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   https://clairemsinger.bandcamp.com/album/saor

   Saor [pronounced Sieur: meaning “free” in Scottish Gaelic] is the first release in a triptych of albums, inspired by escapes to the peaks of Claire’s homeland of Scotland. Saor perfectly encapsulates Claire’s experimental approach to the pipe organ, exploring rich harmonic textures and complex overtones creating ever-shifting melodic and rhythmic patterns, which conjure visions of the Scottish dramatic landscapes she is inspired by.

   “Saor follows two narratives: my trekking across the Cairngorm mountains in Aberdeenshire through the granite plateaux, corries, glens and straths, and my exploration of the 1872 Conacher organ in Forgue Kirk Aberdeenshire where many of my ancestors lie”.

   Claire M Singer
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   released November 3, 2023

   All tracks written, mixed and produced by Claire M Singer
   Organ, mellotron, harmonium, cello and electronics performed by Claire M Singer
   Trumpet on Cairn Toul performed by Brian Shook
   Clarinets performed by Yann Ghiro, French Horn performed by Andy Saunders and additional strings performed by Patsy Reid on Càrn

   Additional mixing by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow on Cairn Toul, Càrn, Braeriach and Saor
   Mastered by Denis Blackham
   Design by Jon Wozencroft
   Photography by Ash Todd (front and inside) and Seàn Antleys (back)
   Published by Touch Music/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd.
   P&C 2023 Touch TO:121

   Cairn Toul, Pressure, Outside, Stops, Braeriach and Above and Below were recorded at Forgue Kirk, Aberdeenshire on the 1872 organ built by Peter Conacher & Coy, Huddersfield and the Forgue Kirk Harmonium (Above and Below).

   Càrn was recorded at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow by Iain Hutchison and Union Chapel, London on the 1877 ‘Father’ Henry Willis organ.

   Forrig was recorded at Union Chapel, London on the 1877 ‘Father’ Henry Willis organ.

   Saor was recorded at Orgelpark, Amsterdam on the 1922 Sauer organ, the 2018 Utopa Baroque organ, the 2009 Verschuren organ, the 1767 Onderhorst cabinet organ and the 1925 Molzer organ recorded by Bert van Dijk and Clare Gallagher and commissioned by the Richard Thomas Foundation and Orgelpark, Amsterdam.

   Special thanks to Donald Shaw, Anthony Richardson and the Friends of Forgue Kirk, the Orgelpark team and Richard Thomas for the residencies.

   Saor is generously supported by Arts Council England, PRS Foundation's Composers’ Fund in partnership with Jerwood Arts, the Friends of Forgue Kirk, the Richard Thomas Foundation and Orgelpark, Amsterdam.
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