OLD AND NEW POETRY VOL II

VOCAL WORKS FROM THE TEXTS OF WILLIAM BLAKE, CARL VOLLRATH & JOHN GRACEN BROWN

Carl Vollrath composer
Aliana de la Guardia soprano
Jonas Budris tenor
Yoko Hagino piano
Rane Moore clarinet

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Composer Carl Vollrath and Navona Records presents OLD & NEW POETRY VOL II, a compelling musical-literary experience featuring the works of seminal poet William Blake and contemporary writer John Gracen Brown. An enticing follow-up to his 2021 release of the same title, Vollrath employs piano and clarinet with various vocal ranges in this recording, each an intimate setting reflecting his close relationship with the text itself. Deeply in tune to nature and captured from the lens of the human experience, Vollrath’s musical response to this poetic language shows his dedication to and passion for these works.