In a Circle Records presents composer Christopher Cerrone’s latest album, The Arching Path, a piano-driven, electro-acoustic album of chamber music featuring pianist Timo Andres, percussionist Ian Rosenbaum, soprano Lindsay Kesselman, and clarinetist Mingzhe Wang...

Composed between 2010 and 2016, The Arching Path was inspired by Christopher Cerrone's travels to Italy.

Notable pieces include: 'The Arching Path', a piano solo piece inspired by the arcs of the Musmeci Bridge in Potenza, Southern Italy. 'Double Happiness', an electro-acoustic duet for piano and percussion featuring field recordings of the Umbrian countryside. 'I Will Learn to Love a Person', a set of love songs adapted from poetry by Tao Lin sung by Lindsay Kesselman. 'Hoyt-Schermerhorn', an ambient electro-acoustic piano solo inspired by a subway stop where Cerrone spent many a night of his commute.

While it's not overly important that you know the inspiration behind each piece, it's still interesting to learn what Cerrone was working towards capturing with each work.

An interesting modern classical music collection that beautifully explores bringing to life ideas of places and structures through the use - traditional and unorthodox - of familiar instruments.

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Darren Rea