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sai-national.org • Spring 2023 25 KEVIN MCKEE - COMPLETE MUSIC FOR BRASS QUINTET Brassworks, with BYU Honors Brass Quintet MSR Classics, MS1820 The complete works for brass quintet by composer McKee, which includes Escape, Galleons and Cutlasses, Iron Horse, Semper Gratus (for double quintet), and Vuelta del Fuego. INTO THE ETERNAL: FLUTE MUSIC OF ROBERT RAINES Robert Raines, flute MSR Classics, MS1795 An album of flute ensemble music, featuring the the full range of instruments from piccolo down to contrabass, with performances with the FSU Flute Ensemble, Rainues Ensemble, and SIU Flute Choir. 20TH CENTURY MASTERPIECES FOR 2 PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA, VOL.2 Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo MSR Classics, MS1652 2-CD World Premiere recordings by Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas of works by Benjamin, Dubois, Gould, Harris, Piston, and Porter, in collaboration with the Slovak Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Philharmonic Society of Moravia. CROSSING BARRIERS: NEW MUSIC FOR BRASS TRIO Lantana Trio MSR Classics, MS1822 Accessible new music skillfully played by Raquel Samayoa (trumpet), Stacie Mickens (horn), and Natalie Mannix (trombone). Works included by Lauren Bernofsky, Dorothy Gates, Erik Morales, Ivette Rodriguez, Jeff Scott, and Shanyse Strickland. Reviews Reviewed by Amber Wingler, Region III Regional Officer and Theta Omicron initiate. Amber is a Sr. Software Quality Engineer in Columbia, MO. SYNCHRONOUS - NEW WORKS FOR TROMBONE AND WIND ENSEMBLE Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone; UMass Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band, Maew Westgate, conductor MSR Classics, MS1824 From Greg Spiridopoulos: "Just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic halted all live musical endeavors, Matthew Westgate and I had scheduled an ambitious recording project of works for trombone and piano orchestrated for wind ensemble accompaniment. . . This CD, the result if distressing circumstances and remote collaborations, celebrates the return of 'synchronous' live music."

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