Prism Players Discography of CDs

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Prism Players CD discography This CD contains five beautifully articulated and original tone poems for various chamber music ensembles. "Onyx" (1991) evokes sound impressions of the "ribbons of color" seen in agates found on shorelines -- for example, harsh sparkles from breathy flute attacks, a steady twirling and sliding of string harmonics, as well as a brief passage of Wagnerian harmonies, suggest the constant shifting of prismatic colors. The beautifully mysterious "Song in High Grasses" (1986) for voice, flute, cello, and piano was composed around a "yodel-like call" which singer Charlotte Regni (for whom the piece was written) learned as a child living in Zaire, Africa. "This piece is a sonic visualization of an imaginary outdoor space with tall grasses, large plants, warm winds and somnulant insects, birds and beasts" (Hovda). The title of "Snapdragon" (1993) for wind ensemble refers to the flower and also to the English children's game in which raisins are snatched from burning ...