Migrations

Derek Bermel

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

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TRACKS

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