Richard Chase - Tells Three "Jack Tales" From The Southern AppalachiansUncle Dick, as he was known to all of us, was the man who mined the rich "Jack Tale" lode that flourished in oral tradition on Beech Mountain in North Carolina. These are Appalachian versions of the old stories once collected in Europe, recast to fit the frontier culture of early America. Chase published many of these tales in his books, but his greatest joy came from re telling them to kids. We arranged for him to do exactly that, in a two room

Joan Tower and Jennifer Higdon among others

Krzysztof Penderecki - Symphony 4: Adagio

Sara Trickey is becoming well known as a fine violinist and Cecily Beer is in great demand as both singer and harpist

sometimes passing by a church

with new album LOVE HATE

trumpeter Brian Lynch has learned Latin music from the inside-out during two decades with Eddie Palmieri

for a later recording in the set

what other orchestra could he choose but the Gothenburg Symphony - Stenhammar's 'own' orchestra which he conducted between 1907 and 1922

and are equally noteworthy for their wealth of inspiration

Various Artists - Virtuoso Bassoon / Various

through clever manipulation of dialogue turns the roleplay into a reversal of fortune

a work was first conceived in it's totality