Fleeting Realms Vol. 2
Isak Roux composer
Mark Zanter composer
William Toutant composer
James Shrader composer
Fabio Antonelli composer
Marvin J. Carlton composer
Even the briefest moments can burn themselves into memory, inspiring feelings that last a lifetime. On FLEETING REALMS VOL 2, works in chamber settings tap into our innermost thoughts and emotions, stirring the senses and sparking imagination.
The album’s composers—Fabio Antonelli, Isak Roux, Marvin J. Carlton, James Shrader, William Toutant, and Mark Zanter—draw upon classic literature, contemporary culture, elemental energy, and historical tragedy to analyze and question the foundations of human experience. United by their inquisitiveness and exploration of the heart and mind, each seamlessly expresses their vision with unique chamber arrangements that further bind together the philosophical themes.
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Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Composer | Performer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Piano Trio No. 1 "Music for an Imaginary Film": I. Scenes from the Boulevard | Isak Roux | Gramercy Trio | Sharan Leventhal, violin; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano | 5:16 |
| 02 | Piano Trio No. 1 "Music for an Imaginary Film": II. The Lonely Lady | Isak Roux | Gramercy Trio | Sharan Leventhal, violin; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano | 4:04 |
| 03 | Piano Trio No. 1 "Music for an Imaginary Film": III. At Night | Isak Roux | Gramercy Trio | Sharan Leventhal, violin; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano | 3:04 |
| 04 | Piano Trio No. 1 "Music for an Imaginary Film": IV. The Fury | Isak Roux | Gramercy Trio | Sharan Leventhal, violin; Jonathan Miller, cello; Randall Hodgkinson, piano | 4:11 |
| 05 | Earth Endures, Stars Abide | Mark Zanter | Ergon Ensemble | Kostas Tzekos, clarinet; Stefanos Nasos, piano; Dimitris Travlos, cello | 7:22 |
| 06 | Remembrance | William Toutant | Pedroia String Quartet | Jae Cosmos Lee, violin; Rohan Gregory, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; Jacques Wood, cello | 9:10 |
| 07 | Frogs Always Get You in the End | James Shrader | James Shrader, conductor; Aliana de la Guardia ,soprano; Brian Church, baritone; Jessica Lizak, flute; Yhasmin Valenzuela, clarinet; Ming-Hui Lin, cello | 7:43 |
| 08 | Sonata per violino e violincello in due spazi | Fabio Antonelli | Peter Sulski, violin; Jacques Wood, cello | 2:59 |
| 09 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 1, Strings in the Earth and Air | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 2:33 |
| 10 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 2, The Twilight Turns from Amethyst | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 1:49 |
| 11 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 3, At That Hour When All Things Have Repose | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 2:56 |
| 12 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 4, When the Shy Star Goes Forth in Heaven | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 2:11 |
| 13 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 5, Lean Out of the Window | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 2:42 |
| 14 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 6, Winds of May | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 1:42 |
| 15 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 7, Bright Cap and Streamers | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 1:45 |
| 16 | James Joyce Song Cycle: No. 8, Bid Adieu | Marvin J. Carlton | Stephen Marotto, cello; Yoko Hagino, piano; Aliana de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano | 1:31 |
PIANO TRIO NUMBER 1
Recorded June 22, 2020 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA Session Producer Brad Michel Session Engineer John Weston
EARTH ENDURES; STARS ABIDE
Recorded February 24, 2020 in Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, Megaron Recording Center in Athens, Greece Session Producer Tasos Rosopoulos Session Engineer Nikos Espialidis
REMEMBRANCE
Recorded October 23, 2019 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA Session Producer John Page Session Engineer John Weston Assistant Engineer Jacob Steingart
FROGS ALWAYS GET YOU IN THE END
Recorded April 21, 2017 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport MA Session Producer Brad Michel Session Engineer Tom Stephenson
SONATA PER VIOLINO E VIOLONCELLO IN DUE SPAZI
Recorded October 23, 2019 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA Session Producer John Page Session Engineer John Weston Assistant Engineer Jacob Steingart
JAMES JOYCE SONG CYCLE
Recorded July 18-19, 31, and August 1, 2020 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA Producer & Session Engineer John Weston Co-Producer Lucas Paquette
Executive Producer Bob Lord
Executive A&R Sam Renshaw
A&R Director Brandon MacNeil
A&R Morgan Santos, Jacob Smith, Chris Robinson
General Manager of Audio & Sessions Jan Košulič
Recording Sessions Director Levi Brown
Audio Director, Editing & Mixing (6-16) Lucas Paquette
Editing & Mixing (1-4) Brad Michel
Editing & Mixing (5) Jan Košulič
Mastering Shaun Michaud
VP, Design & Marketing Brett Picknell
Art Director Ryan Harrison
Design Edward A. Fleming
Publicity Patrick Niland, Sara Warner
Artist Information
Isak Roux
Isak Roux (1959*) was born and raised in the colorful city of Durban, South Africa. The cosmopolitan nature of African folk music fascinated him from an early age. His pianistic career began by playing gospel music at his local church community. As a teenager, this prompted him to embark on vocal arrangement and composition of sacred works. His later close collaboration with Joseph Shabalala and Jake Lerole further influenced his personal stylistic development. As a solo recording artist, he has produced three piano albums to date.
