Chang/ Helton-Thomas Duo - Music for Saxophone & CelloThe debut recording from the Helton Thomas duo is a smorgasbord of contemporary compositions that range from the ruminative to the boisterous, the melodious to the dissonant, in short a perfect reflection of the modern zeitgeist. Featuring compositions by Dorothy Chang, a spectral and spookily lovely Jonathan Elliott, Edison Denisov, Augusta Read Thomas, Mark Engebretson, and Libby Larsen.

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Stoned Part II is brimming with Lewis's trademark soul

I wanted to feature her and bring her singing into sharp relief to mine

Reynols were already active and certainly on fire: Peloto Cabras Mulusa Olve stands as an historic sound document to prove it

sung by one of the finest women's ensembles in the nation

unique Saxophone Concerto by Glazunov

The euphoria of gypsy music blends with the melancholy and nostalgia of Argentinean tango

and Johannes Brahms

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and makes something more of their life

Braden Gates' writing is much like that of singer-songwriters Guy Clark and John Prine