In our second volume of works for sinfonietta, we feature four tremendously contrasted composers: Andriy Igorovich Sovetov’s On the Lighter Side for sinfonietta and solo piano which, true to it’s title is a breezy short essay for piano and sinfonia; Andrew Lewinter’s Neo-classical Nonet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass—a tremendously effective and engaging new work; Alan Jones’ Three Times Five a rhythmically propulsive romp for fifteen instruments; and the disc concludes with an unusual concerto for piccolo and chamber orchestra by Edward Smaldone, Life Imagined, Life Engaged, here given a wondrous interpretation by piccoloist Frantisek Kantor in a gleaming new recording.