Editorial Review:

Product Description:
In its first commercial release in a decade, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble releases two commissions from its 30th Anniversary Season.
Kieren MacMillan's "Drunken Moon" (a companion piece to Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire) is the story of two characters: a woman seeking love, and the man she meets (or perhaps invents) in her quest for fulfillment.
Thomas Albert's "Night Music" is a haunting series of nocturnal scenes, ranging from the extremes of the arctic night to a nightmare of the mythical demon Incubus.

Rating: - A must for new music lovers
Simply put, this disk is beautiful music beautifully performed. Kieren MacMillan's "Drunken Moon" sets a fascinating variety of poems with deep sensitivity and poignancy. Tom Albert's "Night Music" is at times shimmering, unsettling, calm, and humorous; it is always exquisitely crafted and colorful.

This disk will please both the new music novice and the serious technician. A compelling union of beauty and craft. Strongly recommended!!

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Rating: - Unique and Masterful
As non-musicians, our taste in music has been broadened and immensely enriched through the masterfully creative endeavors of PNME. This first recording gives the listener a taste of the massive talent and freedom of professional expression that transports us to exciting new realms of contemporary musical theatre. The recording is a genuine delight, which can open new doors for both the listener and for the artists at PNME. This shining star races brilliantly across the sky. It must be noticed and ... Read More

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Rating: - Great addition to your collection!
What a wonderful collection of music. Different than anything I've heard before, but perfectly consistent with PNME's mission to introduce new pieces to the world. I couldn't take the CD out of my stereo, it's addicting, always making me wonder what's coming next. Each musician performing on this album contributes to the overall harmony it creates. An essential addition to any music library.

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Rating: - Fantastic!
PNME's recording of Kieran McMillan's "Drunken Moon" and Thomas Albert's "Night Music" is fantastic music that is fantastically performed. It is tantamount to a musical ride, a journey through a wonderful world of sounds, colors, textures, and characters. The music, as well as the quality of the recording, are enveloping to the listener, intimate but expansive at the very same time.

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Rating: - Haunting and Beguiling
MacMillan's Drunken Moon and Albert's Night Music together create an hour of haunting and beguiling music. The opening song "Brown Penny," with its folk-like tenderness, invites you in, and you'll willingly open your heart to this enchanted work. MacMillan's music shimmers and flows and awakens deep feelings. "Larger Darkness" is especially profound, and the transition from the sarabande to "Moon and Sea" stuns.

Night Music continues the mood and the shimmering beauty created in Drunken ... Read More