JosĂŠ Serebrier Windance for String Orchestra
When planning a string ensemble recording of music by Manuel de Falla we encountered very few original works for strings, and added music by his friends and contemporaries. I was asked to contribute an homage, and the result is this brief Windance. The title, combining the words wind and dance, was chosen because I quote at the end one of the short phrases from the Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla, and instead of fire I emphasize the wind. —José Serebrier
Recorded in 2020 by Concerto Málaga in Spain with conductor José Serebrier
José Serebrier established himself as a significant composer very early in his career. He was 17 when Leopold Stokowski gave the world premiere of his Symphony No. 1. Awarded two consecutive Guggenheim Fellowships at 19 and 20, he remains the youngest person to have ever obtained these awards in any field. Subsequent awards for his compositions include a Rockefeller Foundation award as Composer in Residence with the Cleveland Orchestra, at the invitation of George Szell; a Harvard Musical Association Commission Award (for Fantasia for string quartet); a Pan American Union Publication Award (for Elegy for Strings); a National Endowment for the Arts Commission (Orpheus x Light, a ballet for the Joffrey Ballet); a BMI Young Composers Award (for his Symphony No. 1); and commissions from the American Accordionists Association and others. Serebrier’s works have been recorded by Leopold Stokowski, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and many others, and are available on BIS, Reference Recordings, Naxos, Warner Classics, Decca, Universal, RPO Records, Toccata Classics, SOMM Recordings, Cedille, and Sony. He is one of the most recorded classical artists in history. A prolific conductor with over 300 CD releases, José Serebrier has made international tours with the Russian National Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Spain, Orchestra of the Americas, RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Philharmonia, Toulouse Chamber Orchestra; and US tours with the Pittsburgh Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, and many others. When he was 21 years old, Leopold Stokowski hailed him as “the greatest master of orchestral balance”. George Szell then discovered Serebrier when he won first prize in the Ford Foundation American Conductors Competition. Serebrier was music director of America’s oldest music festival, in Worcester, Massachusetts, until he organized Festival Miami and served as its artistic director for many years. “Serebrier Conducts Prokofiev, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky”, filmed at the Sydney Opera, has been shown over 50 times on U.S. television. Serebrier also conducted at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast live to 174 countries. José Serebrier’s dual career as a composer and conductor has been honored with numerous Grammy Award nominations, the Latin Grammy award for Best Classical Recording of the Year, a Grand Prix du Disque in France, the Deutsche Schallplatten Award in Germany, and the Music Retailers Association Award in England. For further information: www.joseserebrier.com www.peermusicClassical.com
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