Carmen Braden is a composer and performer from Yellowknife Northwest Territories. In her music Carmen explores elements of the sub-Arctic environment (and humans as one of those elements) through her human senses and imaginings, seeking beauty and transformation in small details, vast landscapes and subtle soundscapes. Her works have been played by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes, the Gryphon Trio, the Penderecki Quartet, the Elmer Iseler Singers, Stratford Theatre Festival, Canadian Chamber Choir, the Land's End Ensemble, and the Eckhardt-GramattÃ© National Music Competition. As a performer, Carmen has played intimate theatres and main stage festivals, and is "growing into the role of acoustic ambassador of the Canadian Subarctic" (Musicworks). She released her first studio album, Ravens, in 2017 on Centrediscs with the Canadian Music Centre.

Tracklist:

In the Marrow Lives a Woman for Piano Trio, Percussion
Raven Conspiracy for String Quartet~I. Sticks and Bones
Raven Conspiracy for String Quartet~II. Waltz of Wing and Claw
Raven Conspiracy for String Quartet~III. Something Shiny
Bend Willow Branch for Flute, Oboe, Cello
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars for Flute, Oboe, Horn, String Quartet~I. Where Do the Stars Play?
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars for Flute, Oboe, Horn, String Quartet~II. Comet River
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars for Flute, Oboe, Horn, String Quartet~III. A Clandestine Meeting With an Aurora
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars for Flute, Oboe, Horn, String Quartet~IV. Sway Me Around, Orion!
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars for Flute, Oboe, Horn, String Quartet~V. When the Moon Hangs Lonely in the Blue Sky
Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars - Vocal Version for Voice and Vibraphone~I. Where Do the Stars Play?
Candle Ice for Piano Trio, Electroacoustic Track of Ice Sounds

UPC: 773811271197
Label: Centrediscs
Release Date: 9.27.19
Format: CD

Braden / Parker / Lemieux - Songs of Invisible Summer Star (CD)