Review by Elizabeth Raum

WOMEN IN HARMONY


One doesn't often find a CD with this kind of depth and variety. Here are
friends who have never met but have collaborated in so many ways to
produce a fascinating CD of beautiful music beautifully performed. Canary
Burton is an artist well as a composer, and when she sent several of her
drawings to Joan Yakkey, Joan was so impressed and moved that she used
them as inspiration for several of her songs. Anybody listening to their
CD will be impressed, not only by the quality of the composition, but also
by the excellence of the vocal ensemble

author: Elizabeth Raum is principal oboist with the Regina, Canada Symphony

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Rich, Warm and Consistently Engaging!

author: Rick Sowash Composer
This CD features "Tempus Floridum," a ten-voice women's chorus based in
Florence, Italy. Their singing is rich, warm and consistently engaging.
You can hear their passion. The 19 tracks of this CD move about in an
astonishing range of musical styles. There are arrangements of Italian
folksongs but also a slew of very original pieces. The inventiveness never
ceases. Much of the music is a cappella but there are surprising
accompaniments featuring harp, cello, piano, et al. The stylistic
influences are many but the influence of jazz is predominant. Yet you
would never call this music "jazz" as such. Some of this music is probing,
some of it light and humorous, some of it poignant and affecting, most
notably Canary Burton's "American Lullabye." All of it rewards careful
listening.


You can hear Canary Burton's touch

author: Marcia Geier Photographer
Just lovely...the voices ebb and swell...not unlike the sounds of the sea.
Canary has done it again, and this time in tandem with Joan...together
they have melded notes and sounds and produced candy for the ears.

Booklet information of cds on Songcast page

Canary Burton

Composer and Artist Canary Burton studied music at the University of Idaho at Moscow in the 70's, forming several bands. After moving to Washington D.C. to experience the Jazz scene, she moved to Cape Cod, finding peace and a supportive environment for concentrated composing. Canary's work progressed through jazz, classical, pop and sound art into an eclectic mix of these genres. Jazz and classically influenced styles form the selections of the cd
PIANO MUSIC FROM CAPE COD

cd information

It is important to the artists on our Songcast cd distribution page to have our readers know more about them and have more specific information regarding their musical endeavors available to the public. Many recordings were made with Joan Yakkey's pupils and her daughter Elena Pierini through the years, others made by her colleagues and friends