Awakening

Awakening

by Robert Gass & On Wings of SongRobert Gass & On Wings of Song

Overview

Robert Gass & On Wings of Song return with Awakening, a collection of eight chants from around the world. Subtle instrumentation weaves its way through the album, with pianos underpinning the gentle "Cuncti Simus" and drums and flutes adding to the tribal feel of the Gass original "Remembrance," but the focus, as always, is on the group's unified voices. On Wings of Song does a fine job adapting to the album's different chant styles, spanning the lovely Hindu chant "Chant of the Lotus Guru" as well as a 12-minute reading of "Lord's Prayer" and an 11-minute version of Pachelbel's "Alleluia." Guests such as Glen Velez, Steve Gorn, Margo Krimmel, and Omar Faruk Tekbilek add to the album's authenticity and diversity, which is also enhanced by a 28-page booklet of descriptions and translations. Ultimately, Awakening does a good job of contemporizing global chant without cheapening it.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/10/2003
Label: Spring Hill
UPC: 0718795604326
catalogNumber: 6043
Rank: 123323

Tracks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Robert Gass & On Wings of Song   Primary Artist
Robert Gass   Chant,Tibetan Bells
Jonathan Goldman   Chant,Tibetan Bells
Glen Velez   Percussion
Steve Gorn   Bansuri
Linda Goodman   Vocals
Evan Harlan   Accordion
Shira Kammen   Vielle
Ian MacLeod   Vocals
John Marshall   Dumbek,Percussion,Bass Drums,Maracas,Taragat,Djembe,Cajon,Shaker,finger cymbals,Udu,Frame Drum
Omar Faruk Tekbilek   Oud,Ney Flute
Steve Webster   Electric Guitar
Robin Wills   Vocals
Randy Armstrong   Acoustic Guitar
Lyra Bessey-Engel   Vocals
Rupert Clark   Vocals
Sylvia Danskin   Vocals
Deirdre DiDonna   Vocals
Peter Engel   Vocals
Laurie Farrell   Vocals
Dawna Hammers Graham   Vocals
Tod Gross   Vocals
Jane Howard   Choir Director
Krishnabai   Vocals
Martha Leader   Vocals
Greg Mott   Vocals
Harry Newell   Vocals
Nancy Rappaport   Vocals
Janice Russotti   Vocals
Susan Scheib   Vocals
Divya Shinn   Vocals
Sharmane Simard   Vocals
Lesley Smith   Vocals
Vijaya Stevenson   Vocals
Elaine Bomford   Vocals,Choir Director
Ginny Elkin   Vocals
Danya Gass   Vocals
Margo Krimmel   Harp,celtic harp
Warren Laroche   Vocals
Marie Littlehale   Vocals
Bhaskar Marlin   Vocals
Rodney Mashia   Vocals
Hugh Renwick   Vocals
Peter Johnson   Vocals
Kathleen Stevenson   Vocals
Diane Stolar   Vocals
Chaula Hopefisher   Vocals
Paul Dionne   Vocals
Marvin Barg   Vocals
Julie Corey   Vocals
Guy Dedell   Percussion,Shakere
Bob Goodearl   Vocals
Linda Grollman   Vocals
Devi Mathieu   Choir Director
Joe Pollock   Vocals
Robin Scheib   Vocals
Cantor Robbie Solomon   Vocals
Yatri Cathryn Taussis   Vocals
Patricia Rose Wagner   Vocals
Kimberly Jean Windbiel   Vocals
John Ford   Vocals

Technical Credits

Johann Pachelbel   Composer
Robert Gass   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
David Glasser   Engineer
John Marshall   Contributor
Jeff Shuey   Engineer
Mark Wessel   Engineer
Lorne Bregitzer   Engineer
Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz   Composer,Liner Notes,translation
Bill Horwedel   Art Direction
Traditional   Composer
William Allaudin Mathieu   Arranger

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