Album DescriptionMichael Byron's music is one of contrasts, noted for its intertwining of minimalist and maximalist techniques and rigorous processes with freely composed music. In its unique way, it reconciles traditional notions of beauty with boisterous, almost-out-of-control instrumental writing. This new CD collects four of Byron's very recent works and a new recording of a piece from 1981, all performed by some of today's most-respected new-music champions, including keyboardists Sarah Cahill, Joseph Kubera, and Kathleen Supové and the FLUX Quartet. "It's wonderful that music can have such power to (en)lighten the soul and that Michael has the gift to so empower us."--Richard Teitelbaum