Thomas - AuditionsVolume 8 in this series documenting Augusta Read Thomas' music, three major scores dominate, with 4 shorter works filling out this 80 minute sonic portrait of an inexhaustibly inventive and individual composer. The brass quintet Avian Capriccio is typically free wheeling in it's evocation of 3 contrasting types of birds, hummingbirds, swans and canaries. Scored for wordless soprano and string quartet, Plea for Peace acts as a single, seamless block

cutting-edge

Side A features Juliana covering the classic "Lotta Love" and side B features Emma covering the deep cut "Give Me Strength

and lyrics from the song blended into pop culture vernacular

He takes up editing and mixing

"Madonna before Madonna

His troubles include not having the cash to pay alimony to his ex-wife

Crumb/ Conlin/ Fulkerson/ Shannon/ Wernick - Complete Crumb Edition 6

James Earle Johnson on percussion

Argentine guitarist Lucas Martino presents a great collection of world premiere recordings of Argentine guitar works

Following the self-released debut album "Hiraeth" in 2021

It shows the consistently high compositional quality in the tradition of this unique musical family

and in typical Koko Mojo style