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Title: Excellent Contemporary Music!
Review: Over the years I have heard and recorded much of what is called "Contemporary Classical Music," from the awful and laughable to the extraordinary and transcendent. This CD, which I helped to record in live performance at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, falls into the latter category. It is one of the most pleasing, stimulating, and broad-ranging collections I have heard in a long time. Ms. Maurer has assembled a stellar group of composers, some of whom wrote these pieces for the performer. My favorites include the lyrical "Songs of the Moon" by Marie Barker Nelson, whose symphonies have been performed in NY and around the world, and the exciting and energetic title track, Legacy by Jennifer Higdon, a rising star in contemporary composition. You are in for a real treat with this CD!
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