Christopher Hedge
The New Heroes (Triloka/Artemis)
Composer Christopher Hedge was hired to write music for the PBS television show, The New Heroes,
which highlights people around the world making small but key contributions to improving their
communities. Hedge's compositions were written in conjunction with the program's stories, and indeed
he apparently watched the stories with his collaborating musicians before they played. There are a
number of program snippets written into the pieces to provide context, but the record makes an
engaging listen when taken out of the program's context as well. The well-crafted songs on this record
are exquisitely played and feature a number of African and Indian instruments to geographically
contextualize the songs with their subjects. (Andy Smith)