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JABEZ PRESS RELEASES ADKINS STRING ENSEMBLE CD AND DVD

FORT WORTH, TEXAS
February 23, 2004

Jabez Press, LLC, a Fort Worth–based publishing company and record label, proudly announces the March 9 release of a new CD and DVD featuring the Adkins String Ensemble. The two-disc set includes Douglas Briley’s Quintet for a Healing Nation, commissioned by the Texas Music Teacher’s Association when Briley was named 2002 Composer of the Year. The recording also features Frank Bridge’s Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp Minor and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60. Jabez Press invites the public to meet the artists and enjoy a free mini-concert at a CD Release Party on Saturday, March 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Shakespeare Beethoven & Company in the Dallas Galleria mall.

The Adkins String Ensemble performs regularly in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Claiming roots from Denton, Texas, the group is comprised of brothers and sisters who have secured prominent seats in some of the nation’s leading orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Houston Symphony and the National Symphony, among others.

These are world-class musicians who play with world-class artistry,” said Douglas Briley, composer of Quintet for a Healing Nation. “ Not only is the musicianship inspiring, but to our knowledge, no other label has released a chamber music recording with Dolby Digital Surround and High Definition audio as Jabez Press has done here.”

Jabez Press, publishes and records new compositions, transcriptions and arrangements. As a publisher, Jabez Press distributes concert and sacred music to performing musicians and teachers primarily through jabezpress.com and select retail music stores. As a record label, Jabez Press produces, markets and distributes recordings that feature its own publications alongside works of other composers.

To purchase this recording or to find out more about Jabez Press, visit jabezpress.com. For information about the Adkins String Ensemble, visit AdkinsStringEnsemble.com.

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