2023 and the first anthology has just been published by New Music Shelf.

This extraordinary album features world-premiere recordings of art songs commissioned by Strickling who says: "These twenty songs, from composers and poets of diverse backgrounds, are exceptional in their beauty, depth, quality, and range of emotional expression."

Host Seth Boustead talks with Strickling and features several songs from the album.

MUSIC

Email to Odessa by Dennis Tobenski

Peony by Ed Windels

Thanks a Latte by Lori Laitman

This Ode is Mine by Bess McCrary

Not Quite Stars by Juhi Bansal

Las Palmeras by Reinaldo Moya

Song of Solitude by H. Leslie Adams

Wind Carry Me by James Primosch