Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hear Primous Fountain, Composer & Pianist, in Second Symphony with Lugansk Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

[Primous Fountain]

Primous Fountain is on Facebook and has a fascinating website with information on his career and the many conductors and musicians with whom he has worked, at: http://www.primousfountain.com/

Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com, sends us an mp3 file of a symphonic movement by Primous Fountain, composer and piano soloist, accompanied by the Lugansk Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine. Miran Vaupotic is the conductor:

“Here is the Second Movement of the Second Symphony by Primous Fountain (b. 1949), a fantastically gifted composer, prodigious Guggenheim winner as a college freshman. This symphony was commissioned by Quincy Jones. He has had extended residencies in Mali and Europe, although his home is in Madison WI.”

Primous Fountain lists the following among his many compositions:

Symphony No. 1 - Commissioned by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 2 – Commissioned by Quincy Jones

String Orchestra – Commissioned by William Forsythe and the Frankfurt Ballet

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – Commissioned by Anthony Elliott and the Minnesota Orchestra

Ritual Dances of the Amaks – Commissioned by Fromm Music Foundation

Ritual Dances of the Amaks – Second Movement, commissioned by Michael Tilson Thomas

Concerto for Harp and Orchestra – Commissioned by Paderewski Foundation

Ricia trio – Commissioned by Dance Theatre of Harlem

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