These Distances Between Us: 21st Century Songs of Longing

Featuring

Emily Jaworski Koriath
Tad Koriath
Jonathan Santore
Craig Brandwein
Edie Hill
Jessica Rudman

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Recording & Production

This album was originally planned as chamber music, but pandemic restrictions led to its re-envisioning for voice and piano, as the performers, Emily Jaworski Koriath and Tad Koriath, were sharing air daily.

Compositional Technique

Two composers on this album, Craig Brandwein and Jonathan Santore, utilize computer-generated electronics to enhance the vocal line in their respective works, "Three Rilke Songs" and "Two Letters of Sulpicia."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jessica Rudman, a composer on this album, aims to inspire empathy for contemporary social issues through stories of myth, magic, and sci-fi, blending lyrical melodies and dramatic narratives with sensual harmony.

Composer Biography

Edie Hill, a composer featured on this album, served as composer in residence at St. Paul's Schubert Club from 2005 to 2017, where she ran a mentorship program for gifted high school composers.

Performer Biography

Emily Jaworski Koriath and Tad Koriath, the mezzo-soprano and pianist on this album, met at a musicians' conference in 2017, began a long-distance relationship in 2019, and married a year later.

Album & Artwork

The album's title, "These Distances Between Us," reflects the theme of longing—physical, emotional, or spiritual—that the performer Emily Jaworski Koriath noticed in every piece after recording was completed.

Composition History

Jonathan Santore's "Two Letters of Sulpicia" was originally commissioned and premiered by two students at Plymouth State University, Jen Fijal (mezzo) and Molly Finkel (bassoon), who approached him about writing a work for them.