Rain Worthington

Tracing a Dream

Release 2/2016: Dream Vapors – selected works for orchestra, Navona Records, NV6025
Original Release 4/2011: Light and Shadow, Navona Records, NV5847
Recorded 3/2010: PARMA Recordings, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Ovidiu Marinescu, Conductor

Program note: Tracing a Dream taps into the impressionistic logic of emotions and dreams. Within this realm there is a fluidity of connections and sequences that is governed by emotional contexts, rather than rational order. Music has the capacity to heighten and distill emotions through juxtapositions that might otherwise be thought to be unlikely – comparable to dream imagery. – RW

Fast Through Dark Winds

Released 2/12/2016: Dream Vapors – selected works for orchestra, Navona Records, NV6025

Program note: Inspired by the emotional intensity of a dream – careening through dense dark night fog on a bike with no brakes, no control and no visibility, accompanied by alternating interludes of fear and transcendent calm. – RW