Rex A Woods

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Presentations

• Woods, R. A. (1998, April 27, 1998). Interpreting the Bach Suites: What the Pianist may Learn from the Cellist.. Tucson Music Teachers Association. Muller's Music Store.
• Woods, R. A. (1998, February 27, 1998). Piano Master Class. Peterson Guest Artist Music Festival. Mesa State College--Grand Junction, Colorado.
• Woods, R. A. (1997, April 24, 1997). Master Class. Studio of Nina Tishkevich. Tucson Jewish Community Center.

Creative Productions

• Luce, B., Fraker, S. E., Olegario, M., Woods, R. A., & Ross, W. M. (2020. William Mathias: A Vision of Time and Eternity, Songs and Chamber Music. Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone.. Compact DiscNaxos Records. https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574053&fbclid=IwAR0v8yfiy_OHVa_iROJISMCVDsqIqIQzEOsbdhqP_7kNjOr75XBFpAyWTyM
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  Appears on album: William Mathias: A Vision of Time and Eternity, Songs and Chamber Music. Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone.Performed on several tracks
• Woods, R. A. (2020. Refraction--Music for Violin and Piano by Asplund, Dvorak, Mozart, and Thornock. RSM Classics.
• Ross, W. M., Woods, R. A., Olegario, M., Fraker, S. E., & Luce, B. (2019. Concertino, Op. 65. compact discNaxos Records. https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574053&fbclid=IwAR0v8yfiy_OHVa_iROJISMCVDsqIqIQzEOsbdhqP_7kNjOr75XBFpAyWTyM
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  Appears on album: William Mathias: A Vision of Time and Eternity, Songs and Chamber Music.
• Woods, R. A., Woods, A. G., Woods, G. W., Woods, A., & Smith, C. (2017. Chamber Music of Richard Faith. Tantara Records.
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  Tantara Records TCD0117AWF

Creative Works

• Music of the Superpowers: American and Soviet works spanning the Cold War and Beyond; October; Additional recording sessions and editing.
• Trios of Bruch and Mozart for piano, clarinet, and viola; October; Recorded with Jerry Kirkbride and Jesse Levine in Crowder Hall the week of December 14-18. This project is still in the editing stage
• Music of the Super Powers; October; Recorded works of Denisov, Reynolds, Boyarski, and Muczinsky. More sessions are scheduled for January 2007 with a projected publication date for sometime in 2007
• Collaborator; Albany Recordings; October; Music of the Superpowers
• The Music of Bruch and Clarke; Compact Disc; March; Bruch Trios for Viola, Clarinet, and Piano recorded with Jerry Kirkbride and Jessie Levine. Released on the Summit label, Mar 2000
• A Sampler of French-Canadian Piano Music; Lecture Recital; March; This is the first performance product of my sabbatical research. The Lecture chronicles the growth and development of keyboard music in Quebec from the days of the ancien regime in Nouvelle France up until the commencement of World War II. It is a survey of the many influences and styles that laid the groundwork for a true Canadian school of music in the 20th century. I will present this recital on the faculty recital series in February of 1998
• Idylls for Oboe, Clarinet and Piano; CD album/streaming; Summit Records; March 2018; Performer, editing co-supervisor, and liner notes author.Works:Judith Bingham, Ave Maris StellaRichard Faith, Idylls for Oboe, Clarinet and PianoMarion Bauer, Duo for Oboe and ClarinetRandall Davidson, The Center of the Known WorldGabriel Marie, Feuilles au ventIdylls for Oboe, Clarinet and Piano brings to light a collection of significant and little-known chamber music works for this uncommon trio combination. The disc features two world premiere recordings: Ave Maris Stella by English composer Judith Bingham (b. 1952), and the title work Idylls, a four-movement song cycle by American composer Richard Faith (b.1926). Originally scored in 1972 for two unaccompanied countertenors, Bingham’s 2002 reimagining of the piece opens incredible possibilities for acoustic and tonal effects between the two treble woodwinds. Depicting a “bleak seascape”, the musical textures created by juxtaposing piano and winds make this an evocative and wholly original work. Rich seascapes and landscapes emerge too from Faith’s song cycle, especially in the tumultuous final movement, On the Isle of Skye. American modernist Marion Bauer (1882-1955) applies inventive harmonies to a traditional four-movement scheme in her Duo for Oboe and Clarinet. The Center of the Known World by Randall Davidson (b. 1953) charts the exploration of an inner emotional landscape. It utilizes the acoustic phenomenon of difference tones between the two woodwinds, while also evoking the rivers and steppes of Tuva, the geographical center of Asia. The disc concludes with a gem by the French romantic Gabriel Marie (1852-1928), a sincere and ephemeral trio entitled, Feuilles au vent (“Leaves in the wind”).
• Chamber Works for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano; Held preliminary recording sessions for two trios for future release.