Music from Tsenacommacah – Stephen Bennett 2003

For many, this CD is a must-listen. More solemn than his others, this CD, which includes the Powhatan Suite, speaks of Stephen's deep respect for the natives of this country. About the suite, he says, "After reading a couple of books recently on the early interactions betweeen the incoming Europeans and the native peoples of Virginia, I was moved to try to make some musical pictures of certain events and individuals; soundtracks in my head. The 400th anniversary of the establishment of the English settlement at Jamestown is coming up soon and likely to be celebrated in a big way here in Virginia, which is fine. It's just that reading about it more closely, one doesn't get much of a sense of the heroic..."