Starkland, 2020

The debut album of soprano Danielle Buonaiuto presents the premiere recordings of 19 songs from 4 emerging composers: Douglas Buchanan, Natalie Draper, Cecilia Livingston, and James Young. These lovely, gorgeous songs will appeal to those who enjoy accessible melodies and traditional vocal beauty.

James Young’s sizzlingly virtuosic “Heathen” from Marfa Songs opens the CD like a shot out of a cannon. Bryn-Julson notes, “The ease with which collaborative pianist John Wilson and Buonaiuto bring across the meaning of the songs belies their difficulty and makes them all the more thrilling to listen to. The piano writing is simply out of this world and the vocal writing is handled with apparent ease by the soprano. It is thrilling to hear how they carry it off seemingly without difficulty.”

Out now on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, and more!