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CD'S, BOOKS AND CONCERTS

Welcome. In this section you may view a catalog of CD's, books and other published works by the Music Department faculty (active and retired) as well as a listing of recent concert performances. Click on one of the following faculty names or scroll down through the entire list.

CHARLES BESTOR, Composer
(Recently retired)

RECORDINGS

All works listed were composed by
Charles Bestor

Charles Bestor

NEW MUSIC FOR FLUTE. Capstone CPS 8664, 1998.
"A Wind in the Willows," for flute alone; Grzegorz Olkiewicz, flute.

ILLUMINATIONS. Capstone CPS 8643, 1997.
"Of Times and Their Places"  Paulina Stark, soprano and Estela Olevsky, piano.

SHADOWS OF ANCIENT DREAMS. Capstone CPS 8635, 1997. "Conversations With Myself" for clarinet and interactive electronics; F. Gerard Errante, clarinet.

MUSIC FROM THE SETTING CENTURY. Living Artist Recordings, Vol. 2, 1996. "Soliloquies" for oboe and interactive electronics; Fredric Cohen, oboe.

SYMPHONIC AND WIND MUSIC OF CHARLES BESTOR. Centaur CD CRC2216, 1995.
"Overture to a Romantic Comedy"
"Variations for Orchestra"
"In Memoriam Bill Evans"
   Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bystrik Rezucha, conductor
"Chaconne for Chamber Winds"
"Three Portraits for Wind Octet"
   Massachusetts Wind Ensemble, Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr., conductor

CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ECLECTIC. Jeffrey Jacob, piano. New Ariel Recordings, CD AE001, 1995.
"Stations of the Night," three blues for S
"Five Sketches for jazz piano"

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS. LP SC19, 1990. "Variations for Violin & Piano Duo with Synthesizer;" Julian Olevsky, violin; Estela Olevsky, piano.

MUSIC FOR PIANO AND TAPE. Jerome Reed, piano. Capstone LP CPS 8602, 1988.
"The Second Moon of Venus"

THE MUSIC OF CHARLES BESTOR. Orion LP ORS87501, 1986.
"Sonata for Cello & Piano," Leopold Teraspulsky, cello; Estela    Olevsky, piano.
"More Sort of Love Songs," Estela Olevsky, piano.
"Suite from the Incidental Music for the Play 'J.B.',"  Avanti Wind     Quintet.
"Suite for Alto Saxophone & Percussion," Lynn Klock, saxophone;    Peter Tanner, percussion.

CHARLES LEHRER, OBOE. Orion LP ORS82432, 1981. "Lyric Variations for Oboe and Tape, with Viola"

THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PROJECT. Dwight Peltzer,   piano. Serenus LP SRS12069, 1976.
"Piano Sonata"

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GARY S. KARPINSKI, Music Theorist

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

BOOK: AURAL SKILLS ACQUISITION
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Gary S. Karpinski

Aural Skills Acquisition is available directly from Oxford University Press at http://www.oup-usa/isbn/0195117859.html, or through any bookseller.

PAPERS:

Diagnostic Assessment of Aural Skills Based on Cognitive Principles: Placement Testing and Curricular Ramifications. Presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November 2000 (Sigrun Heinzelmann, co-author)

It's About Time: Hypermeter in Aural Skills Training. Presented at Developing the Musical Ear: A Conference on the Teaching of Ear Training at the College Level, New York, NY, September 2000.

ARTICLE:

Lessons from the Past: Music Theory Pedagogy and the Future. Published in the online journal, Music Theory Online 6/3 (2000). To view this article, see http://societymusictheory.org/mto/issues/
mto.00.6.3/mto.00.6.3.karpinski.html

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Laura Klock

LAURA KLOCK, Hornist

RECORDINGS:

HEEDING THE CALL: MUSIC OF
SALVATORE MACCHIA

Performers include Laura Klock, horn and Nadine Shank, piano, along with Peter Tanner, percussion; Veronica Kadlubkiewicz, violin; John van Buskirk, piano and Karen Smith Emerson, soprano.
Gasparo GSCD-310

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Yusef Lateef

YUSEF LATEEF (recently retired)

The following is a small, recent sampling of Yusef Lateef's huge recording catalog (1993 and later).

EARTH AND SKY: Tenors and Flutes
Yusef Lateef & Sayyd A. Al-Khabyyr, 1997 YAL 794.

CHNOPS. GOLD AND SOUL. Yusef Lateef, 1997 YAL 497.

SONATA FANTASIA. Alex J. Marcelo & Yusef Lateef. 1997 YAL 001.

