Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores the relationships between machines, humanity and nature in three unique concertos. 'Dreamachine' for solo percussion and orchestra is a colorful tribute to the imagination of inventors who dreamed of new machines, both real and surreal. The flute concerto 'Trail of Tears' dramatizes the tragic governmental forced relocation of Native Americans in 1838 and meditates on how the human spirit discovers ways to deal with adversity. 'Reflections on the Mississippi' for tuba and orchestra is a musical voyage down the legendary Mississippi River from Iowa to Louisiana. The Albany Symphony, conducted by David Alan Miller, delivers mesmerizing performances by three outstanding women soloists: Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, flutist extraordinaire Amy Porter, and Carol Jantsch, the remarkable principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Tracklist:

Trail Of Tears: I. Where The Wind Blew Free
Trail Of Tears: II. Incantation
Trail Of Tears: III. Sun Dance
Dreamachine: I. Da Vinci's Wings
Dreamachine: II. Rube Goldberg's Variations
Dreamachine: III. Electric Eel
Dreamachine: IV. Vulcan's Forge
Reflections On The Mississippi: I. Mist
Reflections On The Mississippi: II. Fury
Reflections On The Mississippi: III. Prayer
Reflections On The Mississippi: IV. Steamboat

UPC: 636943980729
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 3.1.18
Format: CD

Albany Symphony Orchestra - Dreamachine / Trail Tears / Reflections (CD)