Connections, issued by Heart Dance Records in early 2022, collects seventeen pieces from flutist Sherry Finzer that inhabit the space between Native American music and new age. The album unfolds through a series of pastoral and meditative compositions, with titles like “Resilience” and “Red Hawk Hill” evoking natural imagery and quiet reflection. Finzer’s playing, centered on wooden flute tones, offers a warm timbre that carries a sense of ritualized calm without straying into cliché.Although the record does not lean heavily on traditional Indigenous forms, it gestures toward a lineage of flute music that is both personal and atmospheric. Connections is a modest artifact for listeners who appreciate acoustic textures and contemplative pacing, with 12,743 Last.fm scrobbles reflecting a modest but devoted audience. The record’s production favors clarity and intimacy, inviting close attention to the nuances of Finzer’s breath and phrasing.

Connections, issued by Heart Dance Records in early 2022, collects seventeen pieces from flutist Sherry Finzer that inhabit the space between Native American music and new age. The album unfolds through a series of pastoral and meditative compositions, with titles like “Resilience” and “Red Hawk Hill” evoking natural imagery and quiet reflection. Finzer’s playing, centered on wooden flute tones, offers a warm timbre that carries a sense of ritualized calm without straying into cliché.Although the record does not lean heavily on traditional Indigenous forms, it gestures toward a lineage of flute music that is both personal and atmospheric. Connections is a modest artifact for listeners who appreciate acoustic textures and contemplative pacing, with 12,743 Last.fm scrobbles reflecting a modest but devoted audience. The record’s production favors clarity and intimacy, inviting close attention to the nuances of Finzer’s breath and phrasing.