Mark Zanter
Mark Zanter has appeared on NPR’s Live at the Landmark, WILL, IPR, WVPN’s In Touch With The Arts, is published by Les Productions d’OZ, Schott European American and MJIC, and his works have been performed nationally and internationally at festivals including, MUSIC X, June in Buffalo, Soundscape, NYCEMF, Echofluxx, SEAMUS, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Generative Art International, Seensound, MIUC, Melbourne, and SPLICE.
William Toutant
William Toutant was born in Worcester MA. He received his B.A. and M.A. from George Washington University and his Ph.D. in music theory and composition from Michigan State University. He joined the music faculty of California State University, Northridge in 1975. During the next 38 years he not only taught in the Department of Music, but he also served in a variety of administrative positions including Dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication.
James Shrader
James Shrader is a composer, conductor, author, and retired academic administrator. He holds degrees from Bradley University (Music Education), The Cleveland Institute of Music (Opera Direction), and Texas Tech University (Fine Arts/Conducting). He was Director of Music and Fine Arts at The First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, Associate Director of Choral Activities at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State Universities, Chair of the Music Department and Director of Choral and Opera Studies at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and Head of the Department of Music at Valdosta State University. He was Chorus Master for Tulsa Opera where he prepared nine productions.
Fabio Antonelli
Fabio Aantonelli was born in Rome in 1966 and studied musicology and composition with great Italian composers like Ivan Fedele, Mario Garuti, and Gabriele Manca. He graduated in Musicology at the University of Pavia (Italy) and in Composition from The Como Conservatory of Music (Italy), then he graduated with a Master’s in Composition from The Milan Conservatory (Italy). He’s achieved advanced degrees in Astrophysics and Cosmology from the University of Bologna (Italy). With his work, Antonelli tries to represent the silence of the universe. His music consists of fragments that are isolated and suspended in the Void.
Marvin J. Carlton
Marvin J. Carlton is an American composer of opera, art song, symphonic works, choral works, and chamber music. His micro-opera 3D's DANCE HALL won the audience choice award at The Atlanta Opera's 24-Hour Opera Project in 2013, while his opera PIE, PITHE, AND PALLETTE won the judge's award in 2016. His music has been heard in concerts by Belleville (IL) Philharmonic Chorale, Centralia (IL) Philharmonic Orchestra, The Atlanta Opera, International Double Reed Society, St. Martin Chamber Players, Heart of Illinois Woodwind Quintet, The American Patriot Wind Ensemble, the Southern Illinois Grade School Vocal Music Association, and One Ounce Opera (Austin, Tx).
Aliana de la Guardia
The Arts Fuse lauds de la Guardia’s sound as “lovely, natural” and “as clear and powerful as grain alcohol.” As an active soprano vocalist, Aliana de la Guardia has garnered acclaim for her “dazzling flights of virtuosity” (Gramophone) in “vocally fearless” performances that are “fizzing with theatrical commitment” (The Boston Globe). A graduate of the Boston Conservatory and consummate interpreter of new classical concert repertoire, she has enjoyed collaborations with many ensembles featuring today’s most eminent composers including “Scenes from a Novel” and “Kafka Fragments” with violinist Gabriela Diaz by György Kurtág, “Aspen Suite” by Salvatore Sciarrino,“Nenia: the Death of Orpheus” by Harrison Birtwistle conducted by Jeffery Means, and the world premiere of “Earth Songs” by Ronald Perrera with New England Philharmonic, among others.
Ergon Ensemble
Ergon is an Athens based contemporary music ensemble created in 2008 for performing works by living composers as well as masterpieces of the 20th and 21st-century avant-garde. Noted for its exciting interpretations and meticulous preparation, it has received praise from critics and audiences alike, making it the leading ensemble of its kind in Greece. An extremely flexible and versatile ensemble, Ergon is based on a core formation that is further reinforced, depending on the project, by a great number of guests and exceptionally talented musicians. Directed by a five-member musician team, responsible for planning, and collaborations, its original and adventurous programming includes chamber and orchestral music, musical theatre works, dance, contemporary opera, and cinema.
