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AMERICAN CLASSICS
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra, based at the
Barbican in London and conducted by Principal
Conductor Valery Gergiev and LSO President Sir Colin
Davis, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading
orchestras, but there is much more to its work than
performing 140 concerts a year. More than a hundred
years after it was formed, the LSO still attracts
excellent players from all over the world. The LSO’s
commitment to music education through LSO
Discovery, based at LSO St Luke’s, the UBS and LSO
Music Education centre, reaches over 60,000 people
annually and provides a unique mix of events for music
lovers of every age and background. The Orchestra is
Photo: Gautier Deblonde resident at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, holds an
annual residency at Lincoln Center, New York, and is international resident orchestra of La Salle Pleyel, Paris. LSO
Live is currently the most successful label of its kind, making the orchestra available to global audiences.
JoAnn Falletta
Recipient of the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, winner of
the Stokowski Competition, and the Toscanini, Ditson and Bruno Walter conducting
awards, JoAnn Falletta has also received ten awards from the American Society of
Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) and serves on the U.S. National Council on the Arts.
A champion of American music, she has presented over four hundred works by American
composers including over eighty world premières. She currently serves as music director
of both the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony and has guest conducted
over a hundred orchestras in North America and many of the most prominent orchestras in
Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. Her Naxos recordings include the double
GRAMMY ® Award winning disc of works by John Corigliano (8.559331) and
GRAMMY® nominated discs of works of Kenneth Fuchs (8.559224), Franz Schubert
(8.572051), and Ottorino Respighi (8.557711).
Photo: Mark Dellas
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For more information, please visit www.joannfalletta.com
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JACK GALLAGHER
Orchestral Music
Diversions Overture • Berceuse • Sinfonietta
Symphony in One Movement: Threnody
London Symphony Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta
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Jack Gallagher (b. 1947)
Orchestral Music
Diversions Overture was written for the Wooster
Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and given its première by
that ensemble under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg on
15th November 1986. It takes its name from my
Diversions for symphonic band (1985), a threemovement work whose last movement provides the
overture’s principal thematic material. Framed by a
slow introduction and reflective coda, the overture
progresses from quiet beginnings in solo winds to a
faster, tutti passage for full orchestra. The contrasting
middle section employs concertante solo strings,
leading to a chorale for brass. The reappearance of the
main material culminates in a final statement for full
orchestra, followed by a revisiting of the slower material
of the opening. Scored for two flutes (second doubling
piccolo), two oboes (second doubling English Horn),
two clarinets (second doubling bass clarinet), two
bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones,
timpani, two percussionists, harp and strings, the
overture is dedicated with warm affection to my
daughter Kelly and son Ryan. Previously it was
recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winstin,
conductor, on ERM Media ERM-6709.
Berceuse is a brief, lyrical work for small orchestra.
Growing out of a lullaby for piano composed in 1976 for
the daughter of friends, it employs a gently rocking 6/8
pattern suggestive of the genre. Later expanded and
orchestrated, the work is dedicated to my parents.
Calling for winds in pairs, two horns, two trumpets,
timpani and strings, Berceuse was first performed by the
Hicksville (New York) Community Orchestra, Charles
Gouse, conductor, and is published by Kalmus/Ludwig
Masters Publications. Previously recorded by the Polish
Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of Kraków
with Szymon Kawalla, conductor, on Vienna Modern
Masters VMM 3030, it has been broadcast widely,
including fifty times by Radio Stephansdom
Klassiksender, 107.3 FM, in Vienna.
Sinfonietta for String Orchestra (Editions Bim –
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www.editions-bim.com), completed in February 2007,
was extensively revised and expanded in 2008. The
Sinfonietta grew out of the earlier Two Pieces for String
Orchestra, composed in 1989-90 for director Joanne
Cohen and the Wooster (Ohio) String Ensemble, who
presented its première at The College of Wooster. To
the original Two Pieces, three movements were added in
2006-07, resulting in a five-movement scheme of fastslow-fast-slow-fast. In this form, the work received its
first performance on 10th November 2007 by the
Wooster Symphony Orchestra guest-conducted by the
composer. Substantive revision and expansion in 2008
profited greatly from a performance of the last three
movements by the Utah Arts Festival Orchestra,
Andrew Rindfleisch, conductor. The first movement
Intrada, in modified sonata form, begins with a
principal subject juxtaposing open-string pizzicato
multiple stops with rapid passages based on the
octatonic (alternating whole tones and semitones) scale.
