Flourishing American composer Stacy Garrop’s first album of orchestralmusic features the world-premiere recording of her Mythology Symphony,a five-movement work inspired by famous female figures from Greek mythology. Characterized by Garrop’s talent for lyricism and vivid storytelling,the symphony receives a typically vibrant and compelling performance byBillboard-charting international conductor Alonda de la Parra leading the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Symphony Orchestra of Roosevelt University.

Under the direction of Peabody Conservatory-based conductor MarkandThakar, the CCPA Chamber Orchestra delivers world-premiere recordingsof Garrop’s mythic Thunderwalker and Shadow, a moving interplay of counterpoint, shifting textures, and profound emotion.

Garrop’s music “excites the enthusiasm of performers and audiences alike”(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review). She has “a sharp ear for instrumental colorand narrative form: She can tell a story” (Detroit Free Press). Gramophonecalls her a composer whose work displays “vision and breadth.” The Journal of the International Association of Women in Music proclaims, “Withoutquestion, Garrop is poised to make significant and lasting contributions to[the] world of classical music.”