[word]plays – microtonal works for saxophone(s)
Emily Koh, composer
Tracks
1. medi+aTion (2016) for baritone saxophone
Philipp Stäudlin, baritone saxophone
2. homonym (2013) for saxophone quartet
3. heteronym/ (2016) for saxophone quartet
4. cryptonym: (2018) for saxophone quartet
New Thread Quartet
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone
Kristen McKeon, alto saxophone
Erin Rogers, tenor saxophone
Zach Herchen, baritone saxophone
5. b(locked.orders) (2019) for soprano saxophone and electronics
Noa Even, soprano saxophone
Record Label/Catalogue Number
innova 055
Release Date:
July 23 2021
Album Art by Michiko Saiki. Engineered by Jeremy Tressler/Dreamflower Acoustic, Jason Rogers and Paul Griffith. Mastered by Raelynn Janicke/Infrasonic Sound.
Reviews:
– Raul da Gama, The Whole Note
– George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
– Max Level, KFJC 89.7FM
SEVEN
Phoon Yu, organ
Tracks
1. Postlude to “Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr” by Jonathan Shin
2. Fantasia on “Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot” by Huang Dingchao
3. We Believe All in One God by Syafiqah ‘Adha Sallehin
4. Vater unser im Himmelreich by Tan Yuting
5. Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam by Lee Jinjun
6. Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam by Emily Koh
7. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandte by Wynne Fung
8. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The First Angel
9. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Second Angel
10. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Third Angel
11. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Fourth Angel
12. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Fifth Angel
13. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Sixth Angel
14. Seven Angels by Chen Zhangyi: The Seventh Angel
Record Label/Catalogue Number
Centaur Records Inc./CRC3926
Release Date
April 18 2022
Reviews
– Aileen Tang, The Flying Inkpot
– Chang Tou Liang, Pianomania
APOLLO
Christoven Tan, viola and electronics
Derek Koh, percussion and talkback
Tracks
1. Unsaid (2021) by Emily Koh
2. Rancid Mouth (Vessel I) by Bertram Wee
Release Date
October 8 2021
ECHOES: Past & Future
Martha Thomas, piano
Tracks
1. Si Fallor, sum (2008/09) by Emily Koh
2. Prelude, Op. 2a (1965) by Tommy Joe Anderson
3. Escena ibérica, Op.3 (1967) by Tommy Joe Anderson
4. Variations on Au Clair de la Lune, Op.4 (1968) by Tommy Joe Anderson
5. Three Preludes, Op.16 (1973) by Tommy Joe Anderson
6. Piano Sonata No.1 “Lorad” (1969/1973) by William Winstead
7. Noggin I. Alarum by Melinda Wagner
8. Noggin II. Transit by Melinda Wagner
9. Noggin III. Lush Light by Melinda Wagner
10. Noggin IV. Re-uptake by Melinda Wagner
11. Five Bagatelles (2018) by Robert Chumbley
12. Coup après coup (fin après fin) by Lewis Nielson
Record Label/Catalogue Number
ACA Digital Recording, Inc. / CM20130
Release Date:
July 06 2021
Aural Bytes: A Musical Omakase
K口U & Emily Koh
Tracks
1. Chicken Satay Wrap
2. Bakkwa Sausage Burger
3. Curried Latke Stack
Release Date:
December 22 2020
Right Now, In A Second
Transient Canvas
Amy Advocat, bass clarinet
Matt Sharrock, marimba
Tracks
1. Fool Me Once (2016) by Barbara White
2. Rebounds (2016) by Jonathan Bailey Holland
3. \\very/ specifically vague (2017) by Emily Koh
4. Cold, column calving (2016) by Clifton Ingram
5. resonance imaging (2015) by Crystal Pascucci
6. Right now, in a second (2015) by Stefanie Lubkowski
7. Monochrome (2014) by Keith Kirchoff
Record Label/Catalogue Number:
New Focus Recording / fcr267
Release Date:
October 16 2020
Album Art by Vicki Leona. Engineered by Joel Gordon.
*Named in the Boston Globe Best Local Recordings 2020 list
Reviews:
– David Weininger, The Boston Globe
– Sasha Margolis, Chamber Music America
– Daniel Barbiero, Avant Music News
– Lucid Culture
Strings & Hammers
Strings & Hammers
Julia Keller, double bass
Eunmi Ko, piano
Sini Virtanen, violin
The McCormick Percussion Group
Robert McCormick, director
Rod Alnord, Kelsey Bannon, Jacob Barber, Katlyn Barber, William Brown, Nick Bruno, A.J. Cerrito, Grace Chang, Hayden Dumars, Tyler Evans, Michael Giunta, Adam Gould, David Grullon, Hannah Harper, Wyatt Hatch, Kaycie Howell, Trevor Hund, Alex Lang, Derek Letsche, Lionel Martinez, Maria Petropoulos, Anand Rehsi, Nicolas Remy, Jazmine Rodriguez, Manny Rosedilla, Kyle Spence, Michael Standard, Vincent Tardy, Joe Tremper, Kyle Uber, Ryan Walton, Hannah Warner, Chace Williams
Tracks
1. Piano Concerto: Solution I Tension by Anthony R. Green
2. Piano Concerto: Solution II Solution by Anthony R. Green
3. Pulsar by Eduardo Costa Roldan
4. memento mori by Emily Koh
5. Ice Concerto by Jarkko Hartikainen
6. Apollon I. Delphoi by Alessandro Annunziata
7. Apollon II. Logos by Alessandro Annunziata
8. Apollon III. Ekstasis by Alessandro Annunziata
Record Label / Catalogue Number:
Ravello Records / RR8037
Release Date:
July 10 2020
* Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner in the “New Classical Music – Album” category, January 2021.
Reviews:
– National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) Journal
– Jim Lambert, Percussive Notes
– New York Concert Review
– Helsingin Sanomat
– Finnish Music Quarterly
Surfaces and Essences
PRISM Quartet
Timothy McAllister, soprano saxophone
Zachary Shemon, alto saxophone
Matthew Levy, tenor saxophone
Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone
Tracks
1. Prized Possessions (2014) I. Mother’s Monster by Viet Cuong (b. 1990)
2. Prized Possessions (2014) II. Beggar’s Lace by Viet Cuong (b. 1990)
3. Surfaces and Essences (2017) by Christopher Biggs (b. 1979)
4. Motion Lines (2016) by Joseph Sowa (b. 1984)
5. heteronym/ (2016) by Emily Koh (b. 1986)
6. Tell: Quartet (2016) by Victoria Cheah (b. 1988)
Record Label / Catalogue Number:
XAS Records / XAS 108
Release Date:
April 17 2020
* Named in “Best Albums of New Music” category of George Grella’s “Best Classical Albums of 2020“.