The lore of Ikaros (Icarus) and my collaboration with the poet Constantine Contogenis, whose family home is on Ikaria – the Greek island connected to the mythology – is at the heart of this album. He has also translated poetry by Constantine Cavafy which I...
Each title is a shortened haiku, one line only. Most are distilled from traditional verse celebrating nature. Through brevity, one solitary thought emerges, befitting the musical setting. 1 – forest storm, rage. Rage in the natural world is not anger, but a...