Recordings

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Each of these is a sample of the full-length work.

Moment: rarescale plays David Bennett Thomas

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Recalled To Life (9:07) ~ 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; Sara Watts, bass clarinet

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Evocations (16:15) ~ Carla Rees, alto flute; Sara 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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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cover art: Transfusion EnsembleThe 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)

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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

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