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The Wandering Bird CD (2000)

The Wandering Bird (2000) by Robert Rollin

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About the Performers:
Walter Mony, violin/viola
Timothy Ehlen, piano
Joseph Edwards, clarinet
Calvin Lewis, violin
John Wilcox, violin

This recording is part of the Dana Recording Project and is sponsored by the New Music Society with additional support from the Dana School of Music, The Youngstown State University College of Fine and Performing Arts, and the Ohio Arts Council. Proceeds benefit the New Music Society Guest Artist and Young Composers Scholarship Funds. All music licensed by ASCAP

Program Notes by Walter Mony

05: VARIATIONS AND INTERLUDES ON AN OLD POLISH CAROL

(Walter Mony, violin / Timothy Ehlen, piano) • The thematic core of this piece is the renowned Polish carol Lulajze Jezuniu (Sleep Little Jesus), a gentle pulsating lullaby. The 17-measure tune makes three appearances. The two instruments share and switch the variety of the roles of contrasting registers, interweaving commentary, delicate plucked accompaniment, or the distant subdued reminiscence of the lullaby. The three interludes which follow are based on monophonic folk material from the mountain region of Silesia in Southern Poland. These range through a multiplicity of meters - at once gracious and florid - and then close in an ebullient joyous dance.

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