Winter Morning Walks actually contains two song cycles. The
title piece takes its text from the poetry of Ted Kooser.
In the
piece, soprano Dawn Upshaw performs with the Australian Chamber
Orchestra, as well as with some musicians who have been associated with
the music of Maria Schneider for years, particularly her jazz
compositions. She enjoys what these musicians bring to the piece,
saying, “Not everything they played is improvised, but if you hear
something that makes you smile or gives you a little shiver, chances are
it’s coming from their individual creative voices.”
The other cycle on
the album, Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories uses English
translations of the Brazilian poet’s work, for which Schneider says she
has a great affinity. Dawn Upshaw performs again, this time with the St.
Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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