TUROK'S CHOICE

Prior to founding TC in 1990, Paul Turok wrote monthly classical recording review columns for Music Journal and Ovation Magazine. He was also a regular contributer of classical record articles to the New York Times Sunday Edition, Section 2 (Arts and Leisure) and a frequent guest critic on WQXR's nationally-syndicated radio show, First Hearing .

Turok's orchestral works have been premiered by the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra,  Indianapolis Symphony,  New Jersey Symphony,  Louisville Orchestra, Kennedy Center Orchestra,  Philharmonia Virtuosi and performed by dozens of others worldwide.

His chamber music has been premiered at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall, Library of Congress and Cleveland's Severance Hall. Foreign premieres have taken place in  Paris,Tokyo and Bogata.

Three Transcendental Etudes for Piano, Passacaglia for Piano, Little Suite for Piano, Regis Benoit, piano ORION ORS 7274 (LP)

Lyric Variations for Oboe and Strings, George McAninch, oboe; Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester, cond. LOUISVILLE LP 733 (LP)

Improvisations for English Horn, Violin and Piano, Carolyn Hove, English horn, Camille Avellano, violin, Gloria Cheng, piano CRYSTAL CD329

Ragtime Caprice for Piano and Orchestra, Joshua Pierce, piano; Slovak Radio Orchestra of Bratislava, Kirk Trevor, cond. KLEOS KL5124

Threnody for Strings, City of London Sinfonia, David Amos, cond. HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 906011, KLEOS KL5128

Improvisations for Saxophone, Violin and Piano, James Umble, saxophone, Stephen Warner, violin, Carolyn Gadiel Warner, piano DANA DRS-5

Sonata No.1 for Cello and Piano, Bonnie Hampton, cello, Nathan Schwartz, piano MUSIC AND ARTS CD 903

Canzone Concertante No.5 for Violin, Piano and Wind Orchestra, Stephen Warner, violin, Carolyn Gadiel Warner, piano, North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporan, cond. KLAVIER K-11109

References to Paul Turok can be found in the New American Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Who's Who in America, and The International Who's Who in Music.

Send E-mail for Paul Turok to pturok@verizon.net