Goodwin/ Oregon Repertory Singers - Shadows on the StarsThe Oregon Repertory Singers' debut album on Gothic Records features the music of Morten Lauridsen and other Pacific Northwest composers. It includes several premieres, with Lauridsen playing piano on his own works. Dr. Ethan Sperry, conductor of the Oregon Repertory Singers since 2011, led ORS to place second in folk music at the 2014 International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales. He is the 2016 Distinguished Artist at the Civitella Ranieri in Italy.

A worldwide phenomenon

jaded critics breaking into foolish smiles

with Giovanni Guglielmo

and both only found their way into the official canon of their composers posthumously

Personally

Penderecki pays homage to the great composer by using the B-A-C-H motif throughout the work

and Molly herself

From a musical point of view it is a substantially acoustic album mainly focused on piano and guitar

more recently adding vocalist and dancer Tracy King to their lineup

All these anniversaries are a great opportunity to familiarize music lovers around the world with the works of these two composers

Bonnie Raiit and the lesser known Valerie Carter

Some songs speak to the process of moving on ("Unwind"