Stones,Time&Elements: a humanistic requiem, by Edgar David Grana Kurt Vonnegut Michael Brecker

Stones,Time&Elements: a humanistic requiem

by Edgar David Grana Kurt Vonnegut Michael Brecker

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	1.	Michael Brecker & Manhattan Chamber Orchestra - Stones,Time&Elements: a humanistic requiem 04:52
	2.	Track 2 07:33
	3.	Track 3 03:59
	4.	Track 4 01:10
	5.	Track 5 04:59
	6.	Track 6 04:21
	7.	Track 7 03:23
	8.	Track 8 02:47
	9.	Track 9 01:03
	10.	Track 10 06:16

about

This was a collaboration between Kurt Vonnegut and Michael Brecker and myself. Kurt wrote the text after hearing Andrew Lloyd Weber's requiem. He felt strongly that the text needed to be humanized and that God was a pan natural force neutral and unjudging.
Michael Brecker a former composition student supplied post production and performed three wonderful solos based upon excerpts from the music itself. This was a 10 year project from first meeting Kurt to the CD release.
Richard Auldon Clark and his Manhattan Chamber orchestra masterfully interpreted the score.
Ray Evans Harrell performed the music with his Magic Circle Opera Company and edited the choral score and stream lined the ensemble/choral. I owe him a great debt as I do all the artists who worked on this project.
The composition is dedicated to the Cherokee Nation with whom Ray Evans Harrell is a proud member.

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released October 20, 1994

A journey of my collaboration with Kurt Vonnegut
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evn2CAavGE8&t=431s
Stones, Time & Elements: A Humanist Requiem (NPD85573) Please purchase CD or download tracks through Newport Classic.
www.newportclassic.com/newcomp.htm#grana

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Edgar David Grana Brooklyn, New York

Lyric Drama Tashi Tibet-Composer/Collaborator with book writer Pam Brunsvold Rummel China's invasion of Tibet. Ballet from the Beginning-Composer based on a story by Pam Rummel. Mr. Grana is recorded on ‘NEWPORT CLASSIC RECORDS’ with Kurt Vonnegut & jazz Saxophonist Michael Brecker, went double platinum with Kip Winger on Winger album. ... more

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