08/22/2026
The release of baritone Scotsmen Robbie Milner and pianist Ben Eames’ album of modern art songs “All the Way Through Evening” celebrates and eulogizes composers profoundly affected by the AIDS crisis.
Their creative expression was a means of doing something about it. The recital from Navona Records is just a small part of that generation of artists’ outpouring of grief, rage, love, and hope. Milner and Eames offer a touching reminder which hopefully will touch new listeners, many born years after the epidemic abated, notes reviewer Philip Campbell.
This album of American works, released by Navona Records, highlights two song cycles by New York-based composer Chris DeBlasio as well as a selection of songs from both the 1993 AIDS Quilt Songbook and Ricky Ian Gordon’s 1995 collection, “A Horse with Wings.”
The music of DeBlasio, a talented composer whose life was cut short by AIDS, takes pride of place as the album features his song cycles “All the Way Through Evening” and “In Endless Assent.” Set to poetry by Perry Brass and Elizabeth Bishop, they convey a special poignancy and pondering of what might have been.
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