Review: A sacred place (CD)

Rufino Zaragoza has written a very nice set of music that makes for a deeply contemplative album, "A sacred place" published by Oregon Catholic Press. The pieces feature primarily piano and flute, with 'cello, guitar and percussion (including handbells) on various of the songs. Most of the pieces are idiomatic, but one set is based on "historic melodies." With titles in Spanish, one assumes they are Hispanic in origin, though the liner notes don't provide details. The music doesn't range too far in it's harmonic language nor its technical demands of the performers. As such it is well-suited as contemplative music. + + +