Recordings

The following live audio samples are two movements from newly-commissioned Watching Birds, by Wendy Griffiths. Watching Birds was premiered on August 30, 2023, at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn. This commissioning project was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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Super Mario Bros. for oboe, English horn, and bassoon

The Legend of Zelda for oboe and bassoon band

Chrono Trigger for oboe and bassoon band

We have many more recordings on the DE YouTube Channel:

Motoric Rise, Stephanie Berg

Galveston ’89, Caleb Burhans

We Were Tired of Living in a House, Caleb Burhans

Trio No. 1, Op. 86, Friedrich Kuhlau

Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 270 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Herr Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn, BWV 601, Johann Sebastian Bach

Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 701, Johann Sebastian Bach

Selections from The Fairy-Queen, Henry Purcell

Double Entendre commissioned Going Home (Vysoke, My Jerusalem) by Martin Bresnick in 2009. It was recorded and released on Martin Bresnick’s CD Prayers Remain Forever (2014). The recording received accolades from Gramophone and aired regularly in 2016 by New York radio station WQXR. Listen to a clip – we hope you like it! You can purchase the music from Carl Fischer.

Thanks to our many supporters, Double Entendre recorded Double Take: American Reed. Listen to contemporary American music by Elliott Carter, Sarah Davol, Timothy Dwight Edwards, Wendy Griffiths, Edward MacDowell, Tina Nicholson, Judith Shatin, and John Steinmetz. Released by Albany Records, Double Take is available on Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify.