Lansky / Starobin / Yoshinaga - Notes to Self - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

San Francisco-native Henry Dehlinger, a prodigiously talented pianist and singer, turned his hand to full-time composition in 2015. The skill and splendour of his music belies the relatively brief number of years he has committed pen to paper to create a considerable oeuvre of orchestral, chamber and choral music. His natural affinity for vocal music has also led to a number of works for solo voice. At That Hour is a superlative showcase for Henry's craftmanship as well as his close collaborators, husband-and-wife team soprano Danielle Talamantes and bass-baritone Kerry Wilkerson. All of the songs on this original album of Henry's art songs were written expressly for Danielle's and Kerry's impassioned voices. The title track opens Henry's 10-part song cycle set to texts by James Joyce. Inspiration for other songs comes from poetry by T. S. Eliot, Dante, Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde, and Hebrew writings. Throughout, Henry's modern yet tonal compositional voice shines through as he renders a diverse palette of musical styles to amplify the words he sets to music.

Lansky - Restructures [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/01/2017

Nessa Barrett's EP InchJesus loves a primadonnaInch is all about love. It's beauty and demise. The villain origin story of every woman who has loved until she can not love anymore. It features lead singles InchHigh On HeavenInch and InchStay With MeInch as well as 6 new songs that have been co-written between Nessa and producers CJ Baran and Arthur Besna - collaborators who helped bring her vision to life on AFTERCARE.