CDs OF MUSIC BY CARL SCHROEDER

88 Keys (2006, SOLO PIANO)  |  Between the Lakes (2002, SOLO PIANO)
MACH 12 (2002, ELECTRONIC)  |  The Minnesota Portraits (2004, ENSEMBLES)

CDs FEATURING MUSIC BY CARL SCHROEDER & OTHERS

Holidays of the New Era, Volume I (2006, CHOIR & ORCHESTRA) 

     88 Keys: Piano Music by Carl Schroeder, released in June 2006, is a CD of 10 original piano works written and performed by young Minnesota composer Carl Schroeder (b. 1982).

    Much of the CD's music draws inspiration from American history and landmarks, including stirring works like “Birmingham,” composed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and “Mississippi River,” a musical portrayal of North America's longest river.

 

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• Title: 88 Keys: Piano Music by Carl Schroeder
• Composer/Performer: Carl Schroeder (piano)
• Audio engineer: Joshua Wyatt, Pacific Rim Sound
• Tracks/CD Length: 10 tracks, 40:15 total
• Release date: June 25, 2006
• Price: $9.99

Track Listing (click track titles for brief sound clips in .mp3 format)

CD Reviews

• "...with a bunch of recognition already under his young belt, [Schroeder is] more impressionistic than George Winston... not jive cocktail and just plain good... [88 Keys is] warm, up close and personal... This is a cat to watch for."
  
          Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap, August 21, 2006
   

• "Schroeder is a young artist with a unique vision and voice... an accomplished pianist who obviously feels very much at home with the instrument. [88 Keys ranges] from smoothly melodic to more experimental... Very highly recommended!"
  
          Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications, December 2006

   The Minnesota Portraits and other music by Carl Schroeder (2004) is a CD of 14 instrumental compositions for concert band, orchestra, chamber ensembles and piano written by young Minnesota composer Carl Schroeder (b. 1982).

   The CD's highlights include the concert band suite The Minnesota Portraits, a set of musical sketches inspired by the state's landmarks and history; the orchestral elegy Christine's Lullaby, written in honor of the youngest 9/11 victim; and three solo piano works performed by the composer.
 

and other music by Carl Schroeder

• Title: The Minnesota Portraits and other music by Carl Schroeder
• Composer: Carl Schroeder
• Performing Ensembles: Minnesota Symphonic Winds, St. Olaf Band (Timothy Mahr, conductor); St. Olaf Orchestra (Steven Amundson, conductor); St. Olaf Norseman Band (Paul Niemisto, conductor); Calhoun-Isles Community Band (Richard Raaen, conductor); Minnesota Youth Symphony Orchestra (Manny Laureano, conductor)
• Soloists: Saleha Erdmann (cello); Jon Feustal (drum set); Dave Hagedorn (timpani); Mari Kempton (viola); Austin Mayhew (tenor saxophone); Carl Schroeder (piano)
• Audio engineer: Joshua Wyatt, Pacific Rim Sound
• Tracks/CD Length: 14 tracks, 51:36 total
• Release date: June 6, 2004
• Price: $9.99

Track Listing (click track titles for brief audio samples in .mp3 format)

   Holidays of the New Era (November 2006), a 2-CD set released by ERM Media, is a collection of contemporary holiday music performed by the Kiev Philharmonic and Chamber Choir KYIV. Music by 18 American composers is included, including Two December Carols by Carl Schroeder.

   Schroeder's Two December Carols, for chorus and piano or harp, sets texts by Minnesota poets Joyce Kennedy and Shannon King, and was written to honor the 30th anniversary of Minnesota musician Carsten Slostad's tenure as conductor of the St. Paul-based Wells Fargo Chorus.

More information on Two December Carols

• Title: Holidays of the New Era (2-disc set)
• Composers: Sy Brandon, Mark Dal Porto, Peter Golub, Benjamin Karlen, Edward Knight, Pamela J. Marshall, Deeann D. Mathews, Margaret R. Meachem, Mavis Pan, Daniel Powers, Mona Lyn Reese, Carl Schroeder, James M. Stephenson III, Margaret Collins Stoop, Evelyn Stroobach, JoAnne Wagner, David Ward-Steinman, Ronald J. Williams
• Ensembles: Kiev Philharmonic, Chamber Choir KYIV (Robert Ian Winstin, conductor)
• Label: ERM Media
• Tracks/CD Length: 22 tracks, 104:19 total (2 CDs)
• Release date: November 15, 2006
• Price: $18.95

Track Listing (click selected track titles for brief audio samples in .mp3 format)