Yuri Vodovos, violin; Andy Teirstein, viola, Jew's harp, harmonicas, banjo; Cygnus Ensemble; Naaz Hosseini, solo alto; Willa Roberts, chorus mezzo-soprano; Erik Friedlander, cello; Æ (Aurelia Lucy Shrenker, chorus soprano; Eva Slaina Primack, chorus alto), Norman Carey, piano; Mary Rowell, Susan Shumway, violin; Samuel Kephart, viola; Bruce Wang, cello; David M. Lutken, narrator; Margaret Lancaster, flute; Rob Middleton, clarinet; Thomas Hutchinson, trombone; Margaret Kampmeier, piano; Cassatt Quartet (Muneko Otani, Jennifer Leshnower, violin; Michiko Oshima, viola; Nicole Johnson, cello; Andy Teirstein) Alaria Trio (Yuri Vodovoz; Diliana Momtchilova, cello; Norman Carey, piano), Danielle Farina, viola; Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra (Robert Ian Winstin, conductor)
Producers : Andy Teirstein, Judith Sherman, Alexander Hornostai
For violin and viola (1st work); instrumental ensemble (2nd); chorus, viola, and cello (3rd); string quartet (4th); narrator and instrumental ensemble (5th); string quartet, Jews harp, harmonicas, banjo (6th); piano trio (7th); and solo viola and orchestra (8th).
Compact disc.
Program notes in English inserted in container.
Recorded Oct. 30 and Nov. 14, 2007 (1st work); Nov. 7, 2007 (2nd work); and Oct. 16, 2007 (5th work) at Elebash Hall, New York City; Oct. 17, 2007 (3rd work) and Feb. 12, 1996 (4th work) at Frederick Lowe Theatre, New York City; Sep. 30, 2007 (6th work) at American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City; Dec. 8, 2007 (7th work) at Tatiana Studio, New York City; and February 20th, 2008 (8th work) at National Radio Studios, Kiev, Ukraine.
English words in vocal works.
Kopanitza (2005) (6:53) -- Invention (2005) (5:21) -- What is left of us (2004) (8:54) -- Suite (1996) (10:54) -- The shooting of Dan McGrew (2007) (8:22) -- 3 movements for string quartet and folk musician (2007) (9:43) -- Turn me loose (2007) (10:20) -- Maramures (in memory of Jacob Glick) (1995, rev. 2008) (15:30)