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Igor Veligan, lecturer in violin, viola and chamber music at University of the Pacific, has performed extensively in the Ukraine, toured in Freiburg, Germany and Tokyo and Niigata, Japan. He is joined by Steinway Artist Natsuki Fukasawa, whose music career has taken her throughout U.S. cities as well as to Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, Australia, Brazil, Japan, and China.

They perform George Enescu's (1881-1955) 'Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Opus 25' “Dans le caractère populaire roumain”, a wildy fascinating impression of the lively, mysterious, passionate, and colorful Romanian character.

VOICES FROM EASTERN EUROPE

Also from Eastern Europe, is included Ukrainian composer, Myroslav Mykhaylovych Skoryk's 'Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2' -- a gestural piece which holds much emotion in its three movements, at times free and quiet, then building to sonorous climaxes.

Finally, we get the somewhat mysterious and intriguing composer from Armenia,
Arno Babajanian (1921 -1983). His 'Sonata for Violin and Piano' is loved by violinists and pianists who are lucky enough to know it, is a remarkable work, composed in 1959.





Every Tendril, a wish

electroacoustics with
with various instruments and voice
Bonnie Miksch

“... This is music that “moves beyond abstract relationships into the boundless realm of emotions and dreams.” Drawing on real life inspirations like her husband and infant son, Miksch leavens her electronic textures with acoustic instruments (flute, alto sax), that much-used staple of outdoor gatherings and festivals, the didgeridoo, her own voice, and fellow PSU professor Joel Bluestone from the Portland ensemble FearNoMusic in a solo percussion showcase. This promising disc affirms Miksch’s ascension to the top rank of Oregon composers..." -- BRETT CAMPBELL - Eugene Weekly.

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Bonnie Miksch, a composer and performer whose music embraces multiple musical universes, creates both acoustic and electroacoustic works. She is passionate about music which moves beyond abstract relationships into the boundless realm of emotions and dreams.


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Ensemble De Organographia: Gayle Stuwe Neuman: voice, viola da braccio (early violin), viola da gamba, sackbutt, recorder, cornamuse, ayacachtli (gourd rattle), claves, bell, tabor, tambourine; Philip Neuman: sackbutt, recorder, krummhorn, cornamuse, douçaine, Praetorius and Schnitzer schreierpfeiffen, rackett, tartold, spinettino, shawm, curtal, bagpipe, violone

Oregon Renaissance Band directed by Gayle and Philip Neuman: David Bryan: tenor sackbutt, Sharon Cheney: great bass rackett, Daphne Clifton: tenor recorder, Ben Fitch: tabor, Lori Fitch: soprano recorder, Polly Gibson: soprano recorder, Andrew Harris: tenor sackbutt, Kathy Langley: soprano recorder, Cindy Markham: tenor recorder, Kathryn Richer: bagpipe and tenor recorder

Now make we joye

Renaissance Christmas and other Celebratory Music
various early instruments




Ensemble De Organographia and the Oregon Renaissance Band Directed by Philip and Gayle Neuman




Wolcum Yole Seasonal Music for Celtic Harp
and various instruments
Laura Zaerr

Yule-tide music for the Celtic harp. The word yule is from an Old English word meaning Christmas, geol. Yuletide is celbrated at the time of year when light returns to the world. As the physical light returns with the barely perceptible lengthening of days, we also envision spiritual light bathing the earth with good will and community. In this spirit of global well-being, proceeds from this recording will be forwarded to an organization dedicated to enhancing world-wide service - The Krista Foundation -Rosewood Music, 2001.

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Laura Zaerr began playing the harp at the age of ten. She studied at the university of Oregon under the direction of Sally Maxwell where she obtained a bachelor's degree in music performance and composition.


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Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola by Ludovico Roncalli (1654-1713) is the last in a long line of books for the Baroque guitar (or chitarra spagnola as it was called back then) published in Italy, spanning nearly one hundred years. These publications run the gamut from rudimentary instruction books with simple pieces intended for beginners to collections of highly sophisticated music.

Ludovico Roncalli

Chamber Music
Hideki Yamaya, Baroque guitar




The latter elevated the status of the guitar from an accompaniment instrument used in popular music to a solo instrument with a serious and respectable repertoire. Capricci armonici contains arguably some of the best music written for the guitar and thus is one of the most important sources for the instrument.




Cynthia Stillman Gerdes

All of the places she's lived have influenced her music: From the sagebrush and wild west of Pasco and Boise in the "Idaho Toccata Trio" to the more cosmopolitan influences of San Francisco, Seattle and Portland.

Backyard Toccata ia one of those early spring days when the breeze moves the wind chimes, backyard birds are trying to attract mates and stake out territories in the big trees. It's easy to find the scene comic to irritatingly restless. At the end a door closes, an attempt to shut out nature's uproar. Of course it doesn't.

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Idaho Toccata Trio is a love song to a community (Boise, Idaho) and an era (late 1940s). It's written from the un-conflicted perspective, musically and otherwise, of a ten year old. One melodic motif knits the piece together.


