Peter Askim: Buy CDs and Music

The young virtuosi of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra (with Music Director and Composer-in-Residence Peter Askim) bring a passionate, vibrant and breathtaking perspective to this dual disc CD/DVD account of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Also available as an audio download.

Music from the award-winning film "Absaroka", scored by Peter Askim and conducted by Peter Askim with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra.

ISB Publications, the publishing arm of the International Society of Bassists, has just published "Edge for Solo Bass", the required piece for the 2003 ISB Solo Competition, and "Eight Solitudes for Bass and Piano", winner of the 2002 ISB Composition Competition. Both compositions and "Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and Strings" are available at http://www.isbstore.com.

New CD features compositions of Peter Askim and such artists as Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center flutist/conductor Ransom Wilson, conductor Naoto Otomo and the Tokyo Symphony, members of Orchestra Asia-Japan, pianist Douglas Aschcraft and Peter Askim as conductor and bassist.

Sound clips are available on the "MUSIC" page.

Track List:

1. Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra
Peter Askim, Double Bass;
Ransom Wilson, Conductor

2. Moving, Still
Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra;
Peter Askim, Conductor

3. As Glaciers Thaw…
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra;
Naoto Otomo, Conductor

4. …but the rain…
Seizan Sakata, Shakuhachi;
Reiko Kimura, 21-String Koto

5. Eight Solitudes
Peter Askim, Double Bass;
Douglas Ashcraft, Piano

6. Edge
Peter Askim, Double Bass

7. Meridians
Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra;
Peter Askim, Conductor

Please contact peter@peteraskim.com for more information about purchase and rental of Peter Askim printed music.