Facchin/ Avalokite Duo/ Facchin - PlanetsLou Harrison said: "A friend reminded me that Conductor L. Stokowski was about to celebrate his 90th birthday, and that several composers had already written short pieces for the occasion so in a hurry, I composed Jahla. It was performed, with other pieces, during the birthday party for this dear friend". In Jahla, the compositional technique was taken from that practiced in northern India, where a pedal is used between the notes of the melody, thus

If a chamber music ensemble can stand together in the same lineup for 25 years

Transcriptions & Encores

" "Sweet Home Chicago

where she lives with her young daughter

reveal a voice that is well schooled in the classic material presented

an unissued-at-the-time Cross-Eyed Alley Cat

Stanze contains intriguing and uncharacteristic elements: as the composer himself explained

based on a few indefeasible pillars

as well as the rarely performed Suites 1 &2 orchestrated by Stravinsky during the years 1921 and 1925

draws on Russian choral music of the 19th century and the tradition of large-scale concert works based on Orthodox choral music

Jesus' Choir 5

soulful production