Shirish Korde - biography

	• Svara-Yantra, Violin Concerto in three movementsJoanna Kurkowicz, violin, Samir Chatterjee, tabla,National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rubén Silva, conductor Joanna Kurkowicz, violin National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Lukasz Borowicz, conductor Chandos recording (2006)
	play sample		"A terrific piece in which the tradtional symphony is dropped into the middle of the subcontinent, exploding with color." -Matthew Guerrieri, Boston Globe

	• Phoolan Devi Songs Alexandra Montano, mezzo soprano Da Capo Chamber Players Composer’s CD (2006)
		“The showpiece of the evening was the 100th composition commissioned by Da Capo since its inception: ‘Phoolan Devi Songs’ by Shirish Korde, three excerpts from an opera-in-progress about Ms. Devi…”–Ann Midgette, The New York Times

	• Cranes Dancing (violin and string quartet) Joanna Kurtowicz, violin Musicians of the Silk Road Ensemble Composer’s CD (2005)

	• Nesting Cranes (flute and string orchestra) Jennifer Gunn, flute, Chicago Symphony String Orchestra Ludovic Morlot, conductor Composer’s CD (2004)
	play sample		“Nesting Cranes, is a shakukiachi-tinted flute with a string choir to lovely effect…the strings often breathing with the same natural cadences on the soloist--the pacing and dynamic shadings of the Korde work are masterful.” –Michael Cameron, Chicago Tribune

	• Blue Topeng Desak Laksmi and Bethany Collier, Gamalan soloists, Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor Composer's CD (2004)
			“The aureate sound of the gamelan shimmers in the air, supported by the Western instruments and the bamboo flute, and the pulsing, cyclical rhythms both soothe and excite.” –The Boston Globe “three-movement work impressed with its metallic sheen and its formal construction.” –Boston Herald

	• Tenderness of Cranes Claire Marchand, flute Composer’s CD (2000)
			“…a beautiful, original work…”–Computer Music Journal

	• The Drowned Woman of the Sky Elizabeth Keusch, soprano, New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble, John Heiss, conductor Capstone CD (1997)
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	• The Drowned Woman of the Sky Maria Tegzes, soprano, Dean Anderson, percussion, David Hoose, conductor Neuma CD 450-93 (1996)

	• Tenderness of Cranes Claudia Anderson, flute Centaur CD (1996) “…fantasy-like piece of imaginative beauty…” –High Performance Review

	• Tenderness of Cranes Patricia Spencer, flute Neuma CD (1996) “…breath-taking composition of complex expressive layers…” –American Record Guide

	• Tenderness of Cranes Jean DeMart, flute Neuma CD (1995)
	play sample		"a beautiful, original work" - Computer Music Journal

	• Rasa Maria Tegzes, soprano, Holy Cross Chamber Players Neuma CD (1995)
	play sample	"Shirish Korde and Lynn Kramer’s awe-inspiring Chitra (2000). It’s difficult to imagine a more startling and entertaining close to the Boston Musica Viva’s 31st season." -*East comes West*. Theodore Bale

	• Time Grids David Tannenbaum, guitar Neuma CD (1994)
			“…some of the best interlacing of electronic sounds and guitar that I have yet heard…” –Soundboard “Time Grids is the anchor of this offering.” –American Music Guide “…plays the full sonic spectrum, and does so with great skill…”–The Boston Globe "Simon Thacker's crazy flying fingerboard work as the piece reached its climactic conclusion, was really something else! What a wonderful exposition of contemporary possibilities of the classical guitar." - Alan Cooper / Univ. of Aberdeen

	• Goldbach's Conjecture Pierre-Eves Artaud, flute Neuma CD (1993)
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	• Chamber Piece for Six Soloists Holy Cross Chamber Players, Francis Wada, conductor, Neuma CD (1991)


DVDs
	• Blue Topeng Desak Laksmi and Bethany Collier, Gamelan soloists, The Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor Composer’s CD and DVD (2003)


	• Chitra Elizabeth Keusch, soprano, Nyoman Catra, dalanga, Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor Composer’s CD and DVD (2000)

	• Rasa Elizabeth Keusch, soprano, New York Virtuoso Singers, Da Capo Chamber Players Composer’s CD and DVD (1998)

	• The Drowned Woman of the Sky Elizabeth Keusch, soprano Robert Schulz, percussion Composer’s DVD (2006)