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26 Spring 2022 • sai-national.org MOTO FINALE Trio Casals Navona Records, NV6388 The seventh and finale chapter in the string chamber music series with works inspired by nature, loss, and spiritual connections, including SAI Composers Bureau member Robert Fleisher's Dumkyana. ON CONTEMPLATING LOSS Music for Violin and Piano by Laurence Lowe Aubrey Smith Woods, violin, and Rex Woods, piano MSR Classics, MS 1799 A World Premiere recording of five works by composer Lowe, including Adagio and Celtic Dance, Inspired by Emily, and the title piece, performed beautifully by Utah-based violinist Aubrey Smith Woods. SOULSCAPES 2: PIANO MUSIC BY WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT Maria Thompson Corley, piano MSR Classics, MS 1744 An excellent collection of varied piano works by 14 women composers from all over the world, including Nkeiru Okoye, Tania León, Florence Price, and Maria Thompson Corley, herself. DAN LOCKLAIR: REQUIEM & OTHER CHORAL WORKS The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough, Director Convivium Records, CR070 A beautiful rendition of Locklair's nine movement Requiem, as well as additional works, including his Arise in Beauty and Magnificat, with organist Martin Baker and Southern Sinfonia. Dr. Locklair is an SAI Friend of the Arts. DANCING IN DREAMS Nicole Esposito, flute Çağatay Akyol, harp MSR Classics, MS 1790 Enjoyable and skillfully arranged works by Debussy, Fauré, Piazzolla, and more, for flute and harp, with a wonderful collaboration by artists Esposito and Akyol. GLOBAL SAXOPHONE Sco Litroff, alto and soprano saxophone Mahieu Cognet, piano MSR Classics, MS 1767 A culturally diverse collection of contemporary works for saxophone, including music from Mexico, a world premiere commission from South Korea, an energetic rag, a piece from Taiwan, and more. Reviews

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