CD / jewelcase - "Although The Courage to Be is almost entirely an instrumental album, it is very much a concept album — a collection of songs that tells a story through impressionistic musical characterizations of mood and drama. The central theme of this album is that of two lovers, driven apart by forces beyond their control. The Courage to Be explores how the protagonists cope with their reality — the avenues from which they draw strength, the worlds to which they escape, and ultimately, their efforts to come to terms with their shared fate. - feat. Anneke van Giersbergen, on “Epilogue: Fly”; Timo Somers - on “The Courage to Be”; Raphael Weinroth-Browne - on “The Courage to Be”; Lauren Nolan - on “Prologue: The Departure” and “The Road Home”