One afternoon in Houston in the Spring of 1989, hornist Thomas Bacon’s agent called him in from another room by saying, “You’ve got to come listen to this…!” Composer Mark Schultz had sent Bacon a copy of his recently completed Dragons in the Sky for horn, percussion and tape asking if he might consider coming over to Austin to premiere the music at The University of Texas. The answer was an immediate ‘yes’ and the performance a month later was enthusiastically received.

”The music of George Enescu continues to be a source of discovery for me. As the Fates would have it, though, his Chamber Symphony for 12 Instruments was already familiar to me from a recent Ondine recording by Hannu Lintu conducting the Tampere Philharmonic, which I reviewed only as recently as 36:2. In that review, I stated that the work was new to me and that I had no other versions against which to compare it. Well, that situation didn’t last long, for here is another performance of the piece, which, on my first hearing of it under Lintu, didn’t make a very favorable impression.

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra/Timothy Russell, conductor/Robert Spring, clarinet /Katherine DeJongh, flute /Katherine Borst-Jones, alto flute /Carmen Pelton, soprano

Beaux J Poo Boo is a newly formed Jazz Quartet featuring world class musicians: Shelly Berg, piano; Fred Hamilton, guitar; Lou Fischer, bass; and Steve Houghton, drums.

The name Beaux J Poo Boo is taken from the great composition by Les McCann of the same name, which, to paraphrase the meaning: ß#34;is representative of a Montage of the many places the musicians have been in their life, shaping them into who they are today.ß#34;

This album, titled All Things Are New, incorporates a myriad of styles, in a contemporary jazz quartet improvisational environment.

Enjoy the magic of the music!