Celestial Fires

Mary Jane Leach

Features the New York Treble Singers performing four 8-part pieces for a capella women's voices, Shannon Peet performing Feu de Joie for 7 bassoons, and Barbar Held and Mary Jane Leach performing Trio for Duo for alto flute and voice. "[Her pieces] have an underlying sense of magic and mystery. Unlike some of her more purely intellectual contemporaries, Leach is not merely messing around with the properties of sound; she's exploring (and connecting with) the aesthetic and even spiritual power of sound." Bill Tilland, Option