Duncan

Duncan Fraser is an award winning Jazz Trumpeter/Composer/Arranger & Educator based in the UK and working in and around London. Duncan has been active as a professional Jazz musician for over 10 years now, with a Big Band album to his name, a growing reputation as an Arranger & Orchestrator, two runs in London's West End with 'The Blues Brothers' under his belt as well as having performed hundreds of gigs with many bands, artists & touring shows.

A top-notch instrumentalist and prolific producer, music teacher, author, and arranger, Nashville-based musical polymath Craig Duncan has appeared on over 90 records and has produced a wealth of successful recordings for the gift shop market. Well established in both the country and classical scene, and a member of the North American Fiddler's Hall of Fame, Duncan is as renowned for his plethora of arrangements and books for Mel Bay Publications as he is for his flawless musicianship and impressive catalog of work. ~ James Christopher Monger

This fourth album by philharmonie zuidnederland includes works by Darius Milhaud, Charles Koechlin, Duncan Ward and Edward Elgar. Principal conductor Duncan Ward takes you on a symphonic journey with Darius Milhaud’s La Création du monde for small orchestra, after which we fly to the stars in Charles Koechlin’s mysterious Vers la voûte étoilée — Koechlin had first intended to become an astronomer.

"A Left Coast" is baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer’s tribute to British Columbia and its music. Seven composers with birthdates ranging from 1908 to 1985 are featured on the disk. BC is a young country as far as western classical music is concerned though, of course, it has rich artistic traditions stretching far back into the mists of the north west.

On Friday, June 23, 2023, baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer will release A Left Coast on Bridge Records. In a heartfelt playlist for their home of British Columbia, Duncan and Switzer share their fondness for the Vancouver communities, geography, and spirit that continue to nourish them as artists.In showing immense gratitude for Canada's West Coast new music scene, Duncan and Switzer have compiled songs written by friends and colleagues from University of British Columbia's School of Music: Stephen Chatman, Jean Coulthard, Iman Habibi, Melissa Hui, Jocelyn Morlock, and Leslie Uyeda. Drawing on themes of identity, self-knowledge, wonder, and nature, each work is an unapologetic romanticization and celebration of their Canadian home.

What if animals could talk? Would some of them form a militant group in reaction to how humans treat them? Would humans treat them different? Come explore this dense tome of an alternate universe where the lavish renderings recall Dave McKean. Duncan the Wonder Dog WILL be one of the most talked about books of 2010. Duncan the Wonder dog was a 2009 Xeric Award Winner! Due to it's scope, a future re-printings will not be likely. Be sure to order this fantastic work now!