Robert Raines

While Raines made no attempt to write music of a Native American nature, there is no escaping the influence. Perhaps better described as a distillation of Native American music through the mind of the...

Echoes of Sarah is a remembrance of a departed friend, but also a deep exploration of the sonics and tone produced by multiple flutes. In his program notes, Raines explains, for example, Extremes of r...

The composer's exploration of the capabilities of a group of like instruments encompasses the full range of tone, texture, and tempo in a multi-faceted work. Solo passages feature individuals, while o...

More often than not, composers will take inspiration from those who have come before, whether 300 years or 30 years before. Raines unabashedly takes his cue from both Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Brian...

Robert Raines' M??nage for flute, bass clarinet and piano strives to explore varied relationships between these three 'individuals' in solo, duet and trio settings. From the composer: 'When I began co...

The Return of Odysseus is a new CD with three compositions by contemporary U. S. composer Robert Raines. The CD is released on the MSR Classics label and features some very exciting contemporary music...