Heard Rick Sowash on the radio the other day and had to download his album sanctuary at 3 am. I love the song "the view from carew" This piece ("Sanctuary at 3am") was composed for my flutist friend, Betty Porter, though I later decided it would be more effectively scored for the darker sound of the clarinet. The piece evokes the peculiar feelings we have upon encountering large, empty places that are intended to be occupied by crowds - in this case, the sanctuary of a church in the deep of the night. It is empty but not quite silent; hear the little creaks and murmurs of an old building, the chimes ringing in the steeple above and perhaps the ghostly echo of a remembered hymn. But the piece is also about the idea of "sanctuary" - a safe place during the dark night of the soul. Finally, the piece affirms the comfort we still find in old-fashioned tonality and tunefulness. Even at this late hour, after the agony that characterized so much of 20th century music, we can return to the sanctuary of G major and g minor and take refuge in a slow, sad tune. " http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1246383-rick-sowash didn't like any other songs other than tracks 1,2,7
