DISC 1

1. WHERE CAN YOU BE? (Nathan Parker Smith)

2. A WORLD LIES WAITING (Vanessa Perica)

PLAYGROUND FOR STRING QUARTET (Oded Lev-Ari)
3. Copycat
4. Ropes and Ladders

5. MURMURATION AND ADAGIO (Jim McNeely)

SUITE FOR CLARINET AND STRING QUARTET (Ryan Truesdell)
6. Shadows at Dawn
7. Branches of Night
8. Fire and Flowers
9. Image of Mystery

DISC 2

1. CHIPMUNK TIMMY’S FUNNY SUNNY DAY (Miho Hazama)

2. VIOLET SOUL (Alan Ferber)

3. MELT (Asuka Kakitani)

4. PAPER CRANES (Joseph Borsellino III)

5. HEART OF GOLD (FOR JODY) (Ryan Truesdell)

6. TIDAL WAVE (John Clayton)

7. TALKING FOR STRING TRIO (Bob Brookmeyer)

8. TILTING WORLD (Christine Jensen)

DISC 3

STRING QUARTET #1 (Rufus Reid)
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III

4. DANÇA DE QUATRO (Ryan Truesdell) 

TWO REFLECTIONS FOR STRING QUARTET (Dave Rivello) 
5. Sorry
6. Not Sorry

GREY COTTAGE STRING QUARTETS (John Hollenbeck)
7. Coming Out of the Fog
8. Shaking Peace
9. My Deer
10. Healing and Gratitude
11. Dustish (for Meredith Monk)
12. Jazz Hands
13. Tax Penalty Payment Approaching

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS

 All works were commissioned by Ryan Truesdell and receive their WORLD PREMIERE through this recording, except Bob Brookmeyer’s Talking for String Trio, commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and premiered by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra on January 7, 1991 and recorded here for the first time.

COMPOSERS
Joseph Borsellino III
Bob Brookmeyer
John Clayton
Alan Ferber
Miho Hazama
John Hollenbeck
Christine Jensen
Asuka Kakitani
Oded Lev-Ari
Jim McNeely
Vanessa Perica
Rufus Reid
Dave Rivello
Nathan Parker Smith
Ryan Truesdell

STRINGS
Sara Caswell (violin)
Joyce Hammann (violin)
Lady Jess (violin)
Lois Martin (viola)
Orlando Wells (viola)
Jody Redhage Ferber (cello)
Noah Hoffeld (cello)

FEATURED GUESTS
Jay Anderson (bass)
Anat Cohen (clarinet)
John Hollenbeck (drums, marimba, piano)

Produced by Ryan Truesdell

Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber
Assistant Engineers: Charles Mueller and Edwin Huet 
Studio Coordination: Jessica Slaven
Recorded at Oktaven Audio, Mt. Vernon, NY
between April 2022 and January 2023

Digital Editing: Ryan Streber, Edwin Huet, and Charles Mueller
Mixing Engineer: Ryan Streber

Mastering Engineer: Oscar Zambrano
Mastering Assistant Engineer: Piotr Garbaczonek
Mastering Studio: Zampol Productions, New York, NY

Executive Producer: Ryan Truesdell

Design: Aaron Garza
Cover Lettering: Ryan Truesdell