Migrations

Derek Bermel

 
 
 
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Performed by Luciano Souza, Ted Nash, Derek Bermel, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, Albany Symphony, and David Alan Miller

More information can be found on the Naxos Webpage

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TRACKS

Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Riley Mulherkar, Trumpet; David Linard, Piano Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra (2006) – I. Landscape - Interlude 1
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Jeffery Miller, Trombone; Enrique Sanchez, Trumpet; Andrew Renfroe, Guitar Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra (2006) – II. After A Lynching
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Derek Bermel, Clarinet; Karl Kohut, Double Bass Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra (2006) – Interlude 2 - III. A Rumor
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Jeffery Miller, Trombone Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra (2006) – IV. Riots & Moon Shines
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Ted Nash, Soprano/Alto Saxophones; Andrew Renfroe, Guitar; Gabriel King Medd, Trumpet; Douglas Marriner, Drums Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra (2006) – Interlude 3 - V. Still Arriving
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Luciana Souza, Vocals Mar De Setembro – Prólogo: Que Voz Lunar
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Luciana Souza, Vocals Mar De Setembro – I. Mar De Setembro
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Luciana Souza, Vocals Mar De Setembro – II. Canção
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Luciana Souza, Vocals Mar De Setembro – III. Acoultas Águas
Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller; Luciana Souza, Vocals Mar De Setembro – IV. Frutos
David Alan Miller: Albany Symphony Orchestra A Shout, A Whisper, & A Trace (2009) – I. Amerikanizálódik
David Alan Miller: Albany Symphony Orchestra A Shout, A Whisper, & A Trace (2009) – II. Az Ejszaka Zeneje
David Alan Miller: Albany Symphony Orchestra A Shout, A Whisper, & A Trace (2009) – III. “Vég”
 
 

Booklet for Derek Bermel: Migrations (2019)

 
 

Press for Migrations

"Stylistically, Bermel’s music is not just eclectic, but bracingly so. The three works here are nothing but exciting, compelling attention from the very first bars. Unlike most attempts to fuse these jazz and classical genres, Bermel succeeds with Bernsteinian élan. His orchestration is vivid, but always organic."
 
—Gramophone
"What a melting pot of musical styles! Bermel’s endless invention initially ruffles your feathers but leaves you breathless in the end. Captivating and colorful."
 
—BBC Music Magazine
"A grand celebration of one of America’s great living composers at the top of his game."
 
—Artfuse
"Important, beautiful, expressive music, all of it! Grab it! Migration Series is masterful and invigorating…cutting edge! Mar de Setembro is exceedingly beautiful music. A Shout, A Whisper, A Trace has vibrant sound color, with an infectiously and rhythmically dancing, folksy, opening...most delightful in its very own way."
 
—Gapplegate
"…joyfully jagged rhythmically, luxuriantly lyrical, defiantly dissonant at times, inventively orchestrated, provides a rousing conclusion. MIGRATIONS is worthy of serious attention. Talk about a geographic and musical journey!"
 
—Rafael's Music Notes
"Passages can be tart, sassy or craggy, but the whole is elegant and appealing"  
—Albany Times Union