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The mandolino, or the Baroque mandolin, was the predecessor to the modern mandolin. Unlike its offspring, it had 6 courses of strings (instead of 4) and was mostly played with the fingertips (instead of with a plectrum). Though mostly unknown today, it enjoyed a modest popularity in the 17th- and 18th-centuries and a sizeable repertoire.

THE MANDOLINO IN
18TH-CENTURY ITALY

Chamber Music
Hideki Yamaya, mandolino


John Schneiderman, lute


This recording contains pieces from the Filippo Dalla Casa Manuscript, dated 1759 from Bologna, Italy. Though by mostly unknown composers, the quality of the music is very high and compares with the best lute, keyboard, and chamber music from the period. Mandolino is played by Hideki Yamaya, and continuo on lute is played by John Schneiderman.


Ferdinand the Bull and Friends


2010 Award

recent reviews

media REVIEWS and INTERVIEWS online

narr: David Ogden Stiers
cello: Nina Flyer
piano: Chie Nagatani


NPM's newest release

The Story of Ferdinand the Bull    music: Mark Fish
   story: Munro Leaf


The Carnival of the Animals
   music: Camille Saint Saëns
   arr: Mark Fish
   poems: Ogden Nash


The Mother Goose Suite
   music: Maurice Ravel
   arr: Mark Fish


for
children of all ages
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"Yes, the stuff of kids entertainment now is cool and fun, and reaching for relevance with more educational titles, but nothing beats sitting, just quietly, and listening to a story. It stirs the imagination; it reaches the soul, and quiets the noise of a distracted life. And I think that may be one thing that's missing for kids now - the overscheduled, over-stimulated, over-merchandised under-10s of our society just don't have the time to sit and think, daydream, and imagine, free from the clamoring advertising and relentless schedule. And I think classical music is a perfect opportunity to unplug, tune in, quiet the noise and engage the imagination. Ferdinand the Bull and Friends is a wonderful addition to the family music library for those reasons and I recommend it to anyone feeling a little frazzled and distracted, who could use a nice break for the soul to gather itself again to face the world anew."
   -- Dot Rust - Oregon Music News

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Late Autumn Moods and Images

NPM's newest audio CD release, in the genre of contemporary classical concert hall art music.

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Chamber Music
David S. Bernstein

Joel Belgique, viola
Joel Bluestone, percussion
David Buck, flute
Hamilton Cheifetz, cello
Alexandre Dossin, piano
Barbara Heilmair, clarinet
Nancy Ives, cello
Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
Ines Voglar, violin
Karen Wagner, oboe




The Silvered Lute

NPM's 2009 release, featuring soprano soloist, Mei Zhong with pianist, James Helton, performing recent compositions by Derek Healey, Hua Lin, Judith Cloud, Joaquin Turina Perez and Eleanor Trawick.

"'The Silvered Lute,' a set of exquisite songs which call for nuanced delicacy and subtlety..."

'Wind and Rain' ...Zhong here sounds as though she is in full expressive control of each measure. David Q. Wu's poem is a poignant exploration of longing and missed chances, and Hua Lin's music conveys that emotional richness with exceptional sensitivity.

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"...the finest moments are nothing less than thrilling ...in the spectacular 'Poema en forma de canciones' by Joaquin Turina ...spectacular playing form pianist James Helton who handles these fiendishly difficult accompaniments as though he were playing with three hands rather than two." -- NATS journal, March/April 2010



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DIAMETERS GERDING 1

NPM founder Jack Gabel's
DIAMETERS WORLD PREMIERE

Part the First Thursday February 7 (2013)
Arts Walk in the Pearl
a rare opportunity to hear the entire set performed (DIAMETER I through XII)

DIAMETERS

Brian McWhorter and Florian Conzetti perfrom DIAMETER X
in the lobby of Portland Center Stage Gerding Theatre at the Armory
photo by Takafumi Uehara





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North Pacific Music
Special New Releases Offering

Music by Capella Romana
specializing in Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox Liturgical music

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CAPPELLA ROMANA

BYZANTIUM: 330-1453:

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75 min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

BYZANTIUM in ROME

Medieval Byzantine
Chant from
Grottaferrata

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31 & 51
min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

THE DEVINE LITURGY

in English

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47 & 60
min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

Byzantine Chant and Polyphony (c.1453)

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72 min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

KONTAKION
on the
NATIVITY of CHRIST

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72 min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

LAY ASIDE ALL EARTHLY CARES

Orthodox Choral Works in English

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74 min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

MUSIC OF BYZANTIUM

(1261-1557)

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64 min.

Classical
Liturgical


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

TIKEY ZES:

Choral Works


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50 min.

Classical /
Byzantine Christmas


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CAPPELLA ROMANA

WHEN AUGUSTUS REIGNED
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64 min.

Classical /
Byzantine Christmas



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Cantores in Ecclesia
In Rome

NPM's newest reissued audio CD, not by popular, but rather by cognoscente demand. NPM has brought out on its own label an award winning ensemble in a volume of vocal choral works from the Renaissance by on of Portland's most cherished local artistic treasures.

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Tomas Svoboda 5-CD set


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Still available: $64.95


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