“a remarkable creation…one of today's most gifted and thoughtful composers.”
— Textura
Scott Ordway: The Clearing and the Forest
Stephanie Key, clarinet
Ertan Torgul, violin
David Mollenauer, cellist
Carolyn True, pianist
World premiere recording. Released April 14, 2022
1. PROLOGUE
ACT I
we must leave this place forever
2. Summons (prelude)
3. Coins (toccata)
4. Paper (chorale)
5. Cloth (recitative)
6. Warmth (coda)
ACT II
we must run like wolves to the end
7. Cadenza No. 1
8. Dialogue
9. Cadenza No. 2
10. Processional No. 1
11. Toccata
12. Processional No. 2
13. Monologue
14. INTERMEZZO
a prayer of thanksgiving
15. ACT III
the things we lost
we will never reclaim
Total time: 70:03
Scott Ordway | SOLI Chamber Ensemble | Cover Art | Press Release
“Ordway’s thought-provoking musical essay on migration and the search for safety is certainly timely…
Soul-stirring music and performances. Excellent.”
Michael Beek, BBC Music Magazine
“…there is much original writing here in Ordway’s own voice… he has succeeded, as has the SOLI Ensemble in bringing this work to life”
David Olds, The WholeNote
“SOLI Chamber Ensemble delivers a sensitive and authoritative performance…Ordway's work remains a remarkable creation.
The Clearing and the Forest solidifies Ordway's reputation as one of today's most gifted and thoughtful composers. He's that rare thing: an artist who's fully absorbed and steeped within the classical tradition yet cultivated a personal vision that's beholden to no one but himself. He is a serious composer in the best sense of the word: every work is meticulously conceived, impeccably crafted, and built to last.”
Ron Schepper, Textura
“The pensive, evocative music is given a beautiful reading by the four members of Soli”
Barry Kilpatrick, American Record Guide
“poignant… Ordway conveys a feeling of searching: for loved ones, for solace, for home… Ordway leads by example, empathy generating action.”
Richard Allen, A Closer Listen
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