Navona Records presents SCENES FROM A LIFE, a collection of works from composer Monika Gurak for piano and vibraphone. Featuring pianists Scott Downing and Emma Collette Moss with vibraphonist Michael Davidson, 15 Humoresques composed with a dash of wit evoke smiles from it's listeners. From here, Downing and Moss perform together on a single piano simultaneously using piano four hands, interpreting works inspired by Gurak's everyday life. Traces of her Polish-Canadian ethnicity surface in My Country, extensive studies in Spanish linguistics speak through Romance sonÃ¡mbulo, and humor is sprinkled throughout, resulting in a playful and personal collection of music.

Tracklist:

Humoresques: No. 1, -
Humoresques: No. 2, -
Humoresques: No. 3, -
Humoresques: No. 4, -
Humoresques: No. 5, -
Humoresques: No. 6, -
Humoresques: No. 7, -
Humoresques: No. 8, -
Humoresques: No. 9, -
Humoresques: No. 10, -
Humoresques: No. 11, -
Humoresques: No. 12, -
Humoresques: No. 13, -
Humoresques: No. 14, -
Humoresques: No. 15, -
Romance Sonámbulo
A Story: I. Awaiting
A Story: II. My Love, Are You There?
A Story: III. To See You Is To Rejoice
My Country: I. As If I Still Were There
My Country: II. New Land
My Country: III. Becoming
Scenes From A Life: I. Life Is A Cruise
Scenes From A Life: II. Gone With The Wind
Scenes From A Life: III. I'm Home

UPC: 896931006866
Label: Navona
Release Date: 11.12.21
Format: CD

Gurak / Davidson / Downing - Scenes From A Life (CD)