Various Artists - Into the Stone - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This new album features premiere recordings of contemporary works for solo violin composed by Canadian women and performed by Nova Scotia violinist Dr. Gillian Smith. Works include InchCinque Danze per Violino SoloInch by JUNO award winning composer Ana Sokolovic, InchVersprechenInch by Kati Agocs (now a composition professor at New England Conservatory) and InchInside the StoneInch from Canadian-Australian composer Veronika Krausas. Recorded at the beautiful stone sanctuary at First Baptist Church Halifax, these recordings show the intense, passionate and imaginative works of Canadian women composers for solo violin, very few of which have been previously recorded.