Rothko Chapel
Contributors: Simpson, Robert, 1948- conductor; Kashkashian, Kim, instrumentalist; Schick, Steven, instrumentalist; Snouffer, Lauren, singer; Bruzauskas, Sonja, singer; Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987; Satie, Erik, 1866-1925; Satie, Erik, 1866-1925; Satie, Erik, 1866-1925; Cage, John; Cage, John; Satie, Erik, 1866-1925; Satie, Erik, 1866-1925; Cage, John; Cage, John; Houston Chamber Choir
Series: ECM new series; ECM new series
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording]
Subjects: Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied; Piano music; Songs and music; Aleatory music; Rothko Chapel (Houston, Tex.); Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble
Notes: Title from disc.

The 1st work for soprano and mezzo-soprano solos, mixed chorus, percussion, celesta, and viola; the 2nd, 4th, 6th-7th, 9th-10th works for piano; the 3rd and 8th for choir; the 5th for tenor and choir.

Compact disc.

Program notes (27 pages) laid in container.

In the 1st work: Kim Kashkashian, viola ; Steven Schick, percussion ; Sarah Rothenberg, celeste ; Lauren Snouffer, soprano ; Sonja Bruzauskas, mezzo-soprano ; Houston Chamber Choir ; Robert Simpson, conductor. In the 2nd, 4th, 6th-7th work, 9th-10th works: Sarah Rothenberg, piano. In the 3rd and 8th works: Houston Chamber Choir. In the 5th work: L. Wayne Ashley, tenor ; Houston Chamber Choir ; Robert Simpson, conductor.

recorded Stude Hall, Rice University, Houston May 2012.

recorded The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater, Asia Society Texas Center February 2013.
Table of contents: title: Rothko Chapel / Morton Feldman (26:21); title: Gnossienne no. 4 / Erik Satie (3:36); title: Four² / John Cage (6:28); title: Ogive no. 1 / Erik Satie (3:04); title: ear for EAR : (antiphonies) / John Cage (4:09); title: Ogive no. 2 (3:07) ; Gnossienne no. 1 (5:16) / Erik Satie; title: Five / John Cage (5:07); title: Gnossienne no. 3 / Erik Satie (3:30); title: In a landscape / John Cage (9:42).