Phasma-Music - Exaltations and Reflections: The Music of Neil Stipp

Exaltations and Reflections: The Music of Neil Stipp

Genre : Classical

Catalogue: Phasma-Music 108

UPC: 731093480904

Tracks 1-6: recording, editing, mixing, mastering: Andrei Lifenco

recorded in April 2022

recording place: Life.N.Co Records, Chisinau, Moldova

Track 7: recording: Tech crew at Biola University

recorded in September 2012

recording place: Lanzing Auditorium, Biola University, La Mirada, CA

Tracks 8-11: recording, editing, mastering: Marcin Kowalczyk

recorded in July 2020

recording place: Academy of Arts in Stettin, Poland

Track 12: recording: Antonio Oliart Ros, editing and mastering: Robert Schuneman

recorded in April 2010

recording place: The Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA

Tracks 13-15: recording, editing, mastering: Viktor Kisten

Recorded in August 2025

Recording place: The Recording Studio of the National State Radio of the Republic of Belarus

Tracks 16-18: recording: Kostas Katsantonis, editing: Michail Travlos

Recorded in May 2021

Recording place: Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Tracks 19-22: recording, editing, mastering: Grzegorz Stec

recorded in 2024:

recording place: Alternative Stage, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece

Tracks 23-27: recording and editing: Neil Stipp

recorded in November 2015

recording Place: Munson Chapel, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

The texts for the booklet were written by Neil Stipp

production management: Iwona Glinka
graphic design: Michail Travlos

EXALTATION can be defined as a feeling of extreme happiness but can also mean the action of elevating and praising someone. REFLECTION can mean a serious thought or consideration of something. In spiritual terms, exaltation refers to us praising and worshiping God and giving Him supreme honor and glory. Reflection, in spiritual terms, refers to serious consideration of God’s character, His creation, and the gratefulness of His gifts to us. The music in this album, among other things, expresses both the exaltation and reflection of our Creator--even the music that would normally not be performed in a worship service. In these works, certain movements that are dynamic and sublime can portray exaltation, while soft and tranquil movements can portray reflection. (Neil Stipp)

Product details:

Six Miniatures for orchestra (2013)

01. Prelude

02. Bourrée

03. Cantabile

04. Scherzo

05. Sarabande

06. Fugue

The Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova

Michail Agafita, conductor

07. Toccata Exultate for organ (2011)

Neil Stipp, organ

String Quartet No. 2 (2014)

08. Capriccio

09. Aria

10. Passacaglia

11. Rondo

ÉxQuartet: Monika Sawczuk, violin I, Łukasz Górewicz, violin II,

Grzegorz Sadowski, viola, Tomasz Szczȩsny, cello

12. May Your Life Be Filled With Gladness for SATB choir (2008)

Philovox Ensemble from Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Robert Schuneman, conductor

Sonatina No. 4 for piano (2014)

13. Dorian Prelude

14. Berceuse

15. Divertimento

Ekaterina Nikolaeva, piano

Dance Trilogy for flute and strings (2019)

16. Phrygian Gigue

17. Pastoral Ballet

18. Fire Dance

Iwona Glinka, flute, Yaroslav Tokarev, violin

Ilias Sdoukos, viola, Asterios Pouftis, cello

Woodwind Quintet No. 1 (2017)

19. Evening Air

20. Scherzo

21. Soliloquy

22. Capriccio Finale

Wind Quintet AEOLOS: Vangelis Stathoulopoulos, flute, Yannis Tselikas, oboe

Angelos Politis, clarinet, Angelos Sioras, horn, Giorgos Farougias, bassoon

Sonata for clarinet and organ (2014)

23. Allegro con brio

24. Berceuse

25. Gigue

26. Duo

27. Toccata

Jennifer Showalter, clarinet

Neil Stipp, organ

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