Recordings
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Each of these is a sample of the full-length work.
- Jazz Portrait
- Piano Works 2000-2009
- Moment: rarescale plays David Bennett Thomas
- Songs of Seasons
- Chamber Works
- The Music of David Bennett Thomas, Vol. 1
- America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Volume IX
- Transfusion Ensemble
- The University of the Arts Chorus presents Mass
- Odyssey: 11 American Premieres for Flute and Piano
Jazz Portrait
Vectordisc Records 022
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Music inspired by lines from James Joyce's novel Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Performed by John Swana, EVI (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9); Ron Kerber, soprano and tenor saxophones (all tracks except 4); David Bennett Thomas, piano (all tracks); percussion (track 4); Kevin Hanson, guitar (all tracks); Micah Jones, bass (all tracks); Erik Johnson, drums (all tracks); and Arturo Stable, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 7).
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1 Wave of Light
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2 Seaborne
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3 Nasty Roche
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4 Fleece of Clouds
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5 His Heart Danced
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6 Distant Pools
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7 The Colour The Sea Was At Night
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8 Dieu
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9 Music Leaping
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10 The Dying Day
Piano Works 2001 – 2009
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Piano Sonata #3 (2007) 17'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carl Cranmer, piano.
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Piano Sonata #4 - In Memory of Lukas Foss (2009) 14'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carl Cranmer, piano
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Four Etudes for Piano (2006) 7'
Recorded audio sample performed by Matthew Bengtson, piano.
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Conundrum (for two pianos) (2005) 13'
Recorded audio sample performed by Charles Abramovic and Matthew Bengtson, pianos.
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Piano Sonata #1 (2001) 15'
Recorded audio sample performed by Gary Gress, piano.
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Piano Sonata #2 (2003) 10'
Recorded audio sample performed by Matthew Bengtson, piano.
Moment: rarescale plays David Bennett Thomas
rarescale records 003
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Recalled To Life (9:07) ~ Nicholas Robinson, conductor; Carla Rees, flute; Louise Hayter, oboe; Sarah Watts, clarinet; Shelley Organ, bassoon; Rosie Banks, violoncello; Anthony Williams, contrabass; Kerry Yong, piano; Matthew West, percussion.
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Elegy for Tu Fu (3:58) ~ Carla Rees, bass flute; Kerry Yong, piano
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Moment (6:26) ~ Carla Rees, bass flute; Sarah Watts, bass clarinet
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Evocations (16:15) ~ Carla Rees, alto flute; Sarah Watts, bass clarinet; Rosie Banks violoncello; Kerry Yong, piano
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Sketches for Flute and Guitar (4:59) ~ Carla Rees, flute; David Black, guitar
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Short Suite (7:39) ~ Carla Rees, alto flute; Paul Goodey, cor anglais; Sarah Watts, bass clarinet
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Steeples In My Soul (5:23) ~ Carla Rees, alto flute
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Edifice (12:00) ~ Sarah Watts, bass clarinet; Antony Clare, piano
Songs of Seasons
The Gregg Smith Singers
Capstone Records CPS-8791
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O Magnum Mysterium (4:25) ~ The Gregg Smith Singers; Arthur Krieck, conductor
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The Dawning (4:38) ~ The Men of The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor
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WARSONG (13:01) ~ Eileen Clark, soprano; Megan Friar, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Schmidt, piano
Songs of Seasons ~ The Gregg Smith Singers; Thomas Schmidt, piano; Dale Jergenson, conductor
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January-April (2:32) ~ Alto solo by April Lindevald
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May (1:03)
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June-September (1:43)
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October (1:41)
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November-December (3:35) ~ Soprano solo by Mary Elizabeth Poore Tenor solo by Drew Martin
Psalms ~ Jared Stamm, baritone; Thomas Schmidt, piano
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Psalm 46: 2-7, 10-11 (5:13)
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Psalm 84: 1-4 (2:29)
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Psalm 51: 10-17 (4:31)
Chamber Works
Capstone Records CPS-8754
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Piano Sonata No.2 (Matthew Bengtson, piano)
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Steeples In My Soul: Movements for Alto Flute (Carla Rees, alto flute)
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Sonata for Solo Cello (Jeffrey Solow, cello)
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Blake Songs (The New Carillon Ensemble; Mary Elizabeth Poore, soprano; April Lindevald, alto; Arthur Krieck, tenor; Alan Reinhardt, bass; Thomas Schmidt, piano)
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Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano (The Temple New Music Trio: Cynthia Folio, flute; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Charles Abramovic, piano)
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Juliet: Five songs from Shakespeare for Soprano, Violin, Organ, and Tubular Bells ~ My only love sprung from my only hate (Mary Elizabeth Poore, soprano; Laura Frautschi, violin; Thomas Schmidt, organ; John Dolbashian, bells)
The Music of David Bennett Thomas, Vol. 1
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Four Easter Canticles (The Gregg Smith Singers)
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Short Sonata for Four Hands (Samuel Hsu and Gary Gress, piano)
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Homage to Toru Takemitsu (Gary Gress, piano)
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A Poem by Lady Mary Wroth (Deborah Lipsi, soprano; Michael Locati, viola; April Stace, harp)
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Impromptus for Flute and Piano (Margaret Claudin, flute; Samuel Hsu, piano)
America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Volume IX: AUR CD 3122
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This CD is a collection of pieces featuring the saxophone, including Thomas' Rondo Capriccioso (Marshall Taylor, alto saxophone; Samuel Hsu, piano). Other composers on the CD include Lars-Erik Larsson, Lawrence Moss, and Edward Green. Performers include Kenneth Tse, Dale Underwood, ThiBre Quartet, and the Prism Brass Quartet. For a full list, and to hear clips of any track, please click on the Arizona University Recordings link above.
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Rondo Capriccioso for Alto Saxophone and Piano (Marshall Taylor, alto saxophone; Samuel Hsu, piano)
The University of the Arts Transfusion Ensemble
A production of The University of the Arts School of Music; Philadelphia, PA
Arrangement of Herbie Hancock's tune, for The Transfusion Ensemble (2008)
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Eye of the Hurricane (performed by the Transfusion Ensemble; Ron Kerber, director)
The University of the Arts Chorus presents Mass
A production of The University of the Arts School of Music; Philadelphia, PA.
Mass in Five Movements - for SATB chorus, soloists, and organ (2008-2009) 27'.
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I. Kyrie
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II. Gloria
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III. Credo
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IV. Sanctus
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V. Agnus Dei
Singing City's Philadelphia Treasures Program: “We the People”
Available through Singing City; Philadelphia, PA.
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Chanting To Paradise - SSAATTBB chorus (2007) 3' Text by Emily Dickinson.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.
Click here to see the YouTube video with Jeffrey Brillhart leading Singing City.
Odyssey: 11 American Premieres for Flute and Piano
Innova Records 814
Mimi Stillman and Charles Abramovic
Two CD Set
Available through Innova Records, or download on iTunes.
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