Mike Curtis

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recordedin the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influenceshave been the 78rpm recordings of two great pioneer c...

This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influences have been the 78rpm recordings of two great pioneer...

Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestraconductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson,which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, this...

Global Tour is a journey through four of my favorite styles of music: funk, jazz, klezmer, and tango. As opposed to a commission or an idea from my publisher, this piece began without any preconceptio...

The four parts of this new work by Mike Curtis are delicately interwoven. Alternating between melancholy-solemn and lively, the movements tell of festivities under the starry sky, of wonderful friends...

Mike Curtis' stay in the city of Guanajuata in Central Mexico inspired this great musical celebration, filled with evocative, ethnic textures and colours.

Written in 1999 at the invitation of Eugene Symphony Orchestra conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya for his innovative program Tango Lesson, which also featured tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel and Stravinsky, th...

A Klezmer Wedding besteht aus vier Tänzen, die neu komponiert wurden, aber auf traditionellen Vorbildern basieren. Die Doina ist ein ausdrucksvoller Gesang für drei aufeinander folgende Solisten; sie...

Three traditional Klezmer pieces, arranged for three B flat clarinets. Medium

This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influences have been the 78rpm recordings of two great pioneer...