Commissioned by a consortium of nearly two dozen piccoloists, Amanda Harberg's 12-minute Sonata is a substantial and exciting addition to the piccolo repertoire. Harberg's uniquely American sound give...
HALL OF GHOSTS was composed in 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown period; it was inspired by piccoloist Gudrun Hinze's video for Harberg's Prayer Project filmed in the hauntingly empty Gewandhaus Chamb...
Amanda Harberg's Prayer is a rarity in the modern concert repertoire; beautiful romanticism built of a haunting aria for solo flute. Within the reach of younger players; the work was inspired as a pra...
When an admired composer's new work opens with the tempo "as sultrily as possible," or when it's scored for 3 piccolos with piano, or when a piece composed and premiered during the height of a pandemi...
Cast in three dramatically contrasting and colorful movements-an elegant opening reminiscent of a Classical Sonata-allegro, a tender lullaby, and a closing, raucous scherzo-Amanda Harberg's Concerto F...
This stunning addition to the bassoon repertory features dramatic outer movements framing a slow and plaintive aria. Harberg's program notes put the drama and its crying-out high notes in the context...
DON'T FORGET TO WRITE is a whole lot more than an engaging slow-fast recital piece. Inspired by the composer's son heading off to college, its first movement ("Blue Skies") is a warm expression of wis...
The depth and charming inventiveness of Harberg's Suite can only be described as remarkable. Each movement has a degree of archaic inspiration (seen in the movement titles), newly stirred up into dram...
Inspired by her son's enthusiastic backyard botany, Amanda Harberg's LUCAS's GARDEN weaves a varied tapestry of moods and textures across its three movements. Backyard Paradise is tuneful and searchin...
