Mary Lynch Vanderkolk - Sonatas & Chamber Music For Oboe & Oboe DamoreThe soulful sounds of the oboe and oboe d'amore infuse the expressive, lyrical new album of solo and chamber works by award winning Canadian composer Christopher Tyler Nickel. The star of the show is Seattle Symphony principal Mary Lynch VanderKolk, whose artistry plays a vital role in Chris' compositional process. He explains, "I find ways to incorporate her strengths and personality into expressing the music's emotions." The Oboe Sonata, dedicated

like the Indian shehnai

Franco-Flemish Renaissance polyphony encounters the influences of eastern or western spiritual traditions present in the contemporary works

in alluring arrangements by Martin Klett

co-stars Ambika Mod

'Tulpa' takes listeners on a musical odyssey through time

In the concert hall of Kirchner Cultural Centre

and joins a line of their illustrious musical directors

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whose first string quartet is also called "Kreutzer Sonata"

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