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Aeolian Chamber Players

Band, *1961
Classical

The Aeolian Chamber Players is an American musical ensemble that is dedicated to the performance of chamber music. Founded in 1961 by violinist Lewis Kaplan, the group has been the resident ensemble at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine since 1964. The ensemble is particularly known for performing new works and has produced several commercial recordings. The ensemble's recording of George Crumb's Night of the Four Moons for Columbia Records was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. Approximately 150 works, many by noted composers, were written for the Aeolians including Luciano Berio"O King", George Crumb "Eleven Echoes of Autumn, 1965" and "Dream Sequence", Ralph Shapey "Discourse for Four Instruments" and "Discourse 2", Mario Davidovsky "Junctures", Milton Babbitt "Four

     
Members
Paul Tobias
vc US
PortraitJerry Grossman
vc, cym *1950 US
PortraitLewis Kaplan
bj US
Walter Ponce
p US
PortraitErich Graf
fl US
Popular Tracks   
Voice of the Whale (Vox Balaenae) - for Three Masked Players on Crumb: Voice of the Whale, Night of the Four Moons & Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 by George Crumb & Various Artists
Night of the Four Moons - based on fragments from Federico García Lorca: I. La luna está muerta, muerta ... (The moon is dead, dead ....) on Crumb: Voice of the Whale, Night of the Four Moons & Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 by George Crumb & Various Artists
Night of the Four Moons - based on fragments from Federico García Lorca: III. Otro Adán oscuro está soñando ... (Another obscure Adam dreams ....) on Crumb: Voice of the Whale, Night of the Four Moons & Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 by George Crumb & Various Artists
Night of the Four Moons - based on fragments from Federico García Lorca: II. Cuando sale la luna .... (When the moon rises ....) on Crumb: Voice of the Whale, Night of the Four Moons & Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 by George Crumb & Various Artists
Night of the Four Moons - based on fragments from Federico García Lorca: IV. ¡Huye luna, luna, luna ! .... (Run away moon, moon, moon ! ....) on Crumb: Voice of the Whale, Night of the Four Moons & Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 by George Crumb & Various Artists
Night of the Four Moons: No. 1, La luna está muerta, muerta... on Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11 by George Crumb, Various Artists & Paul Mann
Night of the Four Moons: No. 3, Otro Adán oscuro está sonando... on Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11 by George Crumb, Various Artists & Paul Mann
Night of the Four Moons: No. 2, Cuando sale la luna on Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11 by George Crumb, Various Artists & Paul Mann
Night of the Four Moons: No. 4, ¡Huye luna, luna, luna! on Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11 by George Crumb, Various Artists & Paul Mann

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Voice Of The Whale / Night Of The Four MoonsGeorge Crumb With Jan DeGaetani, Aeolian Chamber Players1974Album
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