Composer: Peter Boyer
Performer: Christine Pendrill, Bryn Lewis, James Fountain
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Boyer
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8559915
Release: 2022
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Curtain Raiser
Balance of Power
02. I. A Sense of History
03. II. A Sense of Humor (Scherzo politico)
04. III. A Sense of Direction
05. Fanfare for Tomorrow
06. Rolling River (Sketches on ‘Shenandoah’)
07. Elegy for English Horn, Harp & String Orchestra
08. In the Cause of the Free
09. Radiance
10. Fanfare, Hymn & Finale
This album presents eight of the most recent works by Peter Boyer, one of the leading American orchestral composers of his generation. Balance of Power was commissioned for the 95th birthday of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, while Fanfare for Tomorrow was composed for the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021. Each of these pieces displays Boyer’s vivid soundscapes and tuneful American sensibilities, from the cinematic sweep of Rolling River to Radiance, composed especially for this album.