Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
Centrediscs, 2024
9/10
Listen to Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
The sophomore album from Christine Carter, Zoë Martin-Doike, and Anna Petrova, as Iris Trio they take inspiration from nesting bird islands around the Newfoundland coast for these 3 very well thought out pieces.
“Bird Island Suite” open the listen with a poem, before Petrova’s swirling keys and bare moments are met with busier bouts, where Carter’s elegant clarinet emits much beauty.
“Chorus Of Wishes” follows, and radiates a dreamy demeanor, as Martin-Doike’s meticulous viola cultivates a rich and graceful climate of beauty and wonder.
The final track, “Kinds Of Blue”, mixes spoken word into the playful string manipulation and sweeping intimacy via the sublime piano and mature wind that mesmerizes us throughout the 8 movements.
There is a tremendous amount of talent present here, and the trio’s unparalleled interaction makes for a first rate display of contemporary classical ideas.
Travels well with: Yosef Gutman Levitt- The World And Its People; David Korevaar- Piano Quintets