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With a uniquely beautiful ensemble sound, and a high degree of historic integrity, the Seattle Trumpet Consort's debut recording explores works composed for the natural trumpet after the Baroque...

Presented with a University of Oregon Faculty Excellence Award in 2016, saxophonist Idit Shner chose to invest that award in the creation of new compositions for saxophone. Participating in both...

A showcase for two masterful musicians, "Fissures" presents saxophonist Idit Shner and harpist Yumiko Endo Schlaffer in a program of works for this unique combination of instruments that has rarely...

... An impressive showing." - the Washington Post. For her newest recording, saxophonist Idit Shner presents a "mid-century modern" recital of original and arranged works for saxophone and piano. All...

The follow-up to saxophonist Carlos Vega's high-spirited 2016 release, "Bird's Ticket," brings him back to Chicago from his Tallahassee home to reconnect with the same group of Chicago's finest -...

Walden writes with old-school technique but far-reaching vistas. - Downbeat Magazine. Well known throughout his native Germany and in his adopted home of Los Angeles as a consummate composer &...

... infused with influences from minimalism, popular music, and other styles and genres, but always informed with musical sensibility, harmonic sophistication and intelligence. Most importantly,...