Includes A Fine Romance , New York, New York , The Lady Is A Tramp , Come Fly With Me plus many more Frank Sinatra hits. / Chant Et Guitare

James Lindsay's Sanbiki No Kashikoi Saru for three voices (SSA). Duration: 5 minutes Composed: 2003 Also published as part of UYMP's Songspin Songbook ISMN M 57036 603 3. Commissioned and first performed by Juice Vocal Ensemble at the York Spring Festival of New Music 8th May 2003. The text for this piece is taken from the Japanese myth of the Three Wise Monkeys (sanbiki no kashikoi saru):  

Little Gifts was expertly composed in 1998 by Sadie Harrison. This piece was first performed at the ICA London by Alison Wells and Ian Mitchell in 1998.Australianborn freelance composer and performer Sadie Harrison’s unique fusion of elements from indigenous Lithuanian music and poetry with her own modernist often abrasive style have led her to be compared with Bartok but with her own warmt…

After Colonna was expertly composed in 2001 by Sadie Harrison. First performed at Hampstead Town hall in March 2001 by Miriam Lowbury and David Carhart. AfterColonna later featured on Harrison’s 2002 album No Title Required.Australian born freelance composer and performe Sadie Harrison’s unique fusion of elements fromindigenous Lithuanian music and poetry with her own modernist often abra…

Architechtonia was expertly composed in 1986 by Sadie Harrison. Architechtonia received its first performance by Projects/London conducted by Richard Bernasat St. John's Smith Square November 1987.Australian born freelance composer and performer Sadie Harrison’s unique fusion of elements from indigenous Lithuanian music and poetry with her own modernist often abrasive style have led her t…

Two Songs: The Colour And All In Green was expertly composed in 1997 by Sadie Harrison. This piece was first performed for the BMIC Cutting Edge Series in November 2004 at The Warehouse London by Sarah Leonard and Jonathan Powell.Australian born freelance composer and performer Sadie Harrison’s unique fusion of elements from indigenous Lithuanian music and poetry withher own modernist often a…

The latest in a series of pieces written for CoMA string players  Bee Haven is a sound environment an imaginary outdoor space populated by plants flowers and bees. The sound of honeybee humming is the main focus of the work; around this the bees’ ‘haven’ (a living environment free from agricultural poisons and habitat destruction) is created through quiet air noise and gentle…

Kevin Volans' String Quartet No. 9: Shiva Dances was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Smith Quartet at the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.Kevin Volans (the composer) notes on the piece:In the past I have been interested in trying to go beyond historicism (1970s) beyond style(1980s) and beyond form (1990s) in my work. Looking back over the music of the twentiet…

Intermediate/Advanced. When Charlie Parker made his famous with strings recordings, jazz musicians realized the potential of lushly orchestrated strings to enhance their own creativity. Legendary players soon followed suit, making a with strings album almost an essential rite of passage. Here are 10 beautiful standards arranged by jazz great and award-winning arranger Lennie Niehaus. Rhythm S…

A refreshing collection of intermediate original pieces for violin duet. Selections include: Al See Ya Later; Today’s Special; After You; Beagle Mania; Blues for Two Rush Hour; Hot Tamale; Around the Clock; Good Morning Sunset;New York Blues; Let Us Play for Awhile; Close Shave; and Al B’s Dream.