Hovhaness/ Johnson/ Seattle Sym/ Schwarz - Sym No. 1 Exile / Fantasy on Japanese WoodprintsOne of the most intriguing and individual of 20th century American composers, Alan Hovhaness rejected the cosmopolitan modernism of other leading composers of the 1930s and '40s. The connection Hovhaness felt with his Armenian heritage is evident in his Exile Symphony, which commemorates the flight forced upon those people by the Ottoman Turks after World War I. Delicacy, charm and vitality in the Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints evoke the composer's

3rd Force)

Originally formed in 1984

You'll be amazed by this charming story that celebrates life after loss

the cathartic four-on-the-floor of 'world's greatest emoter' and the festival tent psychede- lia of "Hi-fiver" need little in the way of exposition - these are exhilarating rock songs

folk tunes

he also produced a version for flute and organ in 1941

made of "pray

North Audley Street

With funk in it's heart

are derived from the vowels of certain words

imbued with nostalgia and cynicism towards Anglo-Saxon pop culture

wonderfully kitschy tunes from the tiki drawer