Australian composer Whittington’s subtle, sublime, and beautiful work for string quartet alludes to Erik Satie’s “furniture music” (musique d’ameublement). The composer writes, “I was interested in the airport departure lounge as an arena for human emotions—boredom, apprehension, hope, despair, loneliness, the tenderness of farewells—all taking place within a bland, often desolate space.” Recorded by the Zephyr Quartet, an award-winning Australian ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary music. A 23-minute CD EP/single. “Music for Airport Furniture…a taut, refined, barely evolving piece.” [Int’l Record Review] “Belying its Satie-esque title, this work unravels to reveal a music of sheer elegance and eloquence.” [Peter Garland] “Luxurious and comfortable, I could sit and listen to Music for Airport Furniture for hours.” [Richard Friedman, host of Music from Other Minds, KALW] “Music for Airport Furniture is open and airy, contrails elegantly criss-crossing a sky-blue background. Ever elevating, the viola sighs, the cello is occasionally plucked, an impatient passenger shuffling his feet. A beautiful piece.” [Stephen Fruitman, Avant Music News] “The opening notes of Music for Airport Furniture evoke that distinctive feeling of emptiness and regret that we have all felt while waiting for an airline boarding call. The music proceeds in a series of long, warm phrases, offset by the occasional pizzicato arpeggio in the cello. The minimalist texture is both smooth and luxurious and the sustained chords deftly unpack all the many emotions that accompany an extended absence from home and loved ones. The playing of the Zephyr Quartet is outstanding, investing just the right emotional content into each extended phrase and never letting the long tones stagnate.” [Sequenza21]