Poiesis Quartet, Nancy Maultsby - as we are (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 1 "Shades Of Green": I.
02. String Quartet No. 1 "Shades Of Green": II.
03. String Quartet No. 1 "Shades Of Green": III.
04. Songs of Correspondence: I. Mariel
05. Songs of Correspondence: II. Elsie
06. Songs of Correspondence: III. Alfred
07. Songs of Correspondence: IV. Edith
08. Songs of Correspondence: V. The Twinnies
09. Songs of Correspondence: VI. Zoë
10. Songs of Correspondence: VII. Mrs. Austin
11. Songs of Correspondence: VIII. Dorothy
12. Songs of Correspondence: IX. My Namesake
13. Songs of Correspondence: X. Viola
14. Songs of Correspondence: XI. Roscoe

as we are features the Poiesis Quartet and mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby in world premiere recordings of pieces by Clint Needham and Richard Stout. The album includes Needham’s String Quartet No. 1 Shades of Green, inspired by a summer in Aspen, and Stout’s Songs of Correspondence, setting Willa Cather's letters to music. Poiesis Quartet’s award-winning expressive and dynamic playing, combined with Maultsby’s rich, nuanced voice, provides a captivating listening experience that bridges the worlds of music and literature.

Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano
Poiesis Quartet:
Sarah Ma, violin
Max Ball, violin
Jasper de Boor, viola
Drew Dansby, cello

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