Multi-GRAMMY-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis will release her new single Wildflower “Yolanda’s Song” May 12 on Azica Records. This supplemental track to Kondonassis’ 2022 album FIVE MINUTES for Earth was composed for her by the Cuban virtuoso trumpeter and composer Arturo Sandoval.
Wildflower will be released ahead of Mother’s Day weekend. According to a press release, the new single is “highly personal” and celebrates “Kondonassis’ own mother’s influence in her life, and of the irreplaceable role played by mothers everywhere. The single is accompanied by a video that pays touching tribute to the special bond between mothers and daughters, set against the colorful backdrop of wildflowers and nature.”
Kondonassis says of Wildflower, “Playing it for even a short amount of time lifted my spirit, cleared my head, and made me feel hopeful.” Kondonassis says of the track’s title, “In today’s complex world, there are so very few things that universally symbolize beauty and positivity… so broadly and cross-culturally as flowers do.”
To learn more about FIVE MINUTES for Earth, read Kondonassis’ story of how the project began, and check out Harp Column’s CD review.
