Composer: Dan Locklair
Performer: Peter Mikula
Orchestra: Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Kirk Trevor, Michael Roháč
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Locklair: Symphony No. 2, ‘America’
01. I. Independence Day
02. II. Memorial Day
03. III. Thanksgiving Day
04. Locklair: Hail the Coming Day
Locklair: Organ Concerto
Peter Mikula (organ)
05. I. Entrata
06. II. Canto (To God and Dog)
07. III. Toccata
08. Locklair: PHOENIX
This world premiere recording of four recent orchestral works by acclaimed composer Dan Locklair opens with the powerful Symphony No. 2 America, the orchestral fireworks of which celebrate three significant American holidays. This work was summed up by Classical Voice North Carolina as soon-to-be-a-hit for its highly rhythmical and lyrical character, typical features of Locklairs music. Hail the Coming Day is a festive celebration of the consolidation of the towns of Winston and Salem in 1913, while the antiphonal dialogues of PHOENIX celebrate new life. The Concerto for Organ and Orchestra movingly unites ancient and modern musical techniques to create a work of dazzling and exquisite beauty.