Holiday
A Basque Noel is a medley of three medieval carols from what is now southern France and known still as the Basque region, surrounding the French...
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Put on your sea legs for this exhilarating nautical adventure. Setting out on the waves of the clarinets, the flute calls to the...
The three movements: Dawn, Mist and Thunder are all intrinsic to the Cape Breton environment. The Mist is derived from a melody for solo fiddle called "Arisaig...
Extracted from one of Glazunov’s suites for orchestra, Carnivale is a rousing tarantella to be performed at a brisk tempo in 6/8 time. With its rapid tempo and...
Dark Filaments begins with an explosion from a single point that spins out two threads, a dark pentatonic melody and a short rhythmic burst, and follows as...
Fusion Suite leans toward the jazz side, inspired by the sound of a jazz-rock fusion band playing outdoors on a warm August night. The three movements evoke...
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Huron Passage is part of a larger work by McMichael titled "Great Lakes Voyage." She has cleverly woven together four Great Lakes...
With its title inspired by a famous waterfall in Costa Rica, La Fortuna is a marimba and piano duet that celebrates the power of music and its ability to unite...
Using the folk songs "New Rigged Ship" and "Jefferson & Liberty," the exciting story of the Lewis and Clark expedition launches a musical journey of...
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Commonly known as "The Erie Canal", Low Bridge, Everybody Down is the 2nd movement of Catherine McMichael's larger work, Great Lakes...