ANOTHER DAY

The Mimesis Ensemble released Another Day, on Arabesque Records in December, 2023. This collection of vocal and chamber music explores the power of the imagination. This album features 2 works commissioned* by the Mimesis Ensemble - Sayazhee’u Yawmun Aakharun (Another Day Will Come), by Dina Shilleh & Transcend, by Michael Couper.

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Repertoire:

• Rainbow Bridge to Paradise, by Augusta Read Thomas - Colin Belisle (viola)

• Sunset, by Florence Price - Michele Kennedy (soprano), Katie Reimer (piano)

• Hold Fast to Dreams, by Florence Price - Michele Kennedy (soprano), Katie Reimer (piano)

• Out of the South Blew a Wind, by Florence Price - Michele Kennedy (soprano), Katie Reimer (piano)

• Fantasia, W490, by Heitor Villa-Lobos - Yoon Jae Lee (conductor), Michael Couper (soprano saxophone), Keiko Tokunaga (violin 1), Laura Thompson (violin 1), Yeji Pyun (violin 2), Jameel Martin (viola), Yumi Oshima (viola), Michael Katz (cello), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello), Carlos Barriento (double bass), John Gattis (horn 1), Alejandro Salaverry (horn 2), Matthew Jaimes (horn 3)

• Imagine, by John Lennon - Michele Kennedy (soprano), Alex Fortes (violin 1), Keiko Tokunaga (violin 2), Colin Belisle (viola), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello), Katie Reimer (piano)

• *Sayazhee'u Yawmun Aakharun (Another Day Will Come), by Dina Shilleh - Michele Kennedy (soprano), Michael Couper (alto saxophone), Katie Reimer (piano)

• Play, by Merlijn Twaalfhoven - Alex Fortes (violin 1), Keiko Tokunaga (violin 2), Colin Belisle (viola), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello), Deep Listening Lab at Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music. (audience)

• *Transcend, by Michael Couper - Yoon Jae Lee (conductor), Michael Couper (soprano saxophone), Keiko Tokunaga (violin 1), So Young Kim (violin 2), Jameel Martin (viola), Yumi Oshima (viola), Michael Katz (cello), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello), Carlos Barriento (double bass), Michael Couper (bass clarinet), Susanne Chen (contrabassoon), John Gattis (horn 1 & 4), Matthew Jaimes (horn 2), Alejandro Salaverry (horn 3), Jim O’Connor (trumpet), Ric Becker (trombone), Matthew McDonald (bass trombone), Daniel Pate (percussion), Katie Reimer (piano)

• Bonus Track - Play, by Merlijn Twaalfhoven (w/o audience participation) - Alex Fortes (violin 1), Keiko Tokunaga (violin 2), Colin Belisle (viola), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello)

DANCING CIRCLES IN THE NIGHT

The Mimesis Ensemble released Dancing Circles in the Night, on Arabesque Records on Oct 1, 2020. This recording follows the journey of walking through the night as a foundational metaphor for embracing the fullness of life.

This album features vocal and chamber music by Edith Alomar, Alexandra du Bois, Moses Hogan (arr), Jorge Lockward, Jessie Montgomery, Judith Kurka Nagel, Astor Piazzolla, Huang Ruo, Dave Schnackenberg, Dina Shilleh, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Artists performing on the album include Michele Kennedy (soprano), Jasmine Muhammad (soprano), Lubana Al Quntar (soprano), Eliza Bonet (mezzo-soprano), Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano), Linda Collazo (mezzo-soprano), Jorell Williams (baritone), Sammy Lesnick (clarinet, bass clarinet), Matthew Willis (clarinet), So Young Kim (violin), Yuri Namkung (violin), Karla Donehew Perez (violin), Rachyl Martinez (viola), Yves Dharamraj (cello), Oded Hadar (cello), Dara Hankins (cello), Maureen Kelly (cello), Sofia Nowik (cello), Karlos Rodriguez (cello), Valeriya Sholokhova (cello), Sara Bennett Wolfe (cello), Katie Reimer (piano).

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MIRRORS

The Mimesis Ensemble's Artistic and Executive Director, Katie Reimer, released her debut solo piano CD on Arabesque Records in 2016.  The CD features works by J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Philip Glass, and the debut recording of Mohammed Fairouz’s Piano Sonata No. 2, “The Last Resistance.”

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SUMEIDA’S SONG

The Mimesis Ensemble released their debut CD on Bridge Records, featuring Mohammed Fairouz's opera, Sumeida's Song, for orchestra and 4 singers.  The opera is based on Tawfiq al-Hakim's play "Song of Death", a classic in Arab theater.  Conducted by Scott Dunn, this recording features Jo Ellen Miller (soprano), Rachel Calloway (mezzo-soprano), Robert Mack (tenor), and Mischa Bouvier (baritone).   Opera News selected this disc for their Dazzling Dozen best releases of 2013, calling Mimesis Ensemble's performance "very impressive."

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Reviews:

Opera News - April 2013 - click HERE

American Record Guide - click HERE

New York Times - Jan 2013 - click HERE

Opera News “Dazzling Dozen” - Jan 2014 - click HERE

CRITICAL MODELS

Several Mimesis Ensemble musicians are featured on this album, with chamber works by Mohammed Fairouz. Released in 2011 by Sono Luminus, this album was selected by WQXR as their Q2 Album of the Week. Dan Merceruio received a Grammy nomination in the category of Classical Producer of the Year for his work on this album.

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Also available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon and ArkivMusic

Reviews:

WQXR - Dec 2011 - click HERE

SF Gate - Mar 2012 - click HERE

55th Annual Grammy nomination - Dec 2012 - click HERE

Music Web International - click HERE