Rustling Flights of Wings introduces the vocal music of Stanley Grill. His work springs out of the centuries long tradition of classical art songs and epitomizes the composer's life-long fascination with the intersection between words and music. About his many settings of poetry to music, Grill writes that "dating back into pre-history, poets and musicians have always been the ones to lift humanity up from the mundane and connect us with the deepest part of ourselves. I have always found the connection between words that go beyond words and music to be an inspiration. My favorite poets write words that seem to sing off the page and so setting their words to music is a necessary and natural response." In this album, the words and notes on the page spring into life with the commanding artistry of soprano Nancy Allen Lundy, pianist Stephen Gosling, and violinist Ralph Farris. Raised in New York City, Stanley Grill has spent a lifetime composing music as an act of translation, trying to understand the world and convey that understanding in musical terms. Translating the words of his favorite poets into music has always been an integral part of that effort.

Tracklist:

A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 1, Out Of Season
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 2, The Nymph
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 3, The Owl People
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 4, Angels
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 5, Time
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 6, A Game
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 7, Our Lives Grow
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 8, Who Would Not Gladly
A Collection Of Songs To Poems By C.F. Cilliers: No. 9, Finally
The Violin Sings In A Common Language: No. 1, Der Nachbar
The Violin Sings In A Common Language: No. 2, Chanson D'automne
The Violin Sings In A Common Language: No. 3, Casida Del Llanto
The Violin Sings In A Common Language: No. 4, Kreisler
The Violin Sings In A Common Language: No. 5, Haiku
4 Songs To Poems By Hart Crane: No. 1, At Melville's Tomb
4 Songs To Poems By Hart Crane: No. 2, Interior
4 Songs To Poems By Hart Crane: No. 3, Exile
4 Songs To Poems By Hart Crane: No. 4, A Name For All
6 Songs: No. 1, The Rose Of The World
6 Songs: No. 2, The Old Men Admiring Themselves In The Water
6 Songs: No. 3, He Hears The Cry Of The Sedge
6 Songs: No. 4, Two Songs Of A Fool I
6 Songs: No. 5, Two Songs Of A Fool II
6 Songs: No. 6, The Cat And The Moon

UPC: 726708601928
Label: Innova Records
Release Date: 11.16.18
Format: CD

Grill / Lundy / Farris - Rustling Flights of Wings (CD)