Richard Nunemaker

Coming Events:

 

Richard will be making a guest appearance with the Houston Tuesday Music Club at Emerson Unitarian Church in Houston on October 28th. Please vist the events page for more information on this event and a complete list of all future events.

Richard's Latest CD

 

The Louisville Project
"Nunemaker's bass clarinet playing here is simply breathtaking...we heartily recommend this CD."
- New Music Connoisseur

Richard Nunemaker's newest release, The Louisville Project is another joint release with Houston's super pianist / composer / producer Paul English that was commissioned by Richard Nunemaker and premiered by Nunemaker in performances in Louisville, Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois with the composers present. This CD was recorded in Louisville, Kentucky immediately following performance on the campus of the University of Louisville features the music of M. William Karlins, Jody Rockmaker, Marc Satterwhite and Meira Warshauer.

You can order this CD now at the AUR website.

Between Silence and Darkness


"Between Silence and Darkness"

Richard Nunemaker, saxophonist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra teams up with super bassist Bill Black of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and Houston Symphony Orchestra pianist Scott Holshouser to perform an engaging repertoire of exciting new music for saxophone and double bass, with a special blend of Latino, Jazz, and Classical overtones "?QUE?" by Reynaldo Ochoa, "Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Double Bass" by Robert Nelson, and "Between Silence and Darkness" by 2002 Emmy Award Composer Lynette Westendorf," as well as an original and unique interpretation of John Harbison's "San Antonio" for saxophone and piano. This is a CD produced by world class and original thinking 21st century musicians -- a MUST for your CD library!

Purchase this CD from
Arizona University Recordings


Track Listing

Song Title Length Samples
San Antonio (1994) by John Harbison    
1.  I.   The Summons (3:50) Listen
2.  II.  Line Dance (3:28) Listen
3.  III. Couples' Dance (4:26) Listen
¿Que? (1995)* by Reynaldo Ochoa    
4.  I.   Up Tempo (3:44) Listen
5.  II.  Pensive Longing (4:24) Listen
6.  III. Angular (3:24) Listen
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Double Bass (1997)
by Robert Nelson
   
7.  I.   Duo Concertante (2:12) Listen
8.  II.  Blues Eclogue (5:13) Listen
9.  III. Variations (2:59) Listen
10. Between Silence and Darkness (1998)
by Lynette Westendorf
(18:49) Listen

* Commissioned by Richard Nunemaker

Tracks 1-3 feature Richard Nunemaker on Saxophone and Scott Holshouser on piano.

Tracks 4-10 feature Richard Nunemaker on saxophone and Bill Black on bass.

Links of Interest

Discount Reed Company
SugarHill Studios
Dorn Publications
International Clarinet Association
Fleming Repair
Gregory Smith
Timothy Clark
AFM Houston
Musiqa Inc
ICSOM
TNT Productions
World Clarinet Alliance
Lisa's Clarinet Shop
Larry Dierker
Van Cot
KUHF Houston Public Radio
Houston Composers Alliance

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