Issie Barratt - Astral Pleasures

Composer and musical director Issie Barratt's debut album, comprising 80-minutes of exceptionally original and highly programmatic music, composed for a newly formed 20-piece ensemble, produced by Mike Gibbs and featuring soloists James Allsopp, Anders Bergcrantz, Mark Lockheart, Mike Outram, Liam Noble, Rowland Sutherland and Steve Waterman.

Such beautiful music. Steve Swallow - Bass player and composer
A great, great composer, who writes beautiful, beautiful music. Julian Joseph - Pianist and broadcaster
Her amazing breadth of skill is JUST what the music world needs. Mike Gibbs - Composer
Issie's conducting gives music a new meaning: a new lease of life. G�ran Levin Bohusl�n Big Band
The eccentric element came from Issie Barratt. John Fordham - The Guardian
Providing welcome Mingus-like mayhem. James Griffiths - The GuardianThe audience's applause was warm and loud. - Leicester Mercury