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MOZART, DELLO JOIO, BUNCH, HARBISON

Paula Peace (piano); Christina Smith (flute, piccolo, harmonica in C); Laura Ardan (clarinet, harmonica in G); Christopher Pulgram (violin, harmonica in D); Catherine Lynn (viola); Brad Ritchie (cello)

(MSR Classics, MS 1190, April 2007 release)

We are pleased to offer this recording that, much like a typical Atlanta Chamber Players concert, celebrates diverse style periods and a variety of instrumental combinations.

Featured is the debut recording of John Harbison’s Songs America Loves to Sing, which we co-commissioned and premiered in 2004.

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE REVIEW

January/February 2008

“This is a highly gratifying recording, offering variety and splendid playing.”

Piano Trio in C Minor, Opus 5
Piano Quartet in C Major, Opus 23
Paula Peace (piano); Christopher Pulgram (violin) Tania Maxwell (viola); Brad Ritchie (cello)

(ACA Digital) CM20082, February 2001 Release

“The Atlanta Chamber Players connect sympathetically to Foote’s music…they play with great generosity, technically well-balanced and crisp, but with color and warmth…” Keely Brown, Creative Loafing, May 2001.

“Splendid…Elegant, subtle, and compelling, this music holds instant appeal and grows on you mightily with repeated listening. It’s highly recommended. A grade of ‘A’.” Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta Journal Constitution.

ANNE LEBARON

Telluris Theoria Sacra (1990)
Devil in the Belfry (1993)
Sachamama (1995)
Solar Music (1997)

David Rosenboom (conductor); Amy Porter (flute/piccolo) Ted Gurch (clarinet/bass clarinet); Christopher Pulgram (violin) Paul Murphy (viola); Brad Ritchie (cello); Michael Cebulski & John Lawless (percussion); Anne LeBaron (harp); Paula Peace (piano)

(CRI Recordings) 865, November 2000 Release

“The Atlanta Chamber Players handle this terribly difficult music with technical savvy, and with the musical personality and aplomb to pull it off…” Keely Brown, Creative Loafing.

“LeBaron’s harp and Amy Porter’s flute create a luminous, ethereal environment in Solar Music.” Manny Theiner, Pittsburgh Weekly, January 2001.

“Devil in the Belfry is performed with verve by Christopher Pulgram and Paula Peace….” Andrew Druckenbroad, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, January 2001.

KREISLER, BRAHMS, MOZART, SCHUBERT, SAINT-SAËNS MASSENET, BARILI, GODARD, FINZI, IBERT, QUANTZ

18 Famous-and-Rare Chamber Works Spanning Three Centuries

Paula Peace (piano); Amy Porter (flute); Laura Ardan (clarinet) Christopher Pulgram (violin); David Hancock (cello)

(ACA Digital) CM20063, May 1998 Release

AMRAM, HARBISON, COPLAND, ROREM

A 20th Anniversary Salute to American Composers

Paula Peace (piano); Christopher Pulgram & Carolyn Toll Hancock (violin) Amy Porter (flute); Laura Ardan (clarinet); Paul Murphy (viola); David Hancock (cello)

(ACA Digital) CM20038, April 1996 Release

Jonathan Kramer – Five Compositions

Paula Peace (piano); Melanie Cramer (flute); Robert Brown (clarinet/bass clarinet) Mowry Pearson (violin); Pamela Askew (viola); Paul Cohen (cello)

(Leonarda) LE 332, 1990 Release

Review

[Musica Pro Musica] juxtaposes a waltz tune, what appear to be Latin American dance rhythms, a touch of jazz, the ghost of a popular ballad, and other influences in a collage that suggest Charles Ives. Kramer is a skilled craftsman, and his melting pot of different musics works very well. — Cleveland Plain Dealer

The main point about Kramer’s Renascence is that it is fun. There is only one clarinet on stage…but by the time this piece starts cooking there are more than a dozen tape-recorded clarinet lines in the works, all swinging like Benny Goodman and doodling in other jazz-like rhythms on the same six notes. — Cincinnati Enquirer

[Atlanta Licks:] A delightful adventure in sound, with exciting solo ‘licks.’…The innovative music has strong jazz overtones — Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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