Wild is the Wind

"Absolutely recommended without hesitation." - Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine This album is built around wind instruments and showcases a number of musicians I have worked with for many years. Three of the featured works explore my continuing interest in examining the world around us through music, both the political and the ecological: Denier transforms the idea of a populist political rally into hyper-confident, musical verbiage where the task of flautist Fiona Kelly is to whip up the strings into a frenzy. The emptiness..., on the other hand, reflects the actual emptiness of certain political promises and desires in music of meagre melodic and harmonic means.