Recordings

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John Thow: Songs for the Earth & Other Chamber Works, 1992-1995

Songs for the Earth (1994) with Stephanie Friedman, mezzo-soprano
& the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Trilce (1992), with members of the San Francisco Symphony
Breath of the Sun (1993) with the Flute Exchange Quartet (1995), with Gary Gray, clarinet,
& the The Francesco Trio
Remembering Op. 109 (1994), with Karen Rosenak, piano
Music and Arts: CD-4915

Track Listing:
  • 1. Planctus (Verna faminae suspiria)
  • 2. Mira el paisaje
  • 3. Alone in the Woods
  • 4. L'infinito
  • 5. Speak of the North
  • 6. Trilce
  • 7. Breath of the Sun
  • 8. I. Stanzas Moderato
  • 9. II. Solace Lento e Cantando
  • 10. III. Finale Energico
  • 11. Remembering Op. 109

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John Thow: Cantico, Chumash Songs, Eros & Dust

[Tracks 1 - 15] Cantico (1998)
Tiffany Cromartie, soprano
Stephanie Pan, mezzo soprano
Chad Runyon, bass
The University of California, Berkeley Chamber Chorus & chamber ensemble
Marika Kuzma, conductor

[Tracks 16 - 17] Chumash Songs (2000)
Barbara Downie, violin
David Peck, clarinet
Richard Brown, percussion
Edith Orloff, piano

[Tracks 18 - 26] Eros & Dust (2003)
Elissa Johnston, soprano
The University of California, Berkeley, Symphony Orchestra
David Milnes, conductor

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Julie Ann Giacobassi: English Horn & Oboe d'amore

Eric Ewazen, Quintet for English Horn & Strings
John Thow, Musica d'amore
John Marvin, Music from the Night
Richard Felciano, Dark Landscape
John Marvin, Five Pieces for English horn & Piano
Fish Creek Music, CD102

Track Listing:
    Eric Ewazen: Quintet for English Horn & Strings
  • 1. Allegro
  • 2. Moderrato (Ballade)
  • 3. Allegro molto
  • 4. Allegro (Fugue)

    • John Thow: Musica d'amore
  • 5. Terzine
  • 6. Ballo
  • 7. Coda

    • John Marvin: Music from the Night
  • 8. Alarums & Encounters
  • 9. Transitions: English horn
  • 10. Night Songs
  • 11. Commentaries: Oboe II
  • 12. A Little Chamber Music (after Mozart)
  • 13. Arioso Coloratura: Oboe I
  • 14. Intersections & Intertwinings

    • Richard Feliciano
  • 15. Dark Landscape

    • John Marvin: Five Pieces for English Horn & Piano
  • 16. Exposition
  • 17. Madrigal
  • 18. Burlesca
  • 19. Romance
  • 20. Pastoral
CD

John Thow: Music For Chamber Ensemble CD

Olly Wilson, A City Called Heaven
Peter Lieberson, Raising the Gaze
Bernard Rands, "..in the receding mist"
John Thow, All Hallows
Neuma Music #450-79

Track Listing:
  • 1. City Called Heaven: Part 1
  • 2. City Called Heaven: Part 2
  • 3. City Called Heaven: Part 3
  • 4. Raising the Gaze, for 7 instruments
  • 5. ...in the Receding Mists, for flute, harp, violin, viola & cello
  • 6. All Hallows: Part 1
  • 7. All Hallows: Part 2
  • 8. All Hallows: Part 3
CD

Laurel Zucker: Native American Stories in Classical Flute Music

James Demars, Colors Fall for Flute & Alto Saxophone
Katherine Hoover, Winter Spirits for Flute
Katherine Hoover, Canyon Echoes for Flute & Guitar
John Thow, Hopi Flute Prelude
John Thow, To Invoke the Clouds for Solo Flute
Victor Frost, Nocturne and Bird of Prey from American Suite for Flute & Piano Op. 67, No. 1 & 2
Katherine Hoover, Kokopeli for Solo Flute
John Thow, To Invoke the Clouds for Two Flutes
John Thow, Breath of the Sun for Three Flutes & Alto Flute
Cantilena Records #66017-2

Track Listing:
  • 1. Colors fall for flute and alto saxophone
  • 2. Winter spirits for flute
  • 3. Canyon echoes for flute and guitar: I. Dance
  • 4. Canyon echoes for flute and guitar: II. Serenade
  • 5. Canyon echoes for flute and guitar: III. She mourns
  • 6. Canyon echoes for flute and guitar: IV. He retuns
  • 7. Hopi flute prelude
  • 8. To invoke the clouds for solo flute
  • 9. Nocturne & bird of prey from american suite for flute and piano, Op. 67: I
  • 10. Nocturne & bird of prey from american suite for flute and piano, Op. 67: II
  • 11. Kokopeli for solo flute
  • 12. To invoke the clouds for two flutes
  • 13. Breath of the sun for three flutes and alto flute
CD

David Peck and Edith Orloff: Modern American Works for Clarinet and Piano

 Track Listing:
  • 1. John Thow: Tríptico for Clarinet and Piano - Evocación
  • 2. John Thow: Tríptico for Clarinet and Piano - Piñon
  • 3. John Thow: Tríptico for Clarinet and Piano - Duende
  • 4. Richard Lavenda: Shadowplay for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
  • 5. John Thow: Remembering Op.109 for Solo Piano
  • 6. Ingolf Dahl: Sonata da Camera for Clarinet and Piano - Marcia
  • 7. Ingolf Dahl: Sonata da Camera for Clarinet and Piano - Romanza
  • 8. Ingolf Dahl: Sonata da Camera for Clarinet and Piano-Intermezzo
  • 9. Ingolf Dahl: Sonata da Camera fpr Clarinet and Piano - Finale
  • 10. John Thow: Chumash Songs-Violin, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion
  • 11. John Thow: Chumash Songs- Violin, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion