A Voice of One Calling in the Wilderness

For all that you plan ahead in life, to try and create certainty out of chaos, some of the best moments come when you least expect them

For all that you plan ahead in life, to try and create certainty out of chaos, some of the best moments come when you least expect them.

And that’s true of the new release from Robert Burbidge and Winter, ‘A Voice of One Calling In The Wilderness.’

While improvising on a 1937 Chickering concert grand piano owned by Grammy-nominated engineer and producer Dennis Moody, LA composer Winter started ‘channelling something or someone’ and conjured the most incredibly moving four minutes of piano playing. And thankfully Moody was there to press record, otherwise, this moment would have been lost forever.

According to Burbidge, Winter ‘has been doing this sort of composition all her life, creating unique musical moments that are never to be heard again.’ But without telling Winter, Moody hit record and captured some beautiful moments in her one-take improvisation.

The result is the hugely evocative ‘A Voice of One Calling In The Wilderness,’ with Winter’s piano playing rising and falling like the seasons in the year. The track is completed by Burbidge and Winter adding some found-sound radio collages to create ‘a world around the piano.’

‘I wasn’t really thinking about anything at the time,’ says Winter. ‘I was just messing around with sounds in the room and being in the moment sonically. I didn’t give a damn about anything except for that moment, which is why I enjoy playing music.’

This is the latest release between UK producer and composer Robert Burbidge and American writer and singer Winter. They’ve previously worked on several stand-out singles including ‘Still Life,’ ‘Head of Time’ and their most recent release ‘Rainy Day.’

While ‘A Voice of One…’ stands apart from previous work due to its stripped-back nature, the emotions and incredible musicianship mark it out as another step on their musical journey. And let’s hope that more of Winter’s musical moments are captured as she creates her magic on the piano.

‘I create and produce music that brings me joy and it’s nice when that joy can be shared and felt by others.

‘A Voice of One Calling In The Wilderness’ is released on March 17, 2023

The track was produced by Robert Burbidge and Steve Gligorovic and was recorded and mastered by Dennis Moody.