Three Flavors, originally a toy piano concerto, adapted by soloist Andrew Russo, appears on this disc alongside the introspective Two Movements (with Bells) performed with James Ehnes, and the virtuoso Superstar Etude No. 3, an homage to Gershwin and the blues.
Marking Glenn Dicterow’s farewell from the orchestra following 34 years as Concertmaster, the New York Philharmonic released The Glenn Dicterow Collection, featuring Aaron Jay Kernis’ mournful Lament and Prayer, written “in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust,” among other favorite solo performances given by Mr. Dicterow from 1982 to 2012.
Aaron Jay Kernis’ Song of You is included in this album of 25 choral works commissioned by the The New York Virtuoso Singers (NYVS), conducted by Harold Rosenbaum, to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
Aaron Jay Kernis’ richly evocative Trio in Red is included in a fascinating disc of modern chamber repertoire performed by clarinetist David Shifrin and members of Chamber Music Northwest.
Aaron Jay Kernis’ Effortlessly, Love Flows is included in this lovely disc of new music for a cappella chorus, Messages to Myself, performed by Musica Sacra led by Kent Tritle.
Commissioned in celebration of the opening of the National Opera Center in New York, OPERA America’s 3-volume collection of songs, represents the distinctive voices of today’s most important composers and includes Aaron Jay Kernis’ Feng Shui for Your New Home performed by Talise Trevigne and Kelly Horsted.
Aaron Jay Kernis’s Phantom Polka was commissioned by accordionist Guy Klucevsek for his “Polkas from the Fringe” project. Written for accordion and prerecorded sounds, the piece takes its images from Abbott and Costello in the Haunted House.
The Jasper String Quartet's 2nd CD, The Kernis Project: Schubert, pairs the celestial works of Aaron Jay Kernis (String Quartet No. 1 'musica celestis') and Franz Schubert (String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden').
Musica Celestis (version for string orchestra based on the second movement of Aaron Kernis’ 1990 string quartet) performed by the Seattle Symphony and conductor Gerard Schwarz, is featured on this album Echoes, which transforms select well-known short works – five to ten minutes in length – for our present time.