“Listening to music is something most members of the IDRS do on a regular basis. We listen most often for work, sometimes for study, occasionally as background music, but not many double-reed albums fit a category of fun, light, contemplative, and atmospheric holiday listening. Double Keyed oboist Kirstin Myers (oboe and English horn), and Frances Drost (piano), created this beautiful album as a musical gift to their family, friends, and the oboe community, and it fulfills this niche perfectly.

The album contains ten tracks of well-known Christmas carols, presented in new and refreshing arrangements by Phillip Keveren. These arrangements are atmospheric and engaging, and encapsulate not only the joy of the season, but also inspire deep contemplation and reflection. Musical style is varied throughout the album, from a jazzy arrangement of I Saw Three Ships, to a contemplative rendition of Gesu Bambino, to a theme and variations on Sing We Now of Christmas. Other popular tunes represented are: What Child is This, In the Bleak Midwinter, O Holy Night, Coventry Carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, I Wonder as I Wander, and Carol of the Bells. The performers on this album sound like they not only play together often, but they love doing so. This recording is one that will be enjoyed by music lovers and double-reed enthusiasts alike.

This album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Both Myers and Drost actively perform in central Pennsylvania. Midwinter's Gift is the winner of the 2022-23 Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame's Best Classical/Crossover Album.”