This latest release from Fitzgerald sees him making a departure from the liturgical feel of his more recent work and exploring pieces by a number of other writers. His playing remains exquisite, continuing to demonstrate him as one of the premier woodwind players in the world of Christian music and the selection of songs will please many as he brings together a selection of hymns with works by Graham Kendrick, Chris Eaton, his former Iona bandmate Joanne Hogg and others. While the overall result is pleasing musically, the arrangements feel a little bland after the musical experiments of Lux Aeterna, lacking the stark contrasts which marked some of that album's finer moments and sitting closer to the middle of the road. Relaxing and still possessing of a quiet beauty, this is a good album but not all we might hope for from Fitzgerald.
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