As works for mixed chamber ensemble became a dominant feature of the 20th-century “sound,” the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble became one of the leading ensembles devoted to performing them. Here, mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani joins the group for works by Stefan Wolpe and Milton Babbitt, among others.
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As works for mixed chamber ensemble became a dominant feature of the 20th-century “sound,” the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble became one of the leading ensembles devoted to performing them. Here, mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani joins the group for works by Stefan Wolpe and Milton Babbitt, among others.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recorded with the assistance of the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music, Inc.
Serenata d’estate, Satires of Circumstance recorded May 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Engineering: Marc J. Aubort (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
Quartet, All Set recorded April 1974, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Engineering and tape editing: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
Kaddish-Requiem recorded September 1973 by Phonag Studios, Lindau/Zurich, Switzerland, in cooperation with Elite Recordings, Inc., New York
Recording directors: Helmuth Kolbe, Joanna Nickrenz
Engineering: Helmuth Kolbe, Robert Lattman (Phonag Studios)
Kaddish tape section recorded at Park Avenue Temple, Bridgeport, Connecticut; tape collage realized by the composer at Presser Electronic Studio, University of Pennsylvania
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig
Cover art: Don Brautigam
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
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MUSICIANS
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
Arthur Weisberg, conductor
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
Ramon Gilbert, cantor
Thomas Nyfenger, flute, piccolo (3-6)
Paul Dunkel, piccolo, flute, alto flute (8)
Arthur Bloom, clarinet (3-5)
Allen Blustine, clarinet, bass clarinet (6)
Allan Dean, trumpet
John Swallow, trombone
Susan Jolles, harp
Paul Zukofsky, violin
Jacob Glick, viola
Ko Iwasaki, cello (3-6)
Fred Sherry, cello, sitar (8)
Jeffery Levine, contrabass (3-5)
Al Brehm, contrabass (7)
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Raymond DesRoches, percussion
Harvey Estrin, tenor saxophone (1, 2)
David Tofani, tenor saxophone (7)
Al Regini, alto saxophone (7)
Lina Quan, violin (8)
Stanley Silverman, guitar
Richard Fitz, vibraphone (7), percussion
