Percussion Music - The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble

 

Ostinato Pianissimo

Percussion Music

Works by Varese, Colgrass, Cowell, Saperstein, Oak

The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble

Raymond DesRoches - Director

Engineering & Musical Supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanne Nickrenz (Elite Recording, Inc.)

Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Sterling Sound, Inc.)

Coordinator: Teresa Sterne

Cover Art: Don Brautigam

Cover Design: Paula Bisacca

Nonsuch Records H-71291

1974

The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble

Raymond DesRoaches - Conductor

Joseph Brice

Gary Van Dyke

Eddie Fay

Vincent Graziano

Richard Hess

Doreen Holmes

Kenneth Hosley

Martin Martini

Eugene McBride

Louis Oddo

Angelo Olivieri 

Joseph Passaro

Matthew Patuto

Vincent Potuto, Jr.

Dean Poulsen

James Pugliese

Mark Schipper

From the back cover: Raymond DesRoches (b. 1934) studied with Paul Price at the Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Master of Arts degree. He had been active as a member of the Group of Contemporary Music, the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and numerous other organizations devoted to the presentation of new music. In 1968, DesRoches formed the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, consisting of  students from William Patterson College, Rutgers University, and Jersey City State College. In its first season, the Ensemble was invited to perform Varése's Ionisation in one of the regular programs of the Group for Contemporary Music. Following this highly acclaimed debut, the Ensemble has given full concerts, and on tour. Since 1972, the Ensemble has been in residence at William Paterson College, Wayne, N.J., where Mr. DesRoches is on the music faculty. The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble also appears on Nonesuch H-71263, performing Charles Wuorinen's Ringing Changes.

Edgard Varése - Ionisation

Michael Colgrass - Fantasy-Varitations

Henry Cowell - Ostinato Pianissimo

David Saperstein - Antiphonies For Percussion

Kil-Sung Oak - Amorphosis (Danielle Moss, Soprano)