3 Hymnic Dispositions- 3 Hymniske Ansatser (3 Hymnic Dispositions) for mixed choir SATB was composed by Per Nørgård in 1985-86. The work consists of music composed to 3 poems e.g.  Gunnar Ekelöf ´Komposition (Composition)   Thøger Larsen ´Strandvalmue´(´Beach Poppy´)  Rainer Maria Rilke ´Die Parke´(´The Parks´)    Programme note Just as the three movements in their succession move from the sea (Ekelöf) across the beach (Larsen) and into the country to the parks (Rilke) in an analogous wayeach of the three movements in their point of departure is hymnic in character - but later on moves into the more varied and complex tone paths of the inner regions of the mind.  3 Hymniske Ansatser (3 Hymnic Dispositions) is sung in Swedish (1. Komposition” Gunnar Ekelöf) in Danish (2. Strandvalmue” Thøger Larsen) and in German (3. “Die Parke” R.M. Rilke). The work could be performed in a programme with 'Prelude to Breaking' performed after this instrumental piece.  Per Nørgård 

Wide selection of fine pieces many difficult to find elsewhere. Included are harpsichord toccatas Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother Aria Variata 'alla Maniera Italiana' and the 6 Little Preludes as well as many lesser-known compositions ? over 40 in all. Authoritative Breitkopf

Per Nørgård's Wölfli - A Discarded MisfitDramatic Choir Montage for an Actor/Recitator and Chamber Chorus (2007). Extracts from the preface:No idyll without catastrophe – no catastrophe without idyll.Adolf Wölfli (1864-1931 Switzerland) is a central figure in the so called mad arts i.e. art created by patients who are certifyably mentally ill. Wölfli’s vast and eclectic production consists of approximately 20.000 pages of prose poetry pictures and fragmentary musical compositions. All of which was created at an institutionin Waldau Bern from 1900-1931 (...). Danish composer Per Nørgård (born 1932) discovered by accident Wölfli’s art at the Louisiana Museum while on his way to a Schönberg concert a concert he never made it to. The encounter with Wölfli’s art was to become a major source of inspiration for Nørgård in the 1980’s. The inspiration resulted in Nørgård’s SYMPHONY NO. 4 (1981) entitled Indischer Roosen-Gaarten und Chineesischer Hexensee (after the title on a planned Musikbüchlein by Wölfli) and the opera THE DIVINE TIVOLI (1982) and numerous choral works. Nørgård’s works from the 1980’s inspired by Wölfli are characterised by being wild dramatic and moving.The present work WÖLFLI has its point of departure in the choral works of the 1980’s and songs and interludes from the opera. All this is combined with additional prose poetry and pictures by Wölfli which come together to form a music-dramatic portrait of the confined his thoughts and artistic universe. Whereas the opera was a scenic tour de force of intense drama polyphonic scenarios and whirling instrumentation thefocus in WÖLFLI is monologue and

Dale Warland Choral Series-With a text from the Celtic collection Carmina Gadelica these words speak directly from the heart in simple and poignant language that is so often a creative departure from mainstream religious writings and liturgy.This thoughtful choral reflection profound in its simplicity conveys the intimacy and immediacy of faith in the daily workings of a strong people who lived close to the earth their lives indelibly entwined with the divine.

25 Years of Band Composition-?Twenty-fi ve years Jacob de Haan?: twenty-five years of music by a passionate and talented composer. A composer of great versatility with an extraordinary knowledge of his craft. A composer who is always looking for a new challenge and a new way to expand his art. New ideas new themes and new points of departure are his soup du jour but he also pays tribute to his love for the romance of Wagner and Strauss and he always always allows his emotion help guide his musical inspiration... To celebrate the composer?s 50th birthday De Haske have released a stunning collection featuring the very best of Jacob de Haan?s compositions from the last 25 years. Four CDs willlet you discover his magical world of music and the accompanying texts by the composer will give you a greater insight into his personal life and the pieces you are enjoying.

Dressed In White-Thomas Simaku's Albanian Wedding Song for SSA choir.This song is part of a set published as Three Albanian Folk Songs for Female Choir. Qenke veshur me të bardha (Dressed in White - Kosova) is the most popular wedding song which is sung not only in Kosova but in every Albanian wedding.As in most folk songs these tunes are remarkably short. The melodies themselves have not been altered but have been extended enriched in texture and presented in different ways. The melodic lines serve as a point of departure for the proliferation of a distinct harmonic vocabulary for each song. Within the overall folk idiom of the piece each song hasits own flavour and character.

One dozen of the world's finest Standards done in the popular Latin Jazz style. A refreshing departure from the typical swing and bossa styles which have dominated Jazz in the past. The authentic rhythm section includes Mark Levine, Piano; David Belove, Bass; Harold Muniz and John Santos, various percussion. St. Thomas - West Coast Blues - Soul Eyes - Body & Soul - Forest Flower - Have You Met Miss Jones - Desafinado - What Is This Thing - What’s New - Don’t Blame Me - Opus de Funk - I Can’t Get Started

Renowned fiddler and composer Jay Ungar and Molly Mason his musical partner and wife have run the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp in upstate New York for many years. Jay wrote 'Ashokan Farewell' in 1982 at the camp season's end to express the sense of loss he felt after the departure of the musical community. The melody’s sweet haunting sadness proved to be a perfect match for Ken Burns's 1990 PBS series 'The Civil War' which introduced it to millionsof viewers. In this guitar arrangement the bass line enters as an ascending response to the melody which is then harmonized in sixths and thirds the second time through. The arrangement is a good study in position shifting upand down the fingerboard and provides a great showcase for dynamic and tonal nuance in the phrasing of the melody. It is an excellent concert selection and will be a popular addition to the repertoire of any fingerstyle player on either steel- or nylon-string guitar.

