American Counterpoints

Experiential Orchestra, James Blachly and Curtis J Stewart

Release Date: March 1st, 2024

American Counterpoints is the first album released by Experiential Orchestra since their Grammy® Award in 2021, and is the co-creation of Grammy®-winning conductor James Blachly, and 4-time Grammy® Nominee Curtis Stewart. Featuring the world-premiere recording of Julia Perry's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, the album asserts the central importance of composers Julia Perry and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson in American classical music, juxtaposing early and late works of both composers and interweaving their compositions with original music by Curtis Stewart.

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TRACK LIST

1. Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
   Curtis Stewart, violin

2. Prelude for Strings by Julia Perry, Arr. Roger Zahab

3. Sinfonietta No. 1 by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
   I: Sonata Allegro
   II: Song Form-Largo
   III: Rondo-Allegro furioso

4. Symphony in One Movement for Violas and String Basses by Julia Perry

5. Ye, Who Seek the Truth by Julia Perry, Arr. Jannina Norpoth

6. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Julia Perry
   I. Slow; Moderate; Fast; Moderate
   II. Slow; Moderate; Fast
   III. Moderate
   IV. Fast
   V. Slow; Fast
   VI. Fast; Moderate; Fast
   Curtis Stewart, violin

7. We Who Seek by Curtis Stewart
   Curtis Stewart, violin

Album co-curated by Curtis Stewart and James Blachly
Executive Producer James Blachly
Produced by Blanton Alspaugh (Soundmirror)
Engineering, Mixing and Mastering by Mark Donahue (Soundmirror)
Recorded at DiMenna Center for Classical Music September 5-7, 2023

This recording was made possible by the contributions of more than 50 supporters, and in particular with the generous support of Ed and Ellen Bernard, the John R Dexter II Trust, David Langstaff, James E. Moskin, and granting support from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy and the Sphinx Organization.

Special thanks to The Julia Perry Estate, Roger Zahab, Jannina Norpoth, Dr. Louise Toppin, Dr. Fredara Hadley, Pauline Kim Harris, Lionel Foster, David Krivit, Christopher Wilkins, Maria Iannacone/Theodore Pesser, Jay Berger/Carl Fischer, Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, Louis Levitt and the entire team at Bright Shiny Things, Rebecca Linder Blachly, and the board of Experiential Orchestra.