Music from the Americas – Lieurance Woodwind Quintet

Music from the Americas – Lieurance Woodwind Quintet
Catalog number: 578

Tracks:

01 Suite Hermetia for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 95 - Mvt. 1. Conversado com itibere
comp: Liduino Pitomberia
02 Suite Hermetia for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 95 - Mvt. 2. Incelenca
03 Suite Hermetia for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 95 - Mvt. 3. Sao Joao em Arapiraca
04 Suite Hermetia for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 95 - Mvt. 4. Arrasta-pe
05 Quintet for Winds, Op. 45 - Mvt. 1. Allegro risoluto
comp: Robert Muczynski
06 Quintet for Winds, Op. 45 - Mvt. 2. Andante
07 Quintet for Winds, Op. 45 - Mvt. 3. Moderato; Allegro conspirito
08 Quintet No. 2 - Mvt. 1. Allegro
comp: Alec Wilder
09 Quintet No. 2 - Mvt. 2. Andante e rubato
10 Quintet No. 2 - Mvt. 3. Allegro epoco vivace
11 Quintet No. 2 - Mvt. 4. Allegro
12 Dance Suite for Woodwind Quintet - Mvt. 1. Gavotte
comp: Paul Valjean
13 Dance Suite for Woodwind Quintet - Mvt. 2. Sarabande
14 Dance Suite for Woodwind Quintet - Mvt. 3. Tango
15 Dance Suite for Woodwind Quintet - Mvt. 4. Pas de Deux
16 Dance Suite for Woodwind Quintet - Mvt. 5. Waltz
17 Quintet for Winds - Mvt. 1. Intrada
comp: John Harbison
18 Quintet for Winds - Mvt. 2. Intermezzo
19 Quintet for Winds - Mvt. 3. Romanza
20 Quintet for Winds - Mvt. 4. Scherzo
21 Quintet for Winds - Mvt. 5. Finale

Music for the woodwind quintet written in the last sixty years defies genre or label. As the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet, one of the longest established woodwind quintets in the nation have taken on the task of examining music written by composers since the group’s inception (over 60 years ago). The borrowing and blending of compositional techniques, antiquated forms, ethnic and poly-rhythms, not to mention popular song and jazz is the constant thread linking these distinctly ‘American’ works together. Spanning influences from North, South and Central America, these works demonstrate how fertile soil can grow infinite diversity.

The Lieurance Woodwind Quintet has firmly established its reputation in the Midwest as one of the most active ensembles of its kind. More than a regional ensemble, the group maintains an active teaching and performing schedule, including concerts, seminars and workshops at home and abroad. Celebrating sixty-three years as an ensemble, the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet takes its name from Thurlow Lieurance, a Kansas composer and noted historian of Native American music who served as the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at The Wichita State University.


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