Scott Conklin's Pieces and Passages on Albany Records
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Scott Conklin, violin and album artwork (front cover, back cover, CD jacket, and disc)
With Alan Huckleberry and Jason Sifford, piano Works by Ching-chu Hu, Gabriela Lena Frank, Joel Puckett, William Bolcom, Evan Chambers, Chen Yi, and Ethan Wickman |
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"This album is dedicated to those who persevere with their hope and seek passages to the light." -Scott Conklin
*****NEWS*****
THE VOXMAN PROJECT KENNETH TSE, ALTO SAXOPHONE
2021
Crystal Records (CD782)
Conklin performed on
Kirk O'Riordan Ductus Figuratus, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
*****MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL (SUMMER 2021) MARC ROCHESTER*****(REVIEW)
“There are precious few saxophone concertos around, so any new one is worthy of interest; and O’Riordan’s is certainly a work worth investigating. It must be said that, for much of this 20-minute work, he seems so intent on moving away from the saxophone’s traditional stomping ground of jazz, that it often seems dauntingly dark and heavyweight. It comes as a bit of a surprise, therefore, to read that it was, to an extent, inspired by Orff’s Carmina burana. You will search in vain for musical connections, but the influence is found in the Latinate title of the work and of its four movements. The short third movement – “Tripudo” – is the lightest of the three, and in the fourth (“Demum”), after a desolate violin solo, beautifully played here by Scott Conklin, there is, in the jagged, angular rhythms, and foot-tripping syncopations, something quite invigorating. There is a lot of clever and effective writing here, and Tse is a splendidly fluent and masterful advocate for this new concerto.”
Conklin performed on
Kirk O'Riordan Ductus Figuratus, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
*****MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL (SUMMER 2021) MARC ROCHESTER*****(REVIEW)
“There are precious few saxophone concertos around, so any new one is worthy of interest; and O’Riordan’s is certainly a work worth investigating. It must be said that, for much of this 20-minute work, he seems so intent on moving away from the saxophone’s traditional stomping ground of jazz, that it often seems dauntingly dark and heavyweight. It comes as a bit of a surprise, therefore, to read that it was, to an extent, inspired by Orff’s Carmina burana. You will search in vain for musical connections, but the influence is found in the Latinate title of the work and of its four movements. The short third movement – “Tripudo” – is the lightest of the three, and in the fourth (“Demum”), after a desolate violin solo, beautifully played here by Scott Conklin, there is, in the jagged, angular rhythms, and foot-tripping syncopations, something quite invigorating. There is a lot of clever and effective writing here, and Tse is a splendidly fluent and masterful advocate for this new concerto.”
PORTUGUESE PERSPECTIVES: MUSIC FOR OBOE, PIANO, AND STRINGS
2019
MSR CLASSICS (1690)
Oboist Courtney Miller with......
Mini Kwon, piano
String Quartet: Scott Conklin, violin; Katie Wolfe, violin; Christine Rutledge, viola; and Tony Arnone, cello
Works by Azevedo, Carrrapatoso, D'Almeida, Ferreirr, Fragoso, and Matosinkos.
Oboist Courtney Miller with......
Mini Kwon, piano
String Quartet: Scott Conklin, violin; Katie Wolfe, violin; Christine Rutledge, viola; and Tony Arnone, cello
Works by Azevedo, Carrrapatoso, D'Almeida, Ferreirr, Fragoso, and Matosinkos.
ICH DENKE DEIN: SONGS AND CHAMBER WORKS BY NIKOLAI MEDTNER 2019
With soprano Rachel Joselson and pianist Sasha Burdin
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