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Recordings Free, full-length performances.  

Otherworld Music: In honor of the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth, two of his works; an excerpt from an aria by J.S. Bach played by the world-famous Bach Aria Group; and tributes to Bach, Don Byas, Plas Johnson and Sonny Criss. 
In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) and Robert Bloom (1908-1994) 
The Bach Aria Group appears through the generosity of William H. Scheide.

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 2. ...then have I the eagle's powers, then soar I up from this world (Sherr) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1d74tv318U
3. Le Merle Noir (Messiaen) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR3al4UqLhM
4. Au Revoir Merle Noir (Sherr) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4kL1QAYDE
5. Abîme Des Oiseaux (Messiaen)www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4kL1QAYDE
6. Otherworld Music (Sherr)www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtpjDD8Ekwg
7. A Little Flight Music (Sherr)www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4yPeMQl4fg
The Bel Air Jazz Ensemble:
Cynthia Fogg, viola
Scott Higgins, vibraphone
Joe LaBarbera, drums
Harvey Newmark, bass
Tom Ranier, piano
David Sherr, leader, woodwinds
Brian Swartz, trumpet, flugelhorn
Amy Wilkins, harp


 Look Both Ways: Three Sequenzas, one player!  ArtMusic Ensemble plays the music of Luciano Berio and David Sherr
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Shelly Berg, piano
Cynthia Fogg, viola
Scott Higgins, vibraphone
Joe LaBarbera, drums
Harvey Newmark, bass
David Sherr, leader, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone
Brian Swartz, trumpet, flugelhorn
Amy Wilkins, harp

1. Sequenza I (Berio)www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYvZBeGWGsY1.

2. Variations Pt.1 (Sherr) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvsjJvVdoF4
3. Variations, Pt. 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggzYnhMVd5g
4. Sax Lines And Audio Tape (Sherr) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zW2TvpbW_k
5. Sequenza VII (Berio) www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Mz6uRRm7g
6, Sequenza VII Palimpsest (Berio, Sherr) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcojTArJHVQ&list=OLAK5uy_nxXLd3fXZdQBGXuE9A5bbNr9Tc-Nmn2PY
7. Sequenza IXa (Berio) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht1zVUwUpOY&list=OLAK5uy_nxXLd3fXZdQBGXuE9A5bbNr9Tc-Nmn2PY&index=7
8. In The Pocketa Pocketa www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKVYIgKVd8&list=OLAK5uy_nxXLd3fXZdQBGXuE9A5bbNr9Tc-Nmn2PY&index=8
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Bel Air Ensemble: Cynthia Fogg (viola), Scott Higgins (vibraphone), Joe LaBarbera (drums), Harvey Newmark (bass),  David Sherr (leader, soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass oboe, clarinet), Tom Ranier (piano, clarinet), Brian Swartz (trumpet), Amy Wilkins (harp), with Kathleen Lenski and Sara Parkins (violin), Margaret Parkins (cello), Peter Donald and Bob Leatherbarrow (drums), Mike Valerio (electric and acoustic bass).  Grant Gershon conducted House Blend and Rhonda Kess and Stephen Cohn conducted the Ensemble.  The voices were Leanna Brand, Aaron Cain, Amy Fogerson (who also contracted the singers), and Michael Lichtenauer
The Davie Code: 1000 years of jazz, from Pope Gregory to Charlie Chaplin and beyond, played by the Bel Air Jazz Ensemble. 

1. L.A. Valse (Sherr, Debussy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfdfpEIX0Ww
2. Dance In Seine (Sherr, Debussy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4VXxX0G_CA
3. Drums Along The 9th Arondissment (Sherr, Debussy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCHRSW_5Nx4
4. Opus D, Chant, Kyrie, Jam, Coda (Sherr, Machaut) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i-i98zs9sA
5. The Danube Blues--Stolen Minutes (Sherr, Brahms) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkV-buPsT6c
6. The Danube Blues--Early Sunday (Sherr, Brahms) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOZxUHdBa4&list=OLAK5uy_ksCvoImqpe-MKrrf8pcYqG4UoeElDf6Sk&index=6
7. The Danube Blues--Your Father's Hip, He Knows What Cooks www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-YMmt1L43E&list=OLAK5uy_ksCvoImqpe-MKrrf8pcYqG4UoeElDf6Sk&index=7

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