Sonata Profana - Casteels, Robert (Singapore NUS Center for the Arts, 2004)
Sonata profana (2002) for triple orchestra (23:15). Triphony ; The Five Beginnings -- Sui yuen (2002) for unaccompanied piano (3:10) -- Whispher in the night (2003) for solo percussion and strings (8:11) -- Elegy to the men you don't meet ev'ryday (2002) for Chinese symphony orchestra, Balinese gangsa, trombone chorus and quinton (15:36) -- Shadow catacher (2003) for double chorus a cappella and rapper (6:16).
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"With the support of the Royal Embassy of Belgium (Singapore)"--Insert.
Robert Casteels, conductor (tracks 4 & 5) ; Richard Adams, conductor (tracks 1 & 2) ; Canberra School of Music Chamber Orchestra (track 4) ; Gary France, percussion (track 4) ; Sheik Haikel, rapper (track 6) ; Jiři Heger, quinton (track 5) ; Lum Yan Sing, conductor (tracks 1 & 2) ; NUS Chinese Orchestra and NUS Wind Symphony (tracks 1 & 2) ; The Philharmonic Winds (tracks 1 & 2) ; Leonard Tan, conductor (tracks 1 & 2) ; Jennifer Tham, conductor (track 6) ; Singapore Symphony Orchestra trombone players (track 5) ; Singapore Armed Force and Drama Company Chinese Orchestra (track 5) ; Pauline Tay, pianist (track 3).
Recorded Sept. 5, 2002, NUS University Cultural Centre Hall (tracks 1 & 2); Apr. 18, 2002, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Brahma room (track 3); Apr. 11, 2003, ANU, Llewellyn Hall (track 4); Nov. 20, 2002, Victoria Concert Hall (track 5); Oct. 22, 2003, Eastward Studio; and Apr. 17, 2004, Lion Studios (track 6).
Keywords: Orchestral music; Instrumental music; Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied