musicologists and composers. The works presented at the birthday concerts were, in a small way, an attempt to say what could not be adequately said in any other way. This important new CD reproduces the second of such concerts, given on April 9, 2001 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Tribute to Andrew Imbrie on His 80th Birthday, Music, Bonnie Hampton, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, John Sackett, Mario Davidovsky, John Harris Harbison, Robert Helps, Andrew Welsh Imbrie, Hi Kyung Kim, Sung-Jae Lee, Wayne Peterson, William O. Smith, Nicole Paiement, San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Marc Teicholz, David Carlisle, Don R. Baker, Mack McCray, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard

Tribute to Andrew Imbrie on His 80th Birthday
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Tribute to Andrew Imbrie on His 80th Birthday

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009Y26CM
Release Date: 2005-07-01

Tracks:

RecitAndy
Postcards
Chaconne
Dalha Dalha
Inscape
Orange Pastel
Ottanta
Spring Fever

Product Description

Andrew Imbrie turned 80 on April 6, 2001, and twelve performances of nine programs were presented across the country between March 4th and June 3rd of that year. If you are familiar with the music of this independently-minded, rugged composer, this new release will be of a very special interest, where music by friends, students and colleagues are presented along with two fine examples of his art. Veteran collectors will be familiar with such works as the chamber piece Dandelion Wine and the powerful Symphony No.3, formerly available on CRI. And, maybe, someday weÂ’ll have a reissue of his masterpiece, the Violin Concerto, released on a long-gone Columbia LP of the late 1960Â’s. Perhaps the most important of Roger SessionsÂ’ pupils, Imbrie has been making a major contribution to the musical culture of America as both composer and educator. From the time his String Quartet No. 1 won the New York Music CriticÂ’s Award in 1944 until today, he has produced work after work of the highest craftsmanship, integrity, and artistic merit. While his work has won numerous awards, its value to our musical community is beyond measure. As an educator at the University of California, Berkeley and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he has trained generations of musicians, musicologists and composers. The works presented at the birthday concerts were, in a small way, an attempt to say what could not be adequately said in any other way. This important new CD reproduces the second of such concerts, given on April 9, 2001 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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