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)
Recording used with permission, E.C. Schirmer Music Company, copyright 2010
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
Total Time: [72:28]
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