Le Guin Memorial CD

Long-time friend and collaborator Elinor Armer remembers Ursula K. Le Guin in 'To the Western Sea'-- a recording of her settings of poems from collections spanning Le Guin's lifetime, plus the first aria from the opera 'Lavinia', a collaborative project just begun before   Le Guin's death.

Under contract with Centaur Records-- Production was delayed by pandemic, but now we're back! Performers include mezzos Mariya Kaganskaya, Wendy Hillhouse, and Kindra Scharich, pianists Elinor Armer, Lois Brandwynne, and Keisuke Nakagoshi,  flutist Esther Landau, violinist Rira Watanabe, and percussionist Erica Johnson.

Ursula Le Guin is one of the greatest and most beloved  American writers.  This labor of love sets her poetry with witty, lively, lovely, beautifully performed settings by California composer Elinor Armer.