Composers: Aristéa Mellos
Compositions: Songs
Performers: Helen Zhibing Huang s, James Larsen vc, Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery p, Jane Bishop fl
Catalogue Number: Xenophone, available on bandcamp

Songs for a Day is a dreamy compilation of art songs by Crete-born Australian composer Aristéa Mellos. As a broad theme, the album explores life and death – but the pieces and cycles touch upon the deeper complexities of our experiences between. It’s an unusual release that’s at once unnerving and awe-inspiring. Though Mellos provides extensive notes explaining the meaning of her works spanning 2013 to 2019,...