Listen to Andrew Kinney’s music
On Fragile Wings
Roberto Cani, violin, and Robert Thies, piano
Recorded at Capitol Records Studio in Hollywood, California
6:30, mp3
Composer’s note
I have a lifelong friend who lost her daughter to Tay-Sachs disease, a genetically transmitted disease that usually results in death before the age of five. My friend commissioned me to write and record a piece of music in memory of little Emily and the many other children who have been victims of this disease, and On Fragile Wings was the result of that commission.
I had the privilege of recording the composition at Capitol Records Studio in Hollywood with two superb concert musicians, Roberto Cani and Robert Thies. The recording was played in April 2005 at a memorial service as part of the annual conference of the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association.
Space Exploration: The Dream and the Endeavor
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Columbus, Ohio
12:00, mp3
Composer’s note
Space Exploration: The Dream and the Endeavor was premiered by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra at a science museum in Columbus, Ohio, on April 8, 2006. The music accompanied a slideshow that featured pictures from many of the NASA space missions. The presentation was for children and families, and we all were treated to an appearance by NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, who talked about her experiences on three shuttle missions.
About the Composer
Andrew Kinney (b. 1967) holds a B.Mus. from the University of Wisconsin, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota, and an Advanced Studies Certificate from the University of Southern California. He studied composition with Dominick Argento, Judith Lang Zaimont, Paul Fetler, and Robert Crane, among others, and has received awards for composition from BMI and the Harry Warren Foundation.
His concert music includes orchestral, vocal, solo piano, and chamber works. He has received commissions on behalf of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, and the Illinois Music Educators Association, among others. His orchestral music has been performed in nine different states, and his Sonata for solo piano was recorded by pianist Tomoko Deguchi on her Syncopated Lady CD.
He is also working in Hollywood, composing, orchestrating, and conducting music for film and television. Since 1995, he has worked on more than 80 feature films.
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