Marti Epstein's music, like her hand-inked manuscripts, is intricately wrought and subtle, characterized by an organic sensuousness and a focus on the power and beauty of each sound through isolation and repetition.
Composer Biography
Marti Epstein, the composer, is a fully-fledged musician who is also a fine pianist and an avocational clarinetist, with her performing and teaching activities deeply shaping her compositions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marti Epstein's music is strongly influenced by nature, social issues, and other arts, especially visual art, which can be traced throughout her work on this album.
Recording & Production
This album was produced by Jeffrey Means and Marti Epstein, with Jeffrey Means also serving as the engineer and Francisco Gonzalez Navarro as the assistant engineer.
Composer Biography
Marti Epstein, the composer, was isolated from contemporary composition until college, where David Lang introduced her to progressive and experimental composers, and she later studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning modernist Bernard Rands.
Composition History
Most of the works on this album were written for and at the request of Marti Epstein's musical colleagues, primarily in Boston and New York City, with whom she has nurtured friendships and working relationships.
