Composer: Michael Daugherty
Performer: Manuel Barrueco
Orchestra: Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Neal Gittleman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Albany
Catalogue: TROY1866
Release: 2021
Size: 632 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bay of Pigs
01. I. Havana dreams
02. II. Waterfall
03. III. Anthem
Gee’s Bend for electric guitar and orchestra
04. I. Housetop
05. II. Grandmother’s Dream
06. III. Washboard
07. IV. Chicken Pickin’
Troyjam for Narrator and Orchestra
08. I. Intro
09. II. Pt. I
10. III. Pt. Ii “achilles’ Heel”
This recording features three imaginative and dynamic works by Michael Daugherty. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra gives exciting performances under the baton of long-time music director Neal Gittleman, joined by classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, electric guitarist D. J. Sparr, and narrator Michael Lippert. Bay of Pigs for Classical Guitar and Strings evokes the bittersweet and turbulent events of past and present Cuba. Gee’s Bend for Electric Guitar and Orchestra is a tapestry of syncopated grooves, slow blues and spirituals inspired by the quilts and African- American women quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. TROYJAM for Narrator and Orchestra, with a poetic libretto by Anne Carson, retells the story of the Trojan War from Homer’s Iliad, but with a twist: the Greeks, led by the “lyre-strumming” Achilles against the Trojans led by Hector, decide to play the instruments of the orchestra in a wild jam session to make music, not war.