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Reference Recordings proudly presents our first collaboration with the Oregon Symphony, in a spectacular live recording featuring composer and steel pannist Andy Akiho. His works on this album are Beneath Lighted Coffers, recorded on April 29, 30 & May 1, 2023, and Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra, recorded on October 5, 6 & 7, 2024. This album was engineered by Mark Donahue and produced by Blanton Alspaugh, both multi-GRAMMY® winners from Soundmirror, Inc.
Andy Akiho, born in 1979 in Columbia, South Carolina, is a “trailblazing”(Los Angeles Times) Pulitzer Prize finalist and seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer whose bold works unravel intricate and unexpected patterns while surpassing preconceived boundaries of classical music. Called “increasingly in-demand” by The New York Times, Akiho has earned international acclaim for his large-scale works that emphasize the natural theatricality of live performance. He is the only composer to be nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition category in 2022,2023, and 2024.
The multi- Grammy® Award nominated Oregon Symphony, led by Jean Vollum Music Director David Danzmayr, serves hundreds of thousands of people annually through concerts, education initiatives, and community programs. With a 129-year legacy, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States. Its home venue is the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in downtown Portland’s Cultural District, where this album was recorded.
Andy Akiho – Steel Handpan
Oregon Symphony
David Danzmayr – Music Director
Tracklist
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Additional information
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| SKU | FR764SACD |
| Qualities | DSD 128, DSD 512, DSD 64, MKV 48 kHz, DSD 256, DXD 32 Bit, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
| Channels | 5ch Surround, 7.1.4ch Dolby Atmos, 2ch Stereo, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround |
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| Recording Location | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon |
| Recording Engineer | Mark Donahue |
| Producer | Blanton Alspaugh |
| Mixing | Mark Donahue |
| Mastering | Mark Donahue |
| Release Date | June 5, 2026 |
Press reviews
Gramophone
Steel pans have now, thankfully, largely shed their ethnic and exotic Caribbean associations. Nevertheless, it remains the case that steel pans have struggled to command the same recognition and reputation as other tuned idiophones, such as marimba and xylophone. Two major works featured on this album by composer and steel drum specialist Andy Akiho are set to change all that.
The first, Beneath Lighted Coffers, written for Trinidadian steel pan virtuoso Liam Teague, was inspired by the architectural design of the Pantheon following Akiho’s visit there in 2015 and is cast in five movements. ‘Portico’ opens with brightly patterned cascades on steel pans accompanied by colourful orchestral splashes. These patterns function as pivot points, channelling the music’s narrative flow down a variety of routes – a neo-Baroque dance in one section, fanfare-like interjections in another – before trailing off towards the distance at the end.
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