These works were composed by Lewis Flinn between January and March 2009, as a response to this momentous time when it felt like an endless roll down a long, dark mountain. The stock market was plunging, jobs were vanishing, and “crisis”, “worst ever”, “never before in our lifetime” echoed in the air from near constant repetition. The world, as we had known it, was coming to an end, or at least that’s what we were being told. These pieces attempt to compositionally draw the variety of emotions of this particularly dramatic period- from panic, to nostalgia, anger, anxiousness, longing, and finally hope. Like an art exhibit, theses pieces are all part of the same collection, with similar compositional motives, chords and patterns running throughout.

American cellist PETER SACHON has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. His diverse career has led him to perform with orchestras (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Virginia Symphony), bands (Pink Martini, Rufus Wainwright, Dee Snider), an