“Throughout the album, it is easy to hear the influence of some of the greatest composers throughout history: from Tchaikovsky and Beethoven to Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer. Truly, this is a fantastic album that can evoke all kinds of emotions in the listener. While it may not be what is considered “Christmas music,” it is certainly the ideal after-Christmas music. It is an album made for the moment in the evening, once all of the festivities are over and you are left to reflect and contemplate what the coming year holds.” - Lars Haur, On the Fringes of Sound

Solstice: An Odyssey Through Seasons and Cyclical Successions is a compendium of Winter themed Neoclassical music that I've recorded between the years 2015 and 2020. It is my personal homage to music with a festive, cinematic, poignant feel, inspired greatly by composers such as John Williams, Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Danny Elfman, and Stravinsky. Enjoy this treat for the Winter season, the Solstices, the Winter holidays, or all year round!

Expanded and remastered, this new edition of Solstice: An Odyssey Through Seasons and Cyclical Successions comes with enhanced audio quality and loudness while preserving its integrity. The new edition also contains my work December: A Reverie of Revelry and Reflection which serves as a fitting epilogue to the entire opus.

This album is a compendium of uplifting, adventurous, majestic neoclassical music dedicated to the Winter Solstice that isn't tied to any one particular religious holiday or custom. I hope you enjoy this work now and in the many years to come as a timeless piece of seasonal music.

Track listing:
1. On the Eve of Solstice - Scene I: Andante
2. On the Eve of Solstice - Scene II: Allegro
3. At the Strike of Midnight
4. On the Dawn of Solstice - Scene I: Adagio
5. On the Dawn of Solstice - Scene II: Allegretto
6. As Day Becomes Dusk
7. Winter and Her Return
8. December: A Reverie of Revelry and Reflection
9. December: A Reverie of Revelry and Reflection (Epilogue)

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