With Above and Below; Schenck’s straightforward tools— an alto saxophone and two microphones— transcend the ordinary; capturing and conveying an intricate collage of tone; feeling;...

With Above and Below; Schenck’s straightforward tools— an alto saxophone and two microphones— transcend the ordinary; capturing and conveying an intricate collage of tone; feeling; and history: Old memories of hymns and her father’s sermons; the spiritual immediacy of nature as ocean buoys become church bells; childhood and motherhood; past and present; heaven and hell.