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Some of America's best chamber ensembles perform works by Mark Gustavson, whose unique voice is influenced by music from around the world.

Born in 1959, composer Mark Gustavson studied at Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, Conservatory of Amsterdam, Tanglewood and the Banff Centre. He is on the faculty at Adelphi University and Nassau Community College. He has received numerous honors, including a composer award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a Fulbright Fellowship. His music has been commissioned and performed by notable chamber ensembles including Speculum Musicae, Parnassus, The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra and the New Music Consort, among many others. The five pieces on this recording, covering a period of 13 years, are representative of Gustavson’s primary interests, which is composing instrumental music from works for solo instruments or orchestral music. His unique voice, influenced by approaches to music from around the world, often sounds spontaneous or improvised, although it is strictly notated.
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Mark Gustavson, composer
Dissolving Images
Lisa Moore, piano

Mark Gustavson, composer
Jag
Either/Or

Mark Gustavson, composer
Quintet
Contempo

Mark Gustavson, composer
Trickster
Edward Gilmore, clarinet

Mark Gustavson, composer
A Fool's Journey
Parnassus
Review:
“Gustavson’s music fuses modernist gestures with an Expressionist aesthetic. Each score simmers with emotional vigor from nervous quiet murmurs to sudden violent outbursts.” (American Record Guide)