Pictures and Stories
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Music from the heart that speaks directly to an audience.

All of the pieces on this recording tell a story in one way or another. Some are narrative while others are programmatic or cinematic. Visual imagery, both imaginative and concrete is also part of the fabric of these works. These two elements have been part of several of Raymond Wojcik's works written throughout his creative life and they are brought together here for his second recording with Albany Records. Composer, conductor, and educator Raymond Wojcik received degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver and has served as conductor of the Garden State Philharmonic and the Brunswick Symphony. David Schiff, composer and writer notes: "At a time of technical gimmicks and stylistic uncertainty, Raymond Wojcik writes music from the heart that speaks directly to an audience in a distinctive voice."
Contents:
Raymond Wojcik, composer
The Sketchbook
Arthur Wilson, narrator, members of the Moravian Philharmonic, Raymond Wojcik, composer

Raymond Wojcik, composer
Vanishing Lands
Jana Tutkova, flute, Vit Muzik, violin, Marian Pavlik, cello, Evzenie Brezinova, viola, Michaela Turkova, harp

Raymond Wojcik, composer
Lord Sedley's Masque (Or The Revels of Love Revealed)
Douglas Wootton, tenor, members of the Moravian Philharmonic, Raymond Wojcik, conductor

Raymond Wojcik, composer
Closer To Home
Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Wojcik, conductor

Raymond Wojcik, composer
Sea Songs
Ludmila Hodulikova, accordion, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Wojcik, conductor
Review:
"Raymond Wojcik is [a]...composer with extraordinary lyrical gifts. His music holds at its core the song or the melody or the cogent, well-defined lyric, placing him squarely in the heart of contemporary romanticism. I treasure music like this." (American Record Guide)
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