Brigid Dawson / Mother's Network - Ballet Of ApesTip top of Castle Face's osmosis list is the first quiver of tunes from Brigid Dawson and her newly minted Mothers Network: wise warnings dyed in dark hues, knotted and hard won torch songs from the edge of a turbulent sea, bittersweet balladry spun in defense against evils familiar and unknown. Lovely though it may seem from a distance, the striation of loss quicksilvered throughout provides weighty balance to her contralto lilt. Those familiar with

prostitutes and abandoned children

including the desperately pleading "I Gotta Get A Message To You

Fauré and Shostakovich added to the short list of piano quintets that get regular performances

Peter DeAngelis and Al Caiola

+ Featured in the title role is Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan

under the railway arches

The Traits)

pulsing rhythm & blues

Harris recorded the tracks in New York City and Brazil throughout 2014

Anthony falls in love with a South American housekeeper

he has appeared at Alice Tully Hall

The Small Faces)