Organ, cello and electronics performed by Claire M Singer
The captivating second instalment in a triptych of albums that delves into two intertwining narratives.Gleann Ciùin -which means "quiet glen" in Scottish Gaelic (pronounced gly-ow-n kyoon) -is released on CD / digitally by Touch on7th November 2025.
The follow up to 2023'sSaor, the heart of this album lies a profound exploration of the artist's personal journeys across the rugged, awe-inspiring landscapes of the Cairngorms in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Through a tapestry of evocative melodies and stirring harmonies, the music transports listeners to these majestic mountain peaks, evoking the solitude, the natural wonder, and the transformative power of traversing such terrain.
The album's title piece is theIvor Novello nominated 'Gleann Ciùin'. Originally commissioned in 2019 by the London Contemporary Orchestra and the Richard Thomas Foundation for the PRS New Music Biennial. The piece features violin, viola, four cellos, and two horns and the 1967 Flentrop organ housed under the stage when not in use in the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Singer showcases the beauty of this rarely used (and barely known about) instrument to a rich world full of shimmering overtones, resounding bass drones, and bittersweet dissonances and on 7 December, she will return to theQueen Elizabeth Hall – with the London Contemporary Orchestra – for a rare performance of the organ.
Building from mournful softness to celestial maximalism, the Scottish organist's piece - written in 2019 and now recorded - shows her sensitivity with the instrument, straddling Stars of the Lid's ambience and Kali Malone's - The Guardian
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