Chicago Duos for Flute
Mary Stolper, flute
Eric Mandat, clarinet
Denis Azabagic, guitar
Jim Ross, percussion
Melody Lord, piano
Keith Conant, viola
Sebastian Huydts, piano
Lita Grier, composer
Cedille Records CDR 90000 071

"[A] thoroughly enjoyable collection . . . Stolper performs . . . with considerable sparkle and vigor, and the result is thrilling." (MLA Notes)

"These are exemplary performances, Stolper maintaining an attractive, consistent, and best of all not-too-vibrato-laden tone throughout." (Fanfare)

"Stolper's playing is consistently first-rate." (American Record Guide)

Each of the composers represented on this recording is a Chicago composer, but you won't find a "Chicago School" here. These are seven unique individuals whose lives have been touched in different ways by this heartland center. Some were born and educated here, then moved away; others came from abroad and adopted Chicago as their home; still others spent virtually their entire productive lives in this city. All write music that is imaginative and earnest. Their subject in these works is the flute paired with another instrument. Throughout the recording, the flute (or piccolo), like a gracious hostess at a party, moves with suppleness between its musical guests, entering into dialogues on widely disparate topics. The result is a delightful assortment of Real Music.

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