O: Eleven Songs for Chorus SATB

Dennis Bathory-Kitsz's vivid settings of eleven poems by Gary Barwin are mysterious, funny, tender, inventive, rich in association, and eminently singable. From the skittering conversation of "The Birds," to the alternate Medieval world of "Sparrows' Song" and the rhythmic footsy of "Small Apes and White Feet," these songs strike a balance between thoughtful reflection and quirky off-kilter humour. "Bathory-Kitsz continues to be one of the state's most fascinating and sophisticated composer." --Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus "Barwin's newest collection is an exceptional book...at once funny, melancholy, detached, warm, and wry. Each page brims with fresh, exciting, original and vibrant imagery." --Jonathan Ball on "The Porcupinity of the Stars"