| Pack’s exquisite compositional talents are on display in collaboration with Standing Wave, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, David Maggs and Talking Pictures.
What the critics are saying:
One of the main features is Arioso Distante. It is a beautiful 12 minute string piece. It has a classical feel, but often sounds as if there were three different string quartets following similar but not identical scores. The result is a lush, powerful music. Pack uses contrasts to great effect, leaving the listener breathless. The 20 minute Ellipses is the other highlight. Performed by Standing Wave it progresses through a handful of tableaux, first featuring a lot of percussion work to finally concentrate on piano, clarinet, and violin. Another worthy work is The Earth for You a Standing Place … |