#forward into light

[nonesuchrecords]

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider, whose new album, Forward Into Light, was released in February, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. She chose recordings by Henryk Górecki, Steve Reich, Wilco, Laurie Anderson, Iva Bittová, Ingram Marshall, and Kronos Quartet. You can get all of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Nonesuch Selects for 25% off the everyday low prices in the Nonesuch Store through Sunday.

[nonesuchrecords]

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, the all-orchestral album Forward Into Light, produced by Silas Brown and recorded by Metropolis Ensemble led by artistic director/conductor Andrew Cyr, is out now on New Amsterdam / Nonesuch Records. You can get it and hear it here.

The album features Forward Into Light, inspired by the American women’s suffrage movement; the string orchestra and harp (Noël Wan) version of Drink the Wild Ayre; Eye of Mnemosyne, a work on memory, innovation, and culture; and Something for the Dark, a meditation on resilience. Snider says: “I chose to create an album of these four works because they share themes of perseverance, alliance, and evolution through dark and light—concepts that have been at the forefront of my mind in recent years."

[thenewobjective]

Sarah Kirkland Snider & Metropolis Ensemble ~ Forward Into Light

As indicated by the title, Forward Into Light is a hopeful album, suggesting that history is tilting toward something brighter and more positive.  This attitude may be in short supply these days, but its rarity makes it all the more essential.  The bookends are carefully chosen, as the album begins with a piece inspired by the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S., which eventually succeeded, and…

Sarah Kirkland Snider & Metropolis Ensemble ~ Forward Into Light

[nonesuchrecords]

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider has released Eye of Mnemosyne: III. Mori: "Memory of the Dead,"' a new track from her upcoming album, Forward Into Light, as well as this video for it by Deborah Johnson / CandyStations. Produced by Silas Brown and recorded by Metropolis Ensemble and artistic director/conductor Andrew Cyr, Forward Into Light is due February 27; you can pre-order it here. Eye of Mnemosyne is an orchestral work on memory, innovation, and culture as refracted through the lens of photography.

[nonesuchrecords]

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album Forward Into Light, produced by Silas Brown and recorded by Metropolis Ensemble led by artistic director/conductor Andrew Cyr, is due February 27 on New Amsterdam / Nonesuch Records. You can hear two tracks and pre-order the album here.

Forward Into Light features the title track, inspired by the American women’s suffrage movement; the string orchestra and harp (Noël Wan) version of Drink the Wild Ayre; Eye of Mnemosyne, a work on memory, innovation, and culture; and Something for the Dark, a meditation on resilience. Snider says: “I chose to create an album of these four works because they share themes of perseverance, alliance, and evolution through dark and light—concepts that have been at the forefront of my mind in recent years."