Artburst: music, dance, theater, etc.

BACKGROUND to CD:
Pianist Heather Coltman and Soprano Diane McNaron presented the US premieres of Cuatro Canciones, Dos Canciones and Piezas Breves, by Argentine composer Valdo Sciammarela, on the Dorothy F. Schmidt College Chamber Music Series at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, on October 28, 2007. His song cycle Cantigas de Amigo, also featured on the recital, has been performed by McNaron for years, after Austin, Texas choral arranger Howard Burkett discovered a rare copy in a Birmingham, Alabama music store. Recently establishing contact with the composer, following a search also involving colleagues at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, McNaron and Coltman will release an album of his works, including songs, piano solo and chamber music, late in 2008. This marks the first time most of this music, largely unpublished, has been recorded. The vocal and piano portions will be recorded at Florida Atlantic University recording studios.