The album features arrangements, compositions, transcriptions, and reimaginings by artists such as Jorge Calandrelli, Graham Fitkin, Stephen Hough, Tom Poster, Harry Sdraulig, Caroline Shaw, Roderick Williams, and Wu Tong.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album includes songs that pay tribute to musical champions of social justice, such as Paul Robeson and Violeta Parra, and to 'troubadours of joy' like Francis Poulenc and Benjamin Britten.
Album & Artwork
The album is dedicated to the children and grandchildren of the artists: Lucy, Olivia, Nicholas, Emily, Teddy, and Ollie.
Recording & Production
Kathryn Stott, one of the performers, is a Steinway Artist.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'Songs of Comfort and Hope', was conceived in April 2020 during the pandemic to offer familiarity and reinvention through music.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded and mixed at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's songs are described as expressing thoughts that are 'not too indefinite to be put into words, but on the contrary, too definite,' echoing a sentiment by Felix Mendelssohn.