YUSEF LATEEF / FULL CIRCLE. 1996 YAL 000.

THE WORLD AT PEACE/ Music for 12 musicians. Composed by Yusef Lateef & Adam Rudolph. 2 CD set, recorded live in concert June 16, 1995 at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA. YAL /Meta 753.

YUSEF LATEEF - CANTATA. 1995 YAL 010.

YUSEF LATEEF: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EPIC SUITE for Quintet and Orchestra. With performers Yusef Lateef, Eternal Wind & the Cologne Radio Orchestra directed by David de Villiers. Recorded in Cologne, Germany in October/November 1993. ACT 892 142.

YUSEF LATEEF PLAYS BALLADS. 1993 YAL 333.

YUSEF LATEEF / TENORS Featuring Rene McLean. 1993 YAL 019.

TENORS OF YUSEF LATEEF AND ARCHIE SHEPP. YAL 977.

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KATHRYN LOCKWOOD
Violist
www.kathrynlockwood.com

FIREOPTICS - Music for Viola by Inessa Zaretsky
Kathryn Lockwood, Viola; Inessa Zaretsky, Piano; Yousif Sheronick, Percussion
Fireoptics-Sonata for Viola & Piano, Humoresque for Viola Solo, Russian Dances-Suite for Viola & Piano, Dervishes-Five Pieces for Viola & Percussion
www.cdbaby.com/cd/klockwood

Kathryn Lockwood

DVORÁK: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106 and String Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 97
Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra & Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello; Quintet includes Michael Tree, viola
CDR 90000 059
www.cedillerecords.org

STRING QUARTETS BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD
Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra & Kyu-Young Kim, violins; Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello. WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING.
CDR 90000 050
www.cedillerecords.org

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Salvatore Macchia

SALVATORE MACCHIA
Composer, Contrabass, Viola da gamba

RECORDINGS:

HEEDING THE CALL: MUSIC OF SALVATORE MACCHIA
Performers include Laura Klock, horn and Nadine Shank, piano, along with Peter Tanner, percussion; Veronica Kadlubkiewicz, violin; John van Buskirk, piano and Karen Smith Emerson, soprano.
Gasparo GSCD-310

VENEZIA VELATA DA MALIPIERO A DONATONI: Compositori in Veneto tra due milleni. With Macchia composition: "Venezia Velata" for flute and piano; Fabio Bacelle, flute and Alessia Toffanin, piano.
Rivo Alto label.

NEW MUSIC FROM NEW ENGLAND with Macchia composition "Chamber Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Seven Instruments," Veronica Kadlubkiewicz, violin. Gasparo label.

CHANT CORSE with Macchia composition "En Trouvant Les Trombeaux," Lynn Klock, tenor saxophone; Laura Klock, horn; Salvatore Macchia, contrabass. Open Loop label.

Trio for Flute, Doublebass and Percussion by Preston Trombly; Salvatore Macchia, Doublebass. CRI label.

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Estela Olevsky

ESTELA OLEVSKY, Pianist
(Emeritus)

RECORDINGS:

PIANO SOLOS OF LATIN AMERICA

Estela Olevsky, piano.
Music of Ignacio Cervantes, Alberto Ginastera, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Carlos Guastavino, Robert Stern, Carlos Chavez & Aaron Copland. Centaur CRC2002.

  (May be found at www.tower.com, www.amazon.com and other music stores)

FREDERIC CHOPIN (CHOPIN in MAJORCA)
Estela Olevsky, piano.
Mazurka Op. 41 No. 2, 24 Preludes Op. 28, Sonata in B minor Op. 58. Amatius Classics ACCD1004.

BRAHMS: FOUR PIANO TRIOS
Olewsky Trio: Julian Olevsky, violin; Paul Olefsky, cello & Estela Kersenbaum Olevsky, piano. Amatius Classics.

TSCHAIKOVSKY TRIO OP. 50 IN A MINOR; ARENSKY TRIO OP. 32 IN D MINOR
Olewsky Trio: Julian Olevsky, violin; Paul Olefsky, cello & Estela Kersenbaum Olevsky, piano. Amatius Classics.

The Amatius recordings may be found at http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~amatius/ or www.sharmusic.com

COMPLETE MOZART WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO. Julian Olevsky, violin & Estela Kersenbaum Olevsky, piano. Doremi (DHR-7821-5) or www.doremi.com. Also available through www.tower.com or www.amazon.com.

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Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr.

MALCOLM W. ROWELL, JR.
Conductor (Recently retired)

RECORDINGS:

CD's as Director of the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble:

The Wind Music of David Maslanka. Albany Records, 1991.

