Description

Adventuresome programming from an adventuresome ensemble.

Soprano Mary Elizabeth Southworth, flutist Danielle Hundley, clarinetist Marianne Breneman, and pianist Philip Amalong, formed the ensemble Conundrum in 2005. The group’s name suggests both their unusual ensemble and also their openness and need to experiment with adventurous programming. After more than a decade of delighting audiences with their discoveries of repertoire for this ensemble and an active commissioning program, they have gathered the best of this music together for this their first recording. The result is From the Diamond Grid: first recordings of seven new works written or re-scored for the ensemble, plus one old favorite of theirs, which was modified for their instrumentation.

Contents:

Eric D. Sharp, composer
The Ocean
Conundrum

Kenneth D. Froelich, composer
Hailstones
Conundrum

Mark Carlson, composer
Cuando yo muero
Conundrum

Eric Knechtges, composer
Simon
Conundrum

Rachel DeVore Fogarty, composer
To See a World
Conundrum

Jenni Brandon, composer
Dog Tales
Conundrum

Mark Louis Lehman, composer
Conundrum
Conundrum

Igor Stravinsky, composer
Pastorale
Conundrum