There are a variety of reasons that people decide to leave home for good and settle in another country.

But according to the U.S. State Department there has been a veritable  exodus lately with a 47% spike in expatriation in 2019 over 2014.

We talk with four composers living abroad about their lives and music.

MUSIC

A Winter Sketchbook, mvmts I and III by Jane O'Leary

Earthly Chants mvmt I. The Singing Wall; Tools mvmt VIII Telescopic Ladder; Wood Burn by Ned McGowan

When the Waves Crash, mvmt III by Colleen Schmuckal

Among the Asteroids by Gloria Coates (excerpt)