Winter morning walks
(Music CD)

"Winter morning walks" (28:16) / composed by Maria Schneider, poems by Ted Kooser. Written for and performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Dawn Upshaw, Jay Anderson (bass), Frank Kimbrough (piano) and Scott Robinson (alto clarinet and bass clarinet). 1. Perfectly still this solstice morning (3:34)

2. When I switched on the light (1:54)

3. Walking by flashlight (3:51)

I saw a dust devil this morning (2:45)

My wife and I walk the cold road (3:57)

6. All night, in gusty winds (2:19)

7. Our finch feeder (1:25)

8. Spring, the sky rippled with geese (2:24)

9. How important it must be (6:02). "Carlos Drummond de Andrade stories" (23:50) / composed by Maria Schneider. English translations of Carlos Drummond de Andrade poetry by Mark Strand. Written for and performed by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Dawn Upshaw. Conducted by Maria Schneider. 10.Prologue (4:27)

11. The dead in frock coats (4:48)

12. Souvenir of the ancient world (3:49)

13. Don't kill yourself (6:09)

14. Quadrille (4:36).