Minerva

...an impressive showing.
THE WASHINGTON POST

Presented with a University of Oregon Faculty Excellence Award in 2016, saxophonist Idit Shner chose to invest that award in the creation of new compositions for saxophone. Participating in both individual and group commissioning efforts, this recording was programmed from that collection of ten new works by long established composers, such as Chicago's Stacy Garrop, to several more diverse and emerging voices, including Ziv Slama from Israel and the Oregon-based Andrea Reinkemeyer and Evan C. Paul. With pianist EunHye Choi, Shner performed several concerts with each of these pieces to enthusiastic response, forming the belief that while obvious audience favorites, they also represent a substantial contribution to current saxophone literature.

Production Info:

Produced by Brian McWhorter
Recorded by Billy Barnett at Beall Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Recording Dates: Minerva (7/16/2016); Na'ama (6/17/2018);
Saturation (6/18/2018); Quicksilver (7/16/2018 & 7/17/2019)
Mixed by Brian McWhorter at Boiledjar Studios, Eugene, OR
Mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Tonal Park Studios, Takoma Park, MD
Idit Shner photograph by Dmitri von Klein
Cover design & layout by John Bishop

Reviews of Minerva

The Saxophonist Magazine (Nicholas May)
When it comes to the saxophone, or any instrument, it is uncommon for an artist to be well versed in two very different generes. Dr. Idit Shner, Associate Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at the University of Oregon, has established herself as a multi-talented, bilingual saxophonist across her numerous classical and jazz albums. Although I h ...