Canticle to the Sun is a concerto for French horn and Orchestra. United Artists is dedicated to the London Symphony Orchestra. The other selections use four to six members of the orchestra including every wind or brass instrument, but only a single violin or viola, in different combinations. At times the resultant sound resembles that of a wind band. There is variety galore here. Melody and rhythm abounds and the compositions vary greatly. Romantic is here, so is post romantic, neo romantic and at times “fun-sounding” almost abstract music making and other hard to describe delights though outgoing and upbeat come to mind. I thoroughly enjoyed nearly every minute of this fine sounding and intriguing release. You will not be disappointed with its excellent audio quality. I wish I could describe the music more adequately though any listener desiring a bit of hearing music that is new or just a bit different sounding, should be delighted. Obviously this is a top recommendation.

Kenneth Fuchs writes colorful and attractive music that falls gratefully on the ear but has sufficient backbone and variety to reward repeated listening. United Artists is a zippy concert-opener full of orchestral brilliance and good tunes. Fuchs’ willingness, in common with many contemporary composers, to indulge a fondness for tuned percussion (bells, glockenspiel, etc.) gives the piece a certain Hollywood glitz, but that’s no crime in such extrovert music.