From the Heart of Ra: New Chamber Music for Viola by Andrew List Concordia String Trio

• Andrew List: From the Heart of Ra:
• 1 List: From the Heart of Ra 16:25
• 6 Bagatelles for String Trio:
• 2 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 1, Introduction 00:58
• 3 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 2, Canon 03:06
• 4 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 3, Soliloquy 04:34
• 5 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 4, Intermezzo 01:48
• 6 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 5, Arioso 01:51
• 7 List: 6 Bagatelles for String Trio: No. 6, Finale 01:12
• 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas:
• 8 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 1, Air 02:29
• 9 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 2, Wild Dance 00:54
• 10 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 3, Al rovescio 01:56
• 11 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 4, Soliloquy 03:08
• 12 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 5, Aria 01:59
• 13 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 6, Cat and Mouse 01:01
• 14 List: 7 Musical Portraits for 2 Violas: No. 7, Sonnambula 01:34
• 3 Musical Meditations for String Trio:
• 15 List: 3 Musical Meditations for String Trio: No. 1, Espressivo 04:14
• 16 List: 3 Musical Meditations for String Trio: No. 2, Tenderly 03:07
• 17 List: 3 Musical Meditations for String Trio: No. 3, With Reverence 03:04
• Total Runtime 53:20

Info for From the Heart of Ra: New Chamber Music for Viola by Andrew List

From the Heart of Ra, a work for viola and piano, was written for violist Leslie Perna, who plays the work here. It is in six sections, each representing how ancient Egyptians thought of the soul and its journey in the afterlife. The album also includes Six Bagatelles for String Trio, Seven Musical Portraits for Two Violas, and Three Musical Meditations for String Trio. Leslie Perna, violist, has appeared as a teacher, performer and recording artist (Albany, Aquebis, Berklee, Capstone, Centaur and CRI labels) across the Americas, Europe and Asia. After earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory and a graduate degree from Boston University, she studied chamber music at the Chautauqua and Blossom music festivals, and with members of the Cleveland, Emerson, Kolisch and Muir quartets. Her performances have been broadcast internationally on radio and television in the Americas and Canada, including National Public Radio, public radio stations across the country, Brazil's Radio and TV MEC, and ABC's Nightly News with Peter Jennings.

Concordia String Trio

The Concordia String Trio
explores and expands the eclectic repertoire of an under-appreciated genre—the string trio. This versatile ensemble has built a reputation for its exciting performances and innovative programs, juxtaposing pieces from the standard string trio repertoire with new compositions and little-known works of great composers. This spring, the Concordia String Trio will be presenting seven concerts throughout the Midwest. Formed in 1999, the Trio has performed recitals, educational programs, and given lecture/demonstrations in Boston, Vermont, Kentucky, Texas, Utah, and California. They were featured on WTVP public television in a program entitled “Marcia and Friends” as part of the Peoria Symphony’s Sound Bites series. The Trio has also been resident ensemble at the Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival and recorded a Capstone CD entitled “90’s Timeflow – Chamber Music of Alan Schmitz.” Their new recording “Viennese String Trios” will be released in the spring of 2017 on the Centaur Label.

Members of the trio are Marcia Liebenow, Concertmaster of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and professor of Violin, Viola, and Chamber Music at Bradley University; Leslie Perna, Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the University of Missouri-Columbia, violist of the Esterhazy Quartet, Director of the Missouri String Project, and a founding member of the Concordia String Trio; and Karen Becker, Professor of Cello in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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