The more lyrical second subject is omitted entirely in
the condensed recapitulation. The movement ends with
a quiet coda, leading to the following movement. The
second movement Intermezzo, a plaintive arietta in 6/8
meter, is framed by an introduction and coda featuring a
small group of solo players. Movement three, Malambo,
is titled for a lively Argentinian dance in compound
meter, occasionally found in stylized form in the music
of Alberto Ginastera. Structurally a scherzo with two
trios, it features a syncopated fanfare motive in open
fifths. The Pavane is a reflective, gentle movement
characterized by restraint throughout. “Pavane” refers
to a stately court dance in duple meter and possessing
symmetrical proportions. The concluding Rondo
concertante features a dance-like theme, initially in solo
instruments and utilizing changing meter. Following a
pizzicato introduction, the rondo theme is announced
and contrasted with a yearning second subject, in triple
meter, in the cellos and basses. The Sinfonietta is
published by Editions Bim, Vuarmarens, Switzerland.
2
Symphony in One Movement: Threnody (Editions
Bim – www.editions-bim.com) was completed in 1991
and revised in 2008. Commissioned, with support from
the Greater Wayne County Foundation, by the Women’s
Committee for the 75th Anniversary of the Wooster
Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, Jeffrey Lindberg, Music
Director, it is dedicated to my father and to the loving
memory of my mother, who died unexpectedly while
the work was in progress. Divided into two principal
sections (slow and fast), the symphony progresses from
expressions of loneliness and longing to resolve and
assertion. Beginning softly in divided violins, the
principal pitch material continually aspires to escape,
via ever-broadening spirals of ambition, a prevailing
sense of longing, only to be thwarted three times by
threatening episodes in faster tempi. Greater rhythmic
élan, edginess and even a dance-like quality characterize
the faster second section. Cadenzas for harp and
clarinets provide moments of repose and recollection,
but the fundamental character remains animated and the
work ends with a gesture of aggressive bravura. Scored
for two flutes (second doubling piccolo), two oboes, two
clarinets (second doubling bass clarinet), two bassoons,
four horns, three trumpets (first doubling piccolo
trumpet), three trombones, tuba, piano, harp, timpani,
three percussionists, and strings, the symphony lasts 21
minutes and is published by Editions Bim, Vuarmarens,
Switzerland. First performed on 16th November 1991
by the Wooster Symphony Orchestra guest-conducted
by the composer, the symphony previously was
recorded by the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra,
Szymon Kawalla, conductor, on Vienna Modern
Masters VMM 3028.
Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher is the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The
College of Wooster in Ohio. He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in
composition from Cornell University and the bachelor’s degree cum laude
from Hofstra University. He studied composition with Elie Siegmeister,
Robert Palmer and Burrill Phillips, participated in seminars with Karel Husa,
Thea Musgrave and Ned Rorem, and in masterclasses with Aaron Copland,
George Crumb and William Bolcom. His compositions, including works for
orchestra, band, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments, are included on
twelve compact discs on the Musical Heritage Society, Capstone, Vienna
Modern Masters, Summit Records, Promuse, Altissimo! and ERM labels.
Publishers include Editions Bim, Lawson-Gould, Kalmus/Ludwig Masters
Publications and Manduca Music Publications. Gallagher’s awards include
recognition from the Ohio Arts Council, the Charles Ives Center for American
Music, Meet the Composer, the Yaddo Corporation, the Atlantic Center for
the Arts, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The College of Wooster
Henry Luce III Award for Distinguished Scholarship, and other organizations.
As producer, his recording for TNC Records of Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques
with pianist Angelin Chang, conductor John McLaughlin Williams and the
Cleveland Chamber Symphony won a 2006 GRAMMY® Award in the classical category “Best Instrumental Soloist
Performance with Orchestra.” For more information about his music please visit www.JackGallagherMusic.com
Photo: Matt Dilyard/The College of Wooster, Ohio
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Jack Gallagher (b. 1947)
Orchestral Music
Diversions Overture was written for the Wooster
Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and given its première by
that ensemble under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg on
15th November 1986. It takes its name from my
Diversions for symphonic band (1985), a threemovement work whose last movement provides the
overture’s principal thematic material. Framed by a
slow introduction and reflective coda, the overture
progresses from quiet beginnings in solo winds to a
faster, tutti passage for full orchestra. The contrasting
middle section employs concertante solo strings,
leading to a chorale for brass. The reappearance of the
main material culminates in a final statement for full
orchestra, followed by a revisiting of the slower material
of the opening. Scored for two flutes (second doubling
piccolo), two oboes (second doubling English Horn),
two clarinets (second doubling bass clarinet), two
bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones,
timpani, two percussionists, harp and strings, the
overture is dedicated with warm affection to my
daughter Kelly and son Ryan. Previously it was
recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winstin,
conductor, on ERM Media ERM-6709.
