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The United Women's Orchestra: Virgo Supercluster

Read "Virgo Supercluster" reviewed by Jack Bowers


This is the third album by the cutting-edge United Women’s Orchestra of Cologne, Germany, and as before, one of the most daunting tasks facing a reviewer is describing the music therein. If distilled into a single word, that word would perhaps be “adventurous,” although “expansive” would certainly apply, as would “captivating” or “passionate.” Maria Schneider, a rather impressive composer / arranger in her own right, summarizes her thoughts in the liner notes: “[Co-directors] Hazel Leach and Christina Fuchs have contributed ...

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