Jacob Cooper and Steven Bradshaw – Sunrise
Released October 2021 on Cold Blue Music
On the ballot for: “Best Classical Vocal Solo” and “Best Engineered Album, Classical”
Bandcamp, Best Contemporary Classical of October 2021 (read the full review)“A desperate meditation for human connection.”
New Sounds, WNYC (listen to the full episode))““A hi-tech emergency blanket.”
“Poignant. . . the suspension of syllables and notes embodies a sense of abeyance. The sadness turns to choral majesty before falling back into the great cloud of unknowing.”
A Closer Listen, Top 10 Experimental of 2021 (read the full list and ACL’s initial review)
“A vivid narrative of the pandemic story—both then and now—artfully crafted and masterfully realized.”
Sequenza 21 (read the full review)
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