Laura Altman

Laura Altman: Holy Trinity

by Hrayr Attarian
May 7, 2026

The Australian clarinetist Laura Altman is an innovative artist.  Her third solo release is also her first, full-length, thematically unified one.  It was recorded at the Holy Trinity Church in York. and is named after the venue.  On it, Altman weaves haunting improvisations that resonate against a serene ambiance that she peppers with the sparse clutter of small objects. The “Opening Out" starts the disc in an introspective musing with reverberating lines.  Made up of repeating motifs, the ...