American Aggregate, the follow up to Inscape’s GRAMMY® nominated debut album Sprung Rhythm, explores the rich and varied sounds of American music in the 21st century. From the mechanized world of our cities to the natural beauty of our landscapes, from the sounds of jazz and rock to indigenous folk music, the picture of contemporary classical music is revealing and diverse. The seven young composers’ works contained on this album distinctly reflect our American culture, landscape, and environment.

•In this third album from GRAMMY® nominated ensemble ZOFO, this critically acclaimed piano duo takes the listener on a metaphorical exploration of the galaxy with mesmerizing, outer space-themed duet works by GustavHolst, George Crumb, David Lang and Urmas Sisask, preformed on one piano – four hands. Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi – ZOFO, are blazing a bold new path for piano-four-hands groups by focusing on 20th – 21st century repertoire and commissioning new works.

Sono Luminus is proud to bring you the second CD from The Jasper String Quartet, The Kernis Project: Schubert, pairing the celestial works of Aaron Jay Kernis and Franz Schubert. This enchanting project is the follow-up to their previous release, The Kernis Project: Beethoven. The Jasper String Quartet has been hailed as “sonically delightful and expressively compelling” (The Strad) and as “powerful” (The New York Times).