Barefoot
Highlighting five of Davidson’s chamber music pieces for varying combinations of strings and piano, composed over the past decade, including Tremble (2013) for violin, cello and piano; the title track Barefoot (2011) for violin, cello, viola, and piano; Wēpan (2014) for string quartet and piano; Hush (2017) for violin and piano; and Leap (2021) for violin, cello, viola, and piano.
Jasper String Quartet and Natalie Zhu, piano
New Focus Recording, 2024
“Each of the five works inhabits a single intense emotion, which Davidson pursues with her own energy, like a life force, barely concealed beneath the surface.” (Gramophone)
Hymn of the Universe
Includes live performances of Antiphon for the Virgin and Hymn of the Universe performed by VocalEssence Singers, conducted by Philip Brunelle. Tu Autem, Domine, Society for Universal Sacred Music led by Roger Davidson.
Meyer Media LLC, 2023
“Davidson’s exploration of metaphysical and divine themes throughout Hymn of the Universe is an auditory experience and a spiritual odyssey. The album resonates with a sense of universal connectedness, reflecting Davidson’s personal journey toward a deeper understanding of spirituality and her unique religious upbringing.”
Adorjan Horvát, Staccatofy
Retrospective
Includes live performance of Blue Curve of the Earth, for violin and piano. Commissioned by Hilary Hahn.
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano.
Deutsche Grammophon, 2018.
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“Tina Davidson’s Blue Curve of the Earth grows from a tiny pizzicato figure into a lyrical world that literally seems capable of embracing the horizon. It is a shamelessly lovely piece.”
Community Digital News
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores
Includes Blue Curve of the Earth, for solo violin, or violin and piano. Commissioned by Hilary Hahn.
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano.
Deutsche Grammophon, 2013.
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The Newstead Trio: Music of the Season
Beautiful, evocative music for the holiday season created by three living composers Tina Davidson, Simon Andrews and Adrienne Albert. Settings of timeless traditional carols, mixed in with new works, create a rich tableau for the listener. Experience the new and the old, subtly shaded and dynamically performed by the Newstead Trio.
Includes music by Tina Davidson: Behold the Virgin Approaching, for violin, cello and piano; Let there be Joy, for violin, cello and piano.
Arrangements by Tina Davidson: Ave Maria, What Child Is This?, Away in the Manger and Silent Night Prince, 8912 (2009)
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Tina Davidson: It Is My Heart Singing
It Is My Heart Singing for string quartet and piano, Delight of Angels, for string quartet and
Paper, Glass, String & Wood for triple string quartet.
Performed by the Cassatt Quartet (Muneko Otani, Jennifer Leshnower, Tawnya Popoff, Nicole Johnson), Stephen Manes and Caroline Stinson.
Albany Records, TROY842, 2006.
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Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life
Includes Bodies in Motion, for violin, cello and piano (with optional soprano, marimba).
Yayoi Numazawa, Ohad Bar-David, Keiko Sato, Don Liuzzi and Holly Phares.
WHYY-TV on CD and DVD, June 2002.
Songs for Mary: Sharing and Caring Hands
Includes Antiphon for the Virgin for a cappella chorus.
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle, conductor.
St. Patrick Guild.
Tina Davidson: I Hear the Mermaids Singing
Fire on the Mountain, for marimba, vibraphone, and piano; I Hear the Mermaids Singing for viola, cello and piano; Lullaby for saxophone and ensemble; Bleached Thread, Sister Thread for string quartet; Blue Dawn (The Promised Fruit) for flute, English horn, bassoon, and piano; Transparent Victims, multiple saxophones.
Performed by the Mendelssohn String Quartet, Marshall Taylor, Anthony Orlando, Don Liuzzi, Charles Abramovic, and others. CRI #681, Emergency Music, 1996.
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Cassatt: The Cassatt String Quartet
Includes Cassandra Sings for string quartet.
CRI # 671, Emergency Music, 1994.
Bennington Cello Quartet
Includes Dark Child Sings for four cellos.
Opus One, #148.
The Sax Ascendant
Includes Transparent Victims, Marshall Taylor, multiple saxophones.
Innova label.
New Dimensions: Music by Women
Includes 7 Macabre Songs for piano. Paula Ennis-Dwyer, piano.
Coronet LPS 3206, Coronet Recording Company, 1986.
Here and Now
Includes To Understand Weeping for soprano and pre-recorded playback. Barbara Noska, soprano of the Relache Ensemble.
Calisto Label, #1, 1983.
Everything Going Out
Macabre Songs for piano.
Mikrokosmik Label, #3, 1981.
