The album's cover art, "Ghost (Ghost Dancing)" by Isamu Noguchi, memorializes the atomic dead.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tōru Takemitsu, the composer of several works on this album, believed that the interplay between humankind and nature could be better understood through art.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tōru Takemitsu, a largely self-taught composer, is considered highly influential in Western art music, known for blending traditional Japanese and European musical styles.
Performer Biography
Johanna Wienholts, the harpist, studied with renowned harpist Judy Loman, who was one of the last pupils of the influential harpist Carlos Salzedo.
Performer Biography
Johanna Wienholts, the harpist on this album, is the principal harpist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and actively works to expand the classical canon by performing new music.
Performer Biography
Conor Nelson, the flutist on this album, has given master classes at over 150 colleges and universities and is currently the Principal Flutist of the New Orchestra of Washington (D.C.).
Album & Artwork
The album's central theme is the end of life, with each piece chronicling a journey leading to death.
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