Jade CDs are widely heard on national and fine music stations throughout Australia, and are recognised as a valuable resource by educational authorities as being uniquely representative of the work of Australian composers. They are manufactured in limited runs of 500 and stocks are therefore may be regarded as collectors' items! All Jade CD covers are distinctive. Most Jade CDs have an anthology format and include works by several composers. It's great to have these CDs on offer for a wider audience at CD Baby. "RIVER SONGS" JADCD 1026 Works by: Betty Beath, Robert Allworth, Lawrence Bartlett, Ann Carr-Boyd, Eric Gross. Duration: 69.34 Beath provides 6 of the 14 tracks. Three of these are vocal works including 2 major song cycles, both to words by Jena Woodhouse: "River Songs" (1991) for soprano & piano (sung by Jan Delpratt); "Points In A Journey" for soprano, flute & piano (sung by Susan Dunn). "Prefatory Sonnet" by Gross is also a vocal work sung by tenor Antony Walker, with piano & clarinet. Allworth contributes works for a range of ensembles, including "2 Bagatelles" for mandolins & soprano recorder. Organ & harpsichord works also feature.