9 to 5 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
listen to excerpts here (scroll down to "Shows")
The Grapes of Wrath (Ricky Ian Gordon, Michael Korie)
listen to excerpts here (scroll down to "Opera")
Little Fish (Michael John LaChiusa)
listen to excerpts here (scroll down to "Shows")
Hairspray -- The Movie
Broadway Cast Album of Grey Gardens
"Mr. Coughlin's orchestration for "Grey Gardens" is ambrosia I have been addicted to the CD for months. He has the woodwinds, in particular, burbling and blending and commenting on the songs in an intoxicating way what that man can do with a bassoon alone. He is a Michelangelo of orchestration."
John McWhorter (Manhattan Institute) in an editorial commentary in the New York Sun (6/14/2007) about the 2007 TONY award for Best Orchestration. It's one man's opinion but makes for an interesting read: Read the NY Sun editorial here |