Available on May 2, 2025!
Melia Watras:
The almond tree duos

Melia Watras: The almond tree duos

Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin (tracks 2, 5, 10, 13, 16) ● Rachel Lee Priday, violin (tracks 3, 6, 9, 11, 14) ● Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18) ● Melia Watras, viola (all tracks)

Producer: Judith Sherman ●  Engineer: David Sabee ● Assistant engineer: Dave West ● Editing assistant: Jeanne Velonis ● Mastering: Judith Sherman and Jeanne Velonis

Melia Watras (b. 1969)
The almond tree duos for violin and viola (2019-2021)*
① The almond tree 1:57
② Dear Nightingale 4:07
③ Prism 4:01
④ Dahlia 4:02
⑤ 2.5° south (and a little west) 2:41
⑥ The almond tree 2 2:29
⑦ Metro gnome 2:03
⑧ Nothing to prove 1:59
⑨ Vex 1:49
⑩ Perlucere 2:33
⑪ The almond tree 3 1:21
⑫ An orca, a nuthatch and a cat walk into a bar... 4:55
⑬ Ancient memory 5:20
⑭ The cloud that touched the ground 3:28
⑮ Cirque à cordes 4:59    
⑯    The almond tree 4 2:09
⑰    Reflection 1:43
⑱    Amaranth 3:22  

*World premiere recording