Album Notes

Cross-cultural influences define this recording by Sophie Rivard, violinist and Frank French, composer and pianist with Influences from Europe, Africa and the New World, from Bach to Brazilian and from Chopin to Harlem.


Attitude is everything for the composer or performer who crosses over from the classical to the popular style and back . Sophie is a first-rate player with extensive experience in classical music bring that special French-Canadian flair for string playing known as Bastrange to this music. She crosses into the popular style easily and with great flair.