The Symphonic and Wind Music of Charles Bestor. Centaur Records, 1994.

Tears. Albany Records, 1997.

Northeast Winds. Albany Records, 2001.

The Long Good-Bye: The Symphonic Music of Charles Bestor. Centaur Records, 2002.

CD's as Director of the Massachusetts Wind Orchestra:

Prevailing Winds Live! Harrison Digital Productions, 1995.

Windscape. Albany Records, 2002.

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NADINE SHANK
Pianist

RECORDINGS:
:
West Point Band, United States Military Academy. 200 Years of Excellence. Volume I, 2001, WPBI01. (Nadine Shank, piano)

Nadine Shank

Salvatore Macchia: Heeding the Call.
"Winter Morning" for soprano, horn & piano.
1997 Gasparo GSCD-310

Aria. Lynn Klock, alto saxophone & Nadine Shank, piano. Music of Ibert, Glazounov, Heiden, Bozza, Reuff. 1996 Open Loop 033.

Frederick Tillis: Freedom. 1996 New World 80455-2.

Chant Corse. Lynn Klock, saxophone & Nadine Shank, piano. Music of Tansman, Ben-Haim, Bozza, Telemann, Hartley, Macchia, Tomasi. 1995 Open Loop 007.

American-Jewish Art Songs. Paulina Stark, soprano & Nadine Shank, piano. Music of Weiner, Helfman, Chajes, Stern, Bernstein, Fromm, Wyner. 1992 Centaur CRC 2108.

Vintage Flora. Lynn Klock, saxophone & Nadine Shank, piano. Music of Maurice, Lunde, Schumann, Husa, Creston. Open Loop 007.

Classical Play-Alongs:
Vol. 1 for Saxophone, 1991 Open Loop 010.
Vol. 5 for Clarinet, 1995 Open Loop 017 (Works by von Weber)
Vol. 9 for Saxophone, 1996 Open Loop 038.

LP: Concerto Winners from Interlochen. Prokofiev Concerto No. 1 in D flat Major, Op. 10. Nadine Shank, piano with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, A. Clyde Roller, conductor. 1971, Silver Crest Records.

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PAULINA STARK, Soprano
(Recently retired)

RECORDINGS:

SONGS OF SPANISH MASTERS
Paulina Stark, soprano and David Garvey, piano. Featuring songs of Federico Mompou, Manuel
de Falla & Joaquín Turina, with program notes by Helene Aguilar.
Spectrum SC-412; 1986

AMERICAN-JEWISH ART SONGS
Paulina Stark, soprano and Nadine Shank, piano. Songs by Lazar Weiner, Julius Chajes, Max Helfman, Richard Neumann, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Robert Stern, Miriam Gideon, Yehudi Wyner, Leonard Bernstein & Herbert Fromm; Program notes by UMass Music Professor Emanuel Rubin.
Spectrum SC-428; 1988

LILI BOULANGER: Clairières dans le Ciel (Words by Francis Jammes)
Paulina Stark, soprano and David Garvey, piano
With program notes by Léonie Rosenstiel & including lyrics in French & English.
Spectrum SR-126; 1980

SING ME TO SLEEP-Lullabies by Major & Minor Masters
Paulina Stark, soprano and David Garvey, piano
Spectrum SC-279

SONGS OF SZYMANOWSKI
Paulina Stark, soprano and David Garvey, piano
Spectrum SR-160

MAURICE RAVEL/Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Burkh, conductor.
Shéhérazade for Soprano and Orchestra, Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques, Deux Mélodies hébraïques.
(Also G Major Piano Concerto with Estela Olevsky)
OPUS 91 2315-2

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KAREN TARLOW, Composer
(Recently retired)

RECORDINGS (Works composed by Karen Tarlow):

Society of Composers, Inc. "Cultivated Choruses";   SCI CD No. 15. "Five Shaker Lyrics for SATB unaccompanied chorus," performed by the UMass Amherst Chamber Choir, E. Wayne Abercrombie, director. Available commercially; also: Capstone Records, 252 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205.

MMC Orchestral Miniatures, Vol. 11; MMC 2024. "Kavanah for orchestra," performed by St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Russia, Alexander Titov, conductor. Available commercially; also: MMC Recordings, Ltd., PO Box 2127, Woburn, MA 01888.

PUBLISHED SCORE:

"Five Shaker Lyrics" for SATB chorus, unaccompanied; published by E.C. Schirmer Music Company. Catalog #5357. ECS Publishing, Boston, MA.

 


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