Universe 5

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Release Date: 1999-04-20

Label: Hearts Of Space

Transmission 5 from the Hearts of Space Universe highlights our melodic/atmospheric Celtic, Native American and Arabic/Middle Eastern genres.

This truly international collection extends from the classicism of Norways' ØYSTEIN SEVÅG, to the lyrical Celtic orchestrations of Irish whistle virtuoso JOANIE MADDED and the very talented Canadian film composers JEFF DANA and MYCHAEL DANA.

Los Angeles pianist JOHN BOSWELL presents a moving duet with Swiss cellist MARTIN TILLMAN while Boulder composer/keyboardist BILL DOUGLAS teams up with the ARS NOVA SINGERS for an etherial paean to "The Cloud." And for sheer beauty, absolutely nothing beats the unaccompanied Russian Orthodox sacred choral music of TCHAIKOVSKY from our best selling SACRED TREASURES collection.

From the northwest islands, composer/singer JEFF JOHNSON brings on the incredible tale of St. Brendan, a medieval Irish monk with an historic case of transatlantic wanderlust; from Austria, The BLUE CHIP ORCHESTRA present their tribal/electronic celebrations of the Native American spirit, and California's own ROBERT RICH wraps up this fantastic journey across cultural time and space with his acclaimed Arabic-inspired music from SEVEN VEILS.

- Stephen Hill

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