BEHIND-THE-SCENES recording Margaret Brouwer’s Chamber CD

January 4 and 5, 2021, at the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Kulas Hall
February 7, 2021, in a Los Angeles studio

Left to right: Violinist Mari Sato, Recording Engineer Michael Bishop, Pianist Shuai Wang, and Composer Margaret Brouwer after our first day of recording.

Left to right: Violinist Mari Sato, Recording Engineer Michael Bishop, Pianist Shuai Wang, and Composer Margaret Brouwer after our first day of recording.

Shuai Wang at the piano during the recording session at CIM’s Kulas Hall

Shuai Wang at the piano during the recording session at CIM’s Kulas Hall

Recording Engineer Lewis Pesacov and singer Sarah Beaty in a Los Angeles studio

Recording Engineer Lewis Pesacov and singer Sarah Beaty in a Los Angeles studio

Singer Sarah Beaty records “Declaration” in Los Angeles

Singer Sarah Beaty records “Declaration” in Los Angeles

This video was taken during a rehearsal where the violinist and pianist played along to an iphone recording of the singer since she lives in Los Angeles and cannot record with us in person

Here is a sneak peek from the recording session. An excerpt from the beginning of the first movement of "Rhapsodic Sonata," with wonderful musicians Eliesha Nelson, viola, and Shuai Wang, piano ...

Wonderful musicians, Brian Skoog, tenor and Shuai Wang, piano recorded my song, "This Morning is Beautiful." I might change the name though because it gets sinister at the end of the song. Here is a snippet from the piece near the beginning.

Here is small excerpt of a brand new work that will be premiered on my new CD. It is for violin and piano, titled "I Cry - Summer 2020." This is the beginning of a solo violin part in the piece played by the incredible Mari Sato during a rehearsal

Eliesha Nelson, viola, and Margaret Brouwer

Eliesha Nelson, viola, and Margaret Brouwer

Violinist Mari Sato

Violinist Mari Sato

An excerpt from the beginning of "Thorn," a movement from "Declaration." Sarah and Lewis were testing the levels of the violin and piano track that she was hearing in her headphones

Sarah Beaty recording “Declaration” in Los Angeles

Sarah Beaty recording “Declaration” in Los Angeles

Margaret Brouwer and tenor Brian Skoog

Margaret Brouwer and tenor Brian Skoog

Eliesha Nelson and Shuai Wang

Eliesha Nelson and Shuai Wang

While Sarah was recording in Los Angeles, Margaret Brouwer produced from Cleveland. We were on FaceTime so we could communicate during the session

While Sarah was recording in Los Angeles, Margaret Brouwer produced from Cleveland. We were on FaceTime so we could communicate during the session

This recording is supported in part by a grant from The Bascom Little Fund
and generous donations from:

Sawsan Alhaddad
Gail Arnoff
Greg Bauman
Frank Beaty & Sherry Jenkins
Greg Brouwer
Scott Christian
Henry Doll
Martha Grant
Anne Hunter
David Kay
Dieter Knecht
Ellen Lang
Deanne Lentz
Miriam Levin
Joan Rich
David Ross
Naomi Sheiner
Ron and Eugenia Strauss