John Goodin
John Goodin's (1951-) music exhibits an intrinsic American character.
John Goodin's music exhibits an intrinsic American character. His suite, Heavens on Earth (found on MCD 225 Forgotten Dreams consists of three movements, and the title suggests the concept that each of the movements is named for an idealistic communal settlement of the 1800s. Thus the first movement New Harmony, reflects the spirit of optimism of the founders of the State of Indiana, while Equity and Shakertown suggest the idealistic vigour associated with the States of Ohio and Kentucky.
Compositions by John Goodin appear on
Forgotten Dreams
In 1999 Concordia director Basil Hawkins first heard Hadjidakis’s The Waltz of Forgotten Dreams. Struck by its atmospheric, evocative character, he shaped a programme of kindred nostalgia, including Eileen Pakenham’s Reverie and Fred Witt’s Memories of Bendigo.