Commissions

BWQ Commissions, Premier Recordings, Arrangements and Editions

Robert Brookmeyer: Collage #1 (1985) CMA grant
Eric Ewazen: Roaring Fork Quintet (1993) Commission and 1st recording
Philip Wharton: Five at Play (2004) Commission
Sima Wolf: Chambers of Hemera (2007) Commission and 1st recording
Paul Moravec: Indialantic Impromptu (2007) Commission to commemorate the 30th year of Chamber Music Society of Melbourne, FL
Brian duFord: Vignettes Balletiques (2009)
John Steinmetz: What’s Going On (2018) Consortium Commission

Premier Recordings

Manny Mendelsen: Wind Quintet (1977)
John Steinmetz: Quintet (1986)
Miguel del Aguila: Wind Quintet #2 (1994)
Joseph Turrin: Three Summer Dances (1994)
Paul Reale: Album of Solos and Quintet (2018)
Eric Ewazen: Roaring Fork Quintet (1993)
Sima Wolf: Chambers of Hemera (2007)

Arrangements and Editions

Leo Delibes, arr. Richard Price: Flower Duet from Lakme
Percy Grainger, arr. Philip Wharton: Lincolnshire Posy
Jay Ungar, arr. Robert Wagner: Ashokan Farewell
Paul Taffanel: Quintette pour Instruments à Vent
Anton Reicha: Adagio for the English Horn
Giulio Briccialdi: Potpourri Fantastic

Borealis Select Editions , Cimarron Music
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“A polished, elegantly turned performance... lively, communicative readings... the performance was a scintillating one”

The New York Times

“ The Borealis Wind Quintet is a superb ensemble. Their playing is precise without ever being merely pedantic; their control of dynamics is masterly and their internal balance is faultless."

Glyn Pursglove, Musicweb- International

“The season began with a cheery concert by the Borealis Wind Quintet...the performance was fabulous.”

Schenectady (NY) Gazette

“The Borealis Quintet is first rate; the players not only know how to play their instruments, they know how to get music out of them...The whole recording is the stuff dreams are made of.”

Musical Heritage Review

“For maximum color and variety, the wind section is where it's at, and the Borealis Wind Quintet provided it in abundance... These five very talented people presented their program with a great deal of humor and verve.”

Musical Heritage Review