Awakening

by Robert Gass, Robert 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. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2003
Label:	SPRING HILL
UPC:	0718795604326

Tracks

1. Cuncti Simus
2. Rememberance
3. Shalon Rav
4. Chant of the Lotus Guru
5. Lord's Prayer
6. Santa Maria
7. Alleluia
8. Jai Ma

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Robert Gass   Producer,Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Lorne Bregitzer   Engineer
Mark Wessel   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
William Allaudin Mathieu   Arranger
Johann Pachelbel   Composer
Steven Van Zandt   Digital Editing
David Glasser   Engineer
Jeff Shuey   Engineer
Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz   Composer,Liner Notes,Translation
Danya Gass   Assistant Producer
Bill Horwedel   Design,Art Direction