Album comprising short pieces, each written in honour of a living composer. Three are scored for piano quintet, the other for piano quartet.For Michael (piano quintet) was composed in 2004 to mark Michael Berkeley's departure as Artistic Director of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music. For Max (piano quintet) dates from the same year and was written to celebrate the birthday of Peter Maxwell Davies. For Sally (piano quintet, 2006) is dedicated to MacMillan's friend Sally Beamish. Chant for John (piano quartet, 2007) was performed at a concert to mark the retirement of John Casken as Professor Music at Manchester University. Duration from two to four minutes each. / Quatuor De Pianos

All roads lead to Rome as the saying goes - but do all roads also lead to Ixtlan perhaps at another time? Ixtlan being the city of the highest aspirations of the Mexican sorcerer Don Genaro (according to Carlos Casteneda the anthropologist publishing a series of books on Don Juan Don Genaro's col-league). There was no final outcome to Genaro's journey and there will never be one. I will never reach Ixtlan he said so Genaro is still on his way there.(Ixtlan may perhaps be interpreted as the inner goal of your heart).In any case: in these three movements the three points of departure are utterly different; still they unanimously move towardsjust one melodic outcome a kind of musical centre of gravitation.

Opera-Poul Ruders' opera Tycho in 3 Acts was premiered May 15 1987 by Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and Kaare Hansen (conductor) at Helsingør Theater in Aarhus Denmark. Libretto in Danish by Henrik Bjelke. Full score: WH31457 Synopsis: In 1597 the famous Danish astronomer and astrologist the nobleman Tycho Brahe flees his castle cum observatory Uraniburg on one of the small islands off the Danish coast. The newly coronated King Christian the Fourth has a grudge against Tycho who in 1572 discovered a new star Stella Nova by using his naked eye only; the telescopewasn’t invented yet. This discovery gained Tycho tremendous fame among his contemporaries within the European scientific circles. The now weakened and embittered old man moves together with his wife Christina whom he raped when she was an adolescent and Jeppe the Dwarf his fool-servant whose life Tycho once saved to the plague-infested city of Prague. There at the Benatky Castle Tycho encounters the main reason for his departure from Denmark: the young German mathematician Johannes Kepler the only scientist among his contemporaries Tycho acknowledges - Tycho is in severe need of intelligent challenge. Which he gets and with a disastrous result for himself. The encouraging encounter with Kepler turns into Tycho's scientific and earthly death verdict. Slowly Tycho realizes that his own conception of the Earth as the indisputable axes of the Universe is shattered by Kepler s theory about Earth encircling the stationary Sun. The ancient picture of the Universe collapses Tycho feels deceived by Kepler who leaves the castle shaken by Tycho's wrath. But they meet again and reunite in a Romanza a Due at Tycho’s death bed. The opera hovers above immense sadness and extreme ridicule - the cast is most peculiar indeed - so in many ways 'TYCHO' may be described at the best as a 'Tragic Operetta'

In a four-part composition Rieks van der Velde takes us to the richly varied area surrounding the university city of Cambridge. The Dutch composer was especially inspired by the atmosphere of Cambridgeshire the county which lies north of London. 1. The Journey. Although on arrival the area looks peaceful and friendly the ruggedness of its inhabitants and landscape have an unmistakable influence on the music. In the course of the tour which starts with an Allegro movement we are shown the vitality energy and freshness of the Cambridgeshire countryside. Short themes swift and sudden motifs and rhythmical patterns supported by the drive ofpercussion instruments give expression to this image. The first part is concluded by two 'Calmo' movements in which the music expresses how the cathedral in the city of Ely comes into sight and is gradually approached. 2. Visit to Ely Cathedral. The famous Norman cathedral church of Ely which was built in 1109 has attracted tourists from all over the world apart from being a place of worship and heritage site. A cornet solo introduces the contemplative mood of the composition at this point. The mystical atmosphere of the cathedral runs through this lyrical part like a continuous thread. 3. The Pub. The thirst caused by this intensive journey makes a visit to the local pub a definite must. These ?public houses? which may be open until the early hours of the morning offer all kinds of entertainment. Drinks are served liberally and the atmosphere is lively. 4. The Journey Back. Time has flown: In other words the moment of departure has come sooner than one would have wished. In a flashback which recaptures elements of the first part of the composition we say goodbye to Cambridgeshire in a fitting manner. Two scintillating final measures bring us abruptly back to the present.

Soprano Saxophone & Piano Version-Thomas Simaku's My Beautiful Morea is for Soprano Saxophone and Piano. Moj e Bukura Moré (My Beautiful Morea) has its origin in Southern Italy in Calabria  where an Albanian community has lived for more than 500 years and so has the song. The tenderness of the melodic lines expresses the natural beauty of the distant homeland  which according to legend can be seen from the Calabrian mountain-tops. As in most folk songs  this tune is remarkably short; the melody itself has not been altered but has been extended  enriched in texture and presented in different ways. The melodic linesserve as a point of departure for the proliferation of a distinct harmonic vocabulary. Duration: 4.30 minutes.

The musical setting of the Latin hymn Te Deum laudamus was written shortly before Dvorak's departure for America. This text meant a lot to the composer and in his conception the work brings together the sacred music tradition so familiar to Dvorak from Czech church choirs and the majestic oratorio style.The Piano reduction based on the critical edition of the score was produced by Karel Solc. This title is part of the first Complete Critical Edition of Works by Antonin Dvorak.- Performance material available for hire.