Description
HAVEN (Lindsay Kesselman, soprano; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Midori Koga, piano) deftly brings to light a collection of world premiere recordings. Established musicians and pedagogues, HAVEN is focused on commissioning people (not pieces) by establishing relationships with their composer collaborators. This is evident through the masterful selection of works by prolific composer Lee Kesselman.
Telling the story of a relationship, the four movements of Would That Loving Were Enough are constructed with a more homogeneous texture. Lacking the quick and nimble interplay, this work showcases the balanced structures that are possible with this combination of instruments. Performed admirably, the work presents an alternate collection of sounds from the composer.
—Michelle Kiec, The Clarinet
