Susan Allen harp,

Vinny Golia piccolo, C, alto & bass flutes, strich, Bb & bass clarinets, soprano saxophone & contrabassoon

A bass clarinet flourish and they're off! Harp and horns seem like an unlikely pairing, but then again, maybe it's just because I'd never heard it before. This disc slips in and out of classical sounding stretches, quick, stop-on-a-dime-and-turn forays and weird otherwordly soundtrack music. It rarely goes way way out though, something that I find I crave often these days. I guess after days of listening to nothing but wind and rain and bird sounds, tonal music seems a bit odd.

                                   jeph jerman