m an n , an d Tian xia Wu ; an d trom b on ists Kyle Loch Nessie, an om in ou s Fafn er, an d th e bat-

Co vin gt o n , Jo n a t h a n Lo m b a r d o , Je r o e n tle between St George an d th e Dragon . Moser

Me n te n s, Ala n Ca rr, Da n a La n d is, a n d Nick Ca m eos o ffe r s five p o e m s b y Ca r o lyn Ru t h
Sch wartz. Th e readin g is im p ressive an d satis- M o se r , r e a d b y r a d io a n n o u n c e r Ra ym o n d
fyin g. Jon es an d set to m u sic b y Ald o Rafael Forte.
KILPATRICK Th e m u sic is p leasan t en ou gh , an d th e p oetry
is p erson al, b u t th e b asic sou n d with Jon es
Euphoniums Unlimited n arratin g in a voice of God ton e, with over-
SHERWIN: A Nigh tin gale San g in Berk eley Squ are; wh e lm in g vo lu m e a n d m a n u fa ctu re d re ve r-
UBER: Exh ibition s; DANNER: Ru n n in w ith Bydlo; beration is very stran ge.
FORTE: Moser Cam eos; LININEN: Lam pi; RAUM: Se ve ra l le a d in g e u p h o n iu m so lo ist s a re
A Little Mon ster Mu sic; CORWELL: In th e Cath e- h e a rd b u t d o n o t m a ke stro n g im p re ssio n s.
d ra l ; BRU S ICK: B y t h e W a t ers o f B a b y l o n ; Brian Bowm an s ton e is sm all in David Ubers
MACMILLAN: In Mem oriam Sept 11, 2001; SELF: Exh ib itio n s, b u t m o re n a tu ra l in Nea l Co r-
Eu ph on iu m s Un lim ited; HAUSER: Eu Ph u n k wells In th e Cath ed ral. Fin n ish p layer Ju kka
Mark 554380 m in u tes Myllys (May/ Ju n e 2001: 224) is m iked closely
($15.00 from www.m arkcu stom .com , 10815 an d directly in Kirm o Lin tin es Lam p i; an d as
Bodin e Road, Claren ce, NY 14031-0406) a resu lt, we kn ow m ore ab ou t h is grain y ton e
q u a lity th a n we sh o u ld . In Du n ca n Ma cMil-
Eu p h o n iu m s Un lim ited is led b y R Win sto n la n s In Me m o ria m Se p t 11, 2001a p ie ce
Morris, th e lon g-tim e tu b a p rofessor at Ten - th at takes risksAdam Frey is a stron g soloist
n essee Tech Un iversity wh o h as created a size- wh o m a kes im p ressive so u n d s ea rly o n , b u t
able body of recordin gs by th e Ten n essee Tech u n attractive, su p er-h igh on es later. Th is stu dy
Tu b a En sem b le. In a reckless b u rst o f lin er- o n Am e rica t h e Be a u t ifu l m a ke s a m o vin g
n ote zeal, h e tru m p ets th e eu p h on iu m as th e an d th ou gh tfu l statem en t excep t in a m id d le
m ost versatile m u sical in stru m en t ever in ven t- section wh ere th e en sem ble is taken ou t of its
ed an d says th at alth ou gh th e tu ba-eu p h on i- good-ton e zon e.
u m en sem b le is stan d ard low-b rass fare, th e KILPATRICK
eu p h on iu m don t n eed n o stin kin tu bas.
St a t e m e n t s lik e t h o s e (a n d e n s e m b le Cla ssic Hymns
n a m e s like Eu p h o n iu m s U n lim it e d ) ca u se d BACH: N ow Th a n k W e All Ou r God ; O Sa cred
m e t o b ra ce m yse lf b e fo re p re ssin g Pla y. H ea d , N ow W ou n d ed ; Pra i se t o t h e Lord , t h e
Wou ld th ere be excessive en th u siasm , volu m e, Alm igh ty; MENDELSSOHN: A M igh ty Fortress is
an d n otes-p er-m in u te? Wou ld th ere be lots of ou r God; PURCELL: Doxology; HANDEL: Th in e is
arran gem en ts, esp ecially from th e p op , jazz, th e Glory; SIBELIUS: Be Still, My Sou l; COPLAND:
an d fu n k realm s? Sh all W e Gath er at th e River?; IVES: O for a Th ou -
It wa s n ice to d isco ver th a t Eu p h o n iu m s san d Ton gu es; SCHUMANN: Lord , Sp eak to M e;
Un lim ited h a s a d a rk, co n tro lled so u n d a n d HAYD N: Gloriou s T h in gs of T h ee a re Sp ok en ;
th at it em p h asizes soft rath er th an lou d p lay- BEETHOVEN: Joyfu l, Joyfu l, W e Adore Th ee
in g. I w o u ld p r e fe r le s s fu z z in t h e gr o u p Dia n e Bish , Re b e cca Owe n s, Sa m u e l Me t zge r,
sou n d , b etter in ton ation , an d m ore d yn am ic org; Tim Zim m erm an , Kin gs Brass
sh ap e; bu t at least m ost of th e works are origi- Su m m it 42870 m in u tes
n al an d good . Overall, th is is a very p leasan t
listen in g exp erien ce. H ym n s e t t in gs b y m a jo r c o m p o s e r s in
N igh t in ga le Sa n g in Be r ke le y Sq u a r e , a rra n ge m e n t s fo r la rge b ra ss e n se m b le a n d
u n d erstated an d sweet, is m arred on ly b y th e organ . Th ere are ch orales from Bach can tatas
very sm all ton e of an u n n am ed soloist. Greg a n d o r a t o r io s , A M igh t y F o r t r e s s fr o m
Dan n ers fascin atin g Ru n n in with Bydlo (an Men d elssoh n s Sym p h on y 5, O For a Th ou -
e xp e ct e d r e fe r e n ce t o M o u sso r gsky ca n b e san d Ton gu es from Ch arles Ivess Sym p h on y
detected on ly fain tly n ear th e en d) is fast, in tri- 3, Glo rio u s Th in gs fro m H a yd n s Em p eror
ca te, a n d h eld to so ft d yn a m ic levels. Alo n g Qu artet, an d so forth . Colorfu l an d sp lash y in a
s im ila r lin e s is Ja m e s Se lfs Eu p h o n iu m s t e le vis e d - c h u r c h - s e r vic e w a y, it w o u ld b e
Un lim ited. William Bru sicks By th e Waters of m u ch m ore en joyable if th e in ton ation weren t
Ba b ylo n is in terestin g a n d h a s m o m en ts o f so wretch ed.
great beau ty, bu t it in clu des th at gim m ick I so KILPATRICK
dislike: in stru m en talists sin gin g. It is p robably
su p p osed to sou n d an cien t or som eth in g, bu t
Art is n ot an en d in itself. It in trod u ces th e
it ju st sou n ds odd. Leave th e sin gin g to sin gers.
so u l in to a h igh e r sp iritu a l o rd e r, wh ich it
Th e two big p ieces are m ade of little m ove-
exp resses an d in som e sen se exp lain s. Mu sic
m en ts. A Little Mon ster Mu sic, an im agin ative
an d art an d p oetry attu n e th e sou l to God.
work b y Elizab eth Rau m , takes 13 m in u tes to
Th om as Merton
d e p ict t h e m u lt i-h e a d e d H yd ra , a d ign ifie d
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