Crosstalk: American Speech Music <BR> BRIDGE 9285This wild compilation of hip hop influenced 'speech' pieces shows the blurring lines of serious and popular art. Curated by Mendi + Keith Obadike, one of 'Crosstalk's goals was to consider how our ways of listening to American speech music across genres has changed since hip hop brought speech music into the mainstream. This collection presents an eclectic and exciting sampling of speech music, cutting across genres and generations. Reviews: Composer,

Voices From The Morning Of The Earth: A Cycle of American Songs from North and South

Soprano Karol Bennett et al

BRIDGE 9400A/C (three discs)

Prelude in B minor

"Unvergänglichkeit"

Des Pas sure la neige

The Choral New Yorker

“From every sonic evidence

Here he’s performing music he knows intimately created by his friend

Michael Thompson

If you have never heard of any of his music the different works recorded here perfectly signpost the composer’s musical progress as well as illustrating the variety of his output

Robert Levin