Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Opalescent
Opalescent is a new recording by the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) that reflects the luminous nature of music. Dedicated to the memory of Australian composer Phillip Houghton, it features his pieces Opals and Wave Radiance, exploring the synesthetic intermingling of light and sound. Other works include Andrew Yorks Hidden Realm of Light, shimmering with propulsive grooves and bright splashes of color. Kevin Callahans Alki Point captures the undulating currents and jazzy undertones of Seattles early settlement site. In homage to the visionary fingerstyle legend Michael Hedges, Matt Greif arranged Aerial Boundaries, Hedges ethereal anthem. Chorale by Frederic Hand transforms the guitar quartet into an a capella choir, in a lyrical style both profound and uplifting. Robert Beasers exquisite Chaconne reveals aspects of its unfolding harmonic pattern within multifaceted shards of light. Finally, Tilman Hoppstock, through his doppelgnger Alan Willcocks, creates an imagined exhibition of Impressionist paintings in his Suite Transcendent.