...Keith Lay’s unapologetically emotional Earth Caoine (1995), an extended cathartic wail of a piece essentially grieving for the environmental concerns of the planet.
Ken Smith
Review
April 22nd is Earth Day
Take nine minutes over the next few days to grieve over any loss you feel – or hurt to nature on your mind – with “Earth Caoine.”
Maybe for the rivers or the seas.
Maybe for the lack of stars in your nights
or the stresses on so many things alive.
Listen to how Richard Stoltzman’s clarinet can guide you through loss:
1) cries
2) flowing
3) questioning
4) extreme ANGER
5) accepting