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DREAMS AND NOCTURNES:
CHAMBER MUSIC OF STEPHEN GRYC
(Centaur CRC 2595)

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Contents: Dream Vegetables, Shadowdance, Six Mechanicals from 'A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Moon Thoughts, and Dances and Nocturnes.

"Stephen Gryc has a fine and delicate ear for chamber music. What I
like most about his program is the space he gives each instrument to breathe
and relate to the other instruments. My favorite piece is Shadowdance, a
short work for flute and piano that he composed as a competition piece for
the national Flute Association's Young Artists' Competition. Although not
as weighty as some of the other works on the program, the clarity and
elegance of the ideas interested me. The other pieces are all well
crafted."
--American Record Guide

STEPHEN GRYC:
NEW MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND OBOE
(Opus One CD #166)

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Contents: The Moon's Mirror, Five Preludes for Flute Alone, Six Mechanicals
from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream, Delicate Balances, Three Excursions for
Oboe, Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Bela Bartok.

"I continue to be impressed by the quality of Opus Ones'
recordings.Stephen Gryc's music is well-crafted and offers its own
pleasantly unchallenging rewards. He clearly knows the flute and oboe very
well, and he writes expressively for them. Particularly striking are The
Moon's Mirror for flute and chamber orchestra and the Six Mechanicals from A
Midsummer Night's Dream, for flute, oboe, and harpsichord. The playing is
excellent, especially by flutist John Wion and oboist Bert Lucarelli. With
performers like these at his disposal, it is not surprising that Gryc has
returned to these instruments again and again."
-- American Record Guide

FANDANGO
Philip Smith, trumpet and Joseph Alessi, trombone
University of New Mexico Wind Symphony
Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor
(Summit Records DCD 271)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Evensong and works by William Goldstein, Joseph
Turrin, and Derek Bourgeois.

"Fandango offers some of the finest solo brass performances you are
ever likely to hear. Stephen Gryc's Evensong affords Smith the opportunity to
demonstrate a more pensive approach to the music. The sound quality is
excellent; the solo voices are warm and with good presence. The balance
between soloist and ensemble is superb. This CD is important for two
reasons. First, it provides new, quality compositions for trumpet and
trombone with wind band. Second, it spotlights some phenomenal trumpet and
trombone performances by Phil Smith and Joe Alessi. This recording is
highly recommended."
--International Trumpet Guild Journal

CONVERGENCE
North Texas Wind Symphony
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
(Klavier K-11110)

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(click on Klavier Wind Project)
Contents: Stephen Gryc's Masquerade Variations on a Theme of Sergei
Prokofiev and works by David Dzuby, Paul Hindemith, Percy Grainger, and
Fisher Tull.

"The highlights of the CD are the new works--Masquerade Variations on a
Theme of Sergei Prokofiev by Stephen Gryc, Myaku by David Dzubay--both
impressive contributions to the wind band repertoire."
-- International Trumpet Guild Journal

"[Masquerade Variations] is a satisfying piece with a clear sense of
direction and audience appeal. Convergence earns an A+ and moves to the head
of the class."
-- Fanfare

DUO ESSENSE:
SHADOWDANCE
Helen Richman, flute, and Jenny Mitchell, piano
(Capstone CPS-8738)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Shadowdance and other dance-related music by
Mompou, Gluck, Leisner, Beaser, Honegger, Piazzolla, Vaughn Williams, and
Sting.

SPECTRA:
A CONCERT OF MUSIC BY
CONNECTICUT COMPOSERS, INC.
(Capstone CPS-8650)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Five American Portraits for Five Wind Instruments
and works by William Penn, Ken Steen, Robert Dix, and Arthur Welwood.

SPECTRA:
A CONCERT OF MUSIC FOR VOICES
BY CONNECTICUT COMPOSERS, INC.
The Kent Singers
Marguerite Mullee, director
(Capstone CPS-8710)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Two Poems of Henry David Thoreau and works by Allen
Brings, Sandra Smith Brooks, Howard Rovics, Elizabeth Lauer, Frank Vasi,
Elizabeth Austin, Benjamin Gryk, Constance Walton, George Lombardo, and Ken
Steen.

PERFORMANCE 20/20
PLAYS THE 20TH CENTURY
(Private issue from the Hartt School, University of Hartford)

Contents: Stephen Gryc, Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Bela Bartok for
oboe and string quartet, Igor Stravinsky, Three Pieces for Clarinet, Lou
Harrison, First Concerto for Flute and Percussion, Bela Bartok, Contrasts,
John Cage, Third Construction, and Dave Rozner, Pudma Kettusheth.

MUSIC OF PRAISE FOR HORN
Jeffrey Powers, horn and Bradley Bolen, piano,
and the Baylor University A Cappella Choir
(Private issue by Jeffrey Powers with all proceeds to
The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Reflections on a Southern Hymn for Horn Alone and
works by Edmond Marc, Paul Hindemith, Bernhard Krol, and Paul Basler.

"This is a very well performed and recorded presentation of six
excellent and varied works."
--The Horn Call

ECHOES OF THE EAST
New World Chamber Ensemble
Anhared Stowe, Artistic Director
(Private issue by the New World Chamber Ensemble)

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Contents: Stephen Gryc's Dances and Nocturnes for violin, viola, cello and
piano and works by Aram Khachaturian, Alan Hovhaness, and Leos Janacek.