WORKS FOR WIND BY GRANT - CHAN MACDONALD - LEMAY & GOUGEON Quintette à vent Estria ACD2 2357 The Estria Woodwind Quintet gets its name from its home region of the Eastern Townships of Quebec (Canada) or l'Estrie where it was founded in 1997.   Estria's members are all accomplished musicians who hold diplomas in music performance from Le Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and McGill University, and who have established performing and teaching careers within the cities of Montréal and Sherbrooke, Quebec. … In addition to performing repertoire from the Classical and Romantic periods, Estria has a strong dedication to the music of our time and, to date, it has commissioned and premiered over a dozen new Canadian works for woodwind quintet. … A native of Sherbrooke, Canada, Catherine Meunier began her percussion studies at age 12.   On June 9, 2000, she became the first percussionist to win the Prix d'Europe, and with a unanimous jury decision.   She was also awarded the Canadian Music Centre Prize for the best interpretation of a Canadian piece in 2000. … Quintette à vent Estria KATE HERZBERG - flûte traversiére, flûte alto et piccolo | flute, alto flute, and piccolo ÉTIENNE DE MÉDICIS - hautbois | oboe PAULINE FARRUGIA - clarinette et clarinette basse | clarinet and bass clarinet NADIA LABELLE - cor | french horn MICHEL BETTEZ - basson | bassoon Invitée | Guest (Nature | Nurture) CATHERINE MEUNIER - marimba STEWART GRANT        QUINTETTE, opus 38 (1999)       14:11 [  1] I. Pastorale       6:54 [  2] II. Scherzo       2:12 [  3] III. Nocturne       5:05 CHAN KA NIN [  4] NATURE/NURTURE       16:25        pour quintette à vent et marimba        for woodwind quintet and marimba (2002) ANDREW PAUL MACDONALD [  5] THE MECHANICS OF STARDUST, opus 62       6:34        pour trio d'anches/for reed trio (2003) ROBERT LEMAY [  6] DÉBÂCLE       10:29        pour quintette à vent/for woodwind quintet (1998) DENIS GOUGEON        4 JEUX À 5 (2001)       17:00 [  7] I. jeux de miroirs       4:09 [  8] II. à la manière d'un kaléidoscope       4:27 [  9] III. lent et lyrique       5:35 [10] IV. comme une danse       2:49 ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879