CD  MMFR2101                   Sample Excerpts
© 2021 Moravian Music Foundation

Barbara Lister-Sink, piano

Warwick Lister, violin

Uniquely evocative, impressionistic, and enjoyable American music!

Charles Vardell (1893-1962) was a nationally celebrated composer, an accomplished organist, a beloved teacher, an able and respected administrator, and an arts visionary.

Dean of the School of Music, Salem College (Winston-Salem, NC, USA) from 1928 to 1951.

Dean of the School of Music, Flora MacDonald College (Laurinburg, NC, USA) as it became St. Andrew’s College.  1952 – 1962

THE MUSIC

From a Mountain Walk, six sketches for piano

The Cherry Grove Suite

Nocturne for piano

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

Recorded in Shirley Recital Hall, Salem College

Some recordings were completed in 2019, others, during the pandemic in 2020, as witnessed by these photos, with the producer connected remotely.