Berceuse is a brief, lyrical work for small orchestra.
Growing out of a lullaby for piano composed in 1976 for
the daughter of friends, it employs a gently rocking 6/8
pattern suggestive of the genre. Later expanded and
orchestrated, the work is dedicated to my parents.
Calling for winds in pairs, two horns, two trumpets,
timpani and strings, Berceuse was first performed by the
Hicksville (New York) Community Orchestra, Charles
Gouse, conductor, and is published by Kalmus/Ludwig
Masters Publications. Previously recorded by the Polish
Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of Kraków
with Szymon Kawalla, conductor, on Vienna Modern
Masters VMM 3030, it has been broadcast widely,
including fifty times by Radio Stephansdom
Klassiksender, 107.3 FM, in Vienna.
Sinfonietta for String Orchestra (Editions Bim –
8.559652
www.editions-bim.com), completed in February 2007,
was extensively revised and expanded in 2008. The
Sinfonietta grew out of the earlier Two Pieces for String
Orchestra, composed in 1989-90 for director Joanne
Cohen and the Wooster (Ohio) String Ensemble, who
presented its première at The College of Wooster. To
the original Two Pieces, three movements were added in
2006-07, resulting in a five-movement scheme of fastslow-fast-slow-fast. In this form, the work received its
first performance on 10th November 2007 by the
Wooster Symphony Orchestra guest-conducted by the
composer. Substantive revision and expansion in 2008
profited greatly from a performance of the last three
movements by the Utah Arts Festival Orchestra,
Andrew Rindfleisch, conductor. The first movement
Intrada, in modified sonata form, begins with a
principal subject juxtaposing open-string pizzicato
multiple stops with rapid passages based on the
octatonic (alternating whole tones and semitones) scale.
The more lyrical second subject is omitted entirely in
the condensed recapitulation. The movement ends with
a quiet coda, leading to the following movement. The
second movement Intermezzo, a plaintive arietta in 6/8
meter, is framed by an introduction and coda featuring a
small group of solo players. Movement three, Malambo,
is titled for a lively Argentinian dance in compound
meter, occasionally found in stylized form in the music
of Alberto Ginastera. Structurally a scherzo with two
trios, it features a syncopated fanfare motive in open
fifths. The Pavane is a reflective, gentle movement
characterized by restraint throughout. “Pavane” refers
to a stately court dance in duple meter and possessing
symmetrical proportions. The concluding Rondo
concertante features a dance-like theme, initially in solo
instruments and utilizing changing meter. Following a
pizzicato introduction, the rondo theme is announced
and contrasted with a yearning second subject, in triple
meter, in the cellos and basses. The Sinfonietta is
published by Editions Bim, Vuarmarens, Switzerland.
2
Symphony in One Movement: Threnody (Editions
Bim – www.editions-bim.com) was completed in 1991
and revised in 2008. Commissioned, with support from
the Greater Wayne County Foundation, by the Women’s
Committee for the 75th Anniversary of the Wooster
Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, Jeffrey Lindberg, Music
Director, it is dedicated to my father and to the loving
memory of my mother, who died unexpectedly while
the work was in progress. Divided into two principal
sections (slow and fast), the symphony progresses from
expressions of loneliness and longing to resolve and
assertion. Beginning softly in divided violins, the
principal pitch material continually aspires to escape,
via ever-broadening spirals of ambition, a prevailing
sense of longing, only to be thwarted three times by
threatening episodes in faster tempi. Greater rhythmic
élan, edginess and even a dance-like quality characterize
the faster second section. Cadenzas for harp and
clarinets provide moments of repose and recollection,
but the fundamental character remains animated and the
work ends with a gesture of aggressive bravura. Scored
for two flutes (second doubling piccolo), two oboes, two
clarinets (second doubling bass clarinet), two bassoons,
four horns, three trumpets (first doubling piccolo
trumpet), three trombones, tuba, piano, harp, timpani,
three percussionists, and strings, the symphony lasts 21
minutes and is published by Editions Bim, Vuarmarens,
Switzerland. First performed on 16th November 1991
by the Wooster Symphony Orchestra guest-conducted
by the composer, the symphony previously was
recorded by the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra,
Szymon Kawalla, conductor, on Vienna Modern
Masters VMM 3028.
Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher
Jack Gallagher is the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The
College of Wooster in Ohio. He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in
composition from Cornell University and the bachelor’s degree cum laude
from Hofstra University. He studied composition with Elie Siegmeister,
Robert Palmer and Burrill Phillips, participated in seminars with Karel Husa,
Thea Musgrave and Ned Rorem, and in masterclasses with Aaron Copland,
George Crumb and William Bolcom. His compositions, including works for
orchestra, band, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments, are included on
twelve compact discs on the Musical Heritage Society, Capstone, Vienna
Modern Masters, Summit Records, Promuse, Altissimo! and ERM labels.
Publishers include Editions Bim, Lawson-Gould, Kalmus/Ludwig Masters
Publications and Manduca Music Publications. Gallagher’s awards include
recognition from the Ohio Arts Council, the Charles Ives Center for American
Music, Meet the Composer, the Yaddo Corporation, the Atlantic Center for
the Arts, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The College of Wooster
Henry Luce III Award for Distinguished Scholarship, and other organizations.
As producer, his recording for TNC Records of Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques
with pianist Angelin Chang, conductor John McLaughlin Williams and the
Cleveland Chamber Symphony won a 2006 GRAMMY® Award in the classical category “Best Instrumental Soloist
Performance with Orchestra.” For more information about his music please visit www.JackGallagherMusic.com
Photo: Matt Dilyard/The College of Wooster, Ohio
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AMERICAN CLASSICS
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra, based at the
Barbican in London and conducted by Principal
Conductor Valery Gergiev and LSO President Sir Colin
Davis, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading
orchestras, but there is much more to its work than
performing 140 concerts a year. More than a hundred
years after it was formed, the LSO still attracts
excellent players from all over the world. The LSO’s
commitment to music education through LSO
Discovery, based at LSO St Luke’s, the UBS and LSO
Music Education centre, reaches over 60,000 people
annually and provides a unique mix of events for music
lovers of every age and background. The Orchestra is
Photo: Gautier Deblonde resident at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, holds an
annual residency at Lincoln Center, New York, and is international resident orchestra of La Salle Pleyel, Paris. LSO
Live is currently the most successful label of its kind, making the orchestra available to global audiences.
JoAnn Falletta
Recipient of the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, winner of
the Stokowski Competition, and the Toscanini, Ditson and Bruno Walter conducting
awards, JoAnn Falletta has also received ten awards from the American Society of
Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) and serves on the U.S. National Council on the Arts.
A champion of American music, she has presented over four hundred works by American
composers including over eighty world premières. She currently serves as music director
of both the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony and has guest conducted
over a hundred orchestras in North America and many of the most prominent orchestras in
Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. Her Naxos recordings include the double
GRAMMY ® Award winning disc of works by John Corigliano (8.559331) and
GRAMMY® nominated discs of works of Kenneth Fuchs (8.559224), Franz Schubert
(8.572051), and Ottorino Respighi (8.557711).
Photo: Mark Dellas
8.559652
For more information, please visit www.joannfalletta.com
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JACK GALLAGHER
Orchestral Music
Diversions Overture • Berceuse • Sinfonietta
Symphony in One Movement: Threnody
London Symphony Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta
(b. 1947)
Orchestral Music
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Diversions Overture (1986)
Berceuse (1977) 2
Sinfonietta (1990/2007)* 3
1
I. Intrada
II. Intermezzo
III. Malambo
IV. Pavane
V. Rondo concertante
AMERICAN CLASSICS
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5:19
26:45
5:18
4:11
6:27
4:59
5:50
Symphony in One Movement:
Threnody (1991) 4
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*WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
London Symphony Orchestra 1, 2, 4
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra 3
JoAnn Falletta
This recording was made possible
through the generosity of
Ethel L. and John J. Gallagher; and
Muriel R. and Robert G. Schaffeld
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Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One, London, UK,
on 5th and 6th January, 2009
Producer and editor: Michael Fine
Assistant producer: Tamra Saylor Fine
Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
(BKL Recording Group)
Publishers: Composer’s manuscript (track 1);
Kalmus / Ludwig Masters (track 2);
Editions Bim (www.editions-bim.com) (tracks 3-8)
Booklet notes: Jack Gallagher
Cover image by Centauria (iStockphoto.com)
Jack Gallagher’s Symphony in One
Movement: Threnody has been
acclaimed by in Tune magazine as
‘enormously inventing’ and by
Österreichische Musikzeitschrift as ‘a
one-movement symphony of great
colorfulness’. The warm, lyrical
Berceuse was heralded by The
Washington Post as ‘a treat’ and
‘a lovely melodic and accessible
work’. The spirited Diversions
Overture and Sinfonietta for String
Orchestra, in five-movement arch
form, complete this survey of
Gallagher’s music for orchestra
recorded by the London Symphony
under the direction of JoAnn Falletta.
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