Edge of Discovery

A Symphony by Brian Keane

Composed by Brian Alexander Keane ASCAP
Published by Brian Keane Music, Inc. ASCAP
copyright 1997

Brian Keane - classical guitar, electric slide guitar, electric guitar
Emily Wong - acoustic piano
Amy Berger - harp
Bart Feller - flute, piccolo
Robert Ingliss - oboe, english horn
Jo-Ann Sternberg - clarinet
Gina Cuffari - bassoon
Christopher Komer - french horn
Tony Kadleck - trumpet
Mike Boschen - trombone
Joey Melotti - organ
Dave Anderson - electric bass
Joel Rosenblatt - drums
Daniel Haskins - timpani
Thierry Arpino - orchestral percussion

Violins

Kobi Malkin - spiccato, section
Elizabeth Nielson - spiccato, section
Suliman Tekalli - spiccato, section
Nikita Yermak - spiccato, section
Jorge Avila - section
Roxanne Bergman - section
Kurt Coble - sectin
Marshall Coid - section
Shan Jiang - section

Violas

Ralph Farris - spiccato, section
Kal Sugatski - spiccato, section
Nikita Yermak - spiccato, section
Judith Ablon - section
Jill Jaffe - sectin
Tanner Menees - section
Katie Von Braun - section

Cellos

Dan Barrett -spiccato, section
Kate Dillingham - spiccato, section
Ani Kalayjian - spiccato, section
Kirsten Jermè - section

Basses

Greg Chudzik - spiccato, section
Leo Huppert - spiccato, section
Jay Elfenbein - section

Arranged, orchestrated, and produced by Brian Keane

Frank Perri - copyist
Bonnie Erickson - studio coordinator

Recorded January - September 2025 at:

Brian Keane Music Inc. Studios, Monroe, CT
Jeff Frez-Abrecht - principal engineer, digital coordinator
Jamie Bahr - engineer

Carriage House Recording Studio, Stamford, CT.
Sean Donaher - engineer
Jeff Frez-Albrecht - engineer
Johnny Montagnese - engineer
Ian Callahan - engineer

Dave Anderson recorded at Flying Squirrel Studios, New Fairfield, CT
Joey Melotti recorded at Dreamspell studios, Henderson, NV.
Joel Rosenblatt recorded at CliffSound, Westerly, R.I.

Mixed at Brian Keane music, Inc. by Brian Keane, Jeffrey Lesser, and Jeff Frez-Albrecht

Edge of Discovery was originally written in 1997 as a main theme for a PBS television series about scientific discoveries of the 20th century. It was a low budget project, and couldn’t afford live strings. When Brian decided he was going to set 2025 aside and record his 1984 first symphony A Speck In Time, and his 1993 second symphony A Middle Eastern Symphony, Brian prepared a third symphony, the shorter 1997 work, Edge Of Discovery, expanding it some in the middle to a 11 minute symphonic work, in case there was time to record it along with the other two symphonies. Keane added guitar and drum parts to make it more in keeping with the other two symphonies, and some dazzling piano parts for American Ballet Theater principal pianist, Emily Wong, who he dhad done a recording of Bach with in 2024. All three symphonies were recorded and finished together in 2025.