{"product_id":"loeb-musica-transpacifica","title":"Loeb: Musica Transpacifica","description":"On this album David Loeb features his compositions that attempt to reconcile the seemingly incompatible combinations of viols with traditional Japanese instruments and voice. The result is a truly unique and satisfying musical experience. David Loeb was born in 1939 in New York into a family which took music and painting very seriously. He studied composition with Peter Pindar Stearns at the Mannes College of Music in New York, and then completed a master's degree at Yale. 1964 became a critical year for his future. He began teaching at Mannes and has remained on the faculty there ever since, simultaneously teaching at the Curtis Institute from 1973 until 2000. Receiving a commission to compose a piece for an early music ensemble resulted a continuing involvement with writing for historical instruments, especially viols. Later that same year he began studying traditional Japanese music with Shinichi Yuize. This also resulted in a permanent and intense involvement (not only as a composer) and a succession of collaborative projects with Yuize-san until his recent passing away.","brand":"Centaur Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49605685936408,"sku":"044747358024","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3778144_e5c30029-e620-466c-8dcf-5891671a2902.jpg?v=1777778205","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/loeb-musica-transpacifica","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}