Playing the Edge
Mark Rush, Jerry Kirkbride, Arizona Percussion Ensemble, Norman Weinberg
Violinist Mark Rush offers a contemporary program of music for violin and percussion assisted by the Arizona Percussion Ensemble and percussionist Norman Weinberg. With Michael Daugherty's Lex, based on Superman's most vexing foe, Lou Harrison's innovative concerto mixing "junk" percussion instruments with traditional European one, Craig Walsh's work for violin and percussion based on ecobiological ideas expressed in purely abstract musical ways, and Kevin Puts' work for violin, clarinet and marimba, we have exciting music for a non-traditional combination.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Lex | Michael Daugherty | Mark Rush, electric violin, Arizona Percussion Ensemble, Norman Weinberg, conductor |
| Concerto for Violin and Percussion | Lou Harrison | Mark Rush, violin, Arizona Percussion Ensemble, Gary Cook, conductor |
| Pointing Out Your Ruse | Craig Walsh | Mark Rush, violin, Norman Weinberg, percussion |
| And Legions Will Rise | Kevin Puts | Mark Rush, violin, Norman Weinberg, percussion, Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet |
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"...all the performers are virtuosic...not the least of which is violinist Mark Rush. He gets quite a workout from four extraordinary composers. ...All four composers take a different approach to violin and percussion ensemble. From funny to profound, arcane to mundane, this CD explores possibilities and delivers on entertainment."
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