Gaudete Brass - Sevenfive: The John Corigliano Effect (2017) [Hi-Res]

Gaudete Brass, a quintet devoted to presenting serious brass chamber music and commissioning new work, brings a fresh perspective to the music of John Corigliano with an inventive album of brass works by the prolific American composer and his protégés. The excellent Gaudete Brass (Gramophone) honors Corigliano, winner of Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Pulitzer Prize, with world-premiere recordings of his groundbreaking Fanfares to Music for on- and off-stage brass choirs, his stately Antiphon for double brass quintet, and a new arrangement of the Rossini-esque Overture from his popular Gazebo Dances. Gaudete commissioned the title track, Steven Bryants sevenfive, in honor of Coriglianos 75th birthday, and the numbers seven and five figure prominently in its musical architecture. David Sampsons boisterous Entrance opens the program, while his surprisingly restrained Still is luxuriously lyrical. Jonathan Newmans Prayers of Steel evokes the Midwest landscapes in Carl Sandburgs poetry. Jeremy Howard Becks ROAR exploits the brasses ability to do just that. Conrad Winslows The Record of a Lost Tribe summons an imaginary, bygone civilization. All except Entrance receive their world-premiere recordings on the album.