'..wonderful, heavenly, as good as any international recording I have heard in recent years' (The Irish Examiner). The Irish Youth Choir, conducted by Geoffrey Spratt with soloist Helen Hassett, Bridget Knowles and Robert Craig, sing sacred choral music by Angel Climent. The music recorded on this CD is representative of some forty years of creative activity. Although Angel Climent has written a Cello Concerto and a considerable amount of instrumental chamber music, his principal output has been of sacred choral music specifically written to enhance worship.

Eric Sweeney’s mimimalist score, Ripples in Time, is a dance work which explores the themes of childhood adolescence, adulthood and old age. The hopes, fears and dreams associated with each age are interpreted through Sweeney’s specially composed score which was composed by the Garter Lane Arts Cenre and Waterford Youth Drama.

The Amstel Saxophone Quartet’s compilation of contemporary European compositions includes Ian Wilson’s So Softly (1992). The directness of communication is clearly represented in the piece, about which the composer wrote ‘Cast in four sections, the rhythm of the outer tones has the rise and fall of breathing. The piece itself is mostly gentle, almost like a lullaby, with a sense of appearing from, and disappearing into nothingness.’

Included in this CD is Ian Wilson’s ‘Spilliaert’s Beach’, inspired by Belgian artist Leon Spillaert’s painting Moonlit Beach (1908). This is a dark, almost abstract work with a single shining focus. The work is dedicated to flautist Nancy Ruffer who forms part of the duo, along with pianist Helen Crayford that present this compilation of pieces from American and British composers.