Introducing the music of Jack Gallagher

Symphony No. 2 ‘Ascendant’ Quiet Reflection London Symphony Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta Jack Gallagher continues his association with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta with Symphony No. 2 ‘Ascendant,’ a robust, colorful work of dramatic contrasts and expansive architecture that seeks to express the aspirations and strivings of the human spirit. Quiet Reflections is a calm, serenely lyrical meditation which evokes a sense of longing for past tranquility. “Gallagher's vibrant, complex symphony is a shining example of the best of contemporary music, and it is vividly realized by the London Symphony Orchestra, who played it with great commitment. I hope that people everywhere will enjoy the discovery of the work of this superb composer.” – JoAnn Falletta “This new disc shows an even more masterful Gallagher, tackling a long-form symphony with good ideas, orchestrational brilliance, and a cohesive sequencing worthy of your attentive ear.”

  VIDEO: An excerpt from the mammoth Symphony No.2 by Jack Gallagher - recorded in Blackheath Concert Halls in September 2013 for release on Naxos Records. JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra sound...

JACK GALLAGHER 1947

 Jack Gallagher  (b. 1947, New York City). American composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and piano works that have been performed in Europe and the USA. He was active as a trumpeter in the National Orchestral Association from 1968-70 and served as music director of the Wooster Symphony Orchestra in 1985-86. He has taught composition, orchestration and other subjects at the College of Wooster in Ohio since 1977, where he has been Professor of Music since 1991. 

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Jack Gallagher’s Symphony in One Movement: Threnody has been acclaimed by in Tune magazine as ‘enormously inventing’ and by Österreichische Musikzeitschrift as ‘a one-movement symphony of great colorfulness’. The warm, lyrical Berceuse was heralded by The Washington Post as ‘a treat’ and ‘a lovely melodic and accessible work’. The spirited Diversions Overture and Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, in five-movement arch form, complete this survey of Gallagher’s music for orchestra recorded by the London Symphony under the direction of JoAnn Falletta....(Naxos)