Counterpoint Premieres

Formed by the conductor Robert de Cormier in 2000, the chamber vocal ensemble Counterpoint has been an advocate of modern composers since its inception. We hear a sample from their album Counterpoint Premieres, with Paul Alan Levi's jazz-infused memorial to poet Bert Chernow, "Bye, Bye Toots." Also, mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter takes a swing at Kurt Weill, and the New York Chamber Symphony essays Howard Hanson's impressionistic Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings.

Also Featured Tonight:

Anna Priscilla Risher / Mazurka Brillante
Olivier Messiaen / Fanatasie
John Adams / "Naive and Sentimental Music"
Charles Gounod / Symphony in B-flat, "Petite"
Igor Stravinsky / Symphony in C
Peteris Vasks / Messages
Aram Khachaturian / Violin Concerto in D

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