WindSync’s new album pays homage to the French composer, conductor, music theorist, and legendary composition pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, who wielded immense influence over American music and musicians. Boulanger found a way to nurture each composer’s individual voice, and in doing so sowed the seeds of the kaleidoscopic breadth of styles that emerged in American music in the 20th century. The album opens with wind arrangements of Boulanger’s Prelude in F minor and Three Pieces, both originally composed for organ. These are followed by the world premiere recording of the Woodwind Quintet of Marion Bauer, who met Boulanger in Paris in 1906 and became her first American student, trading lessons in counterpoint and harmony for English lessons. Philip Glass’s Etude No. 17 reflects the process of building musical skills from the ground up that he describes as comprising his training with Boulanger. Elliott Carter’s virtuosic Woodwind Quintet bears a dedication “To Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger” and was written to “emphasize the individuality of each instrument and [make] a virtue of their inability to blend completely.” Finally, Quincy Jones credited his study with Boulanger in the 1950s with illuminating for him the structure and science of music. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set is included here in honor of the recently departed composer.