Orion

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PHILIP GLASS
Orion
Philip Glass Ensemble with Mark Atkins (didgeridoo), Wu Man (pipa), Foday Musa Suso (kora), UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) etc

[ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 1 October 2006

Orion, a new concert work for the Philip Glass Ensemble and world musicians, was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 and premiered in Athens in June 2004, preceding the Olympic Games.

For this special event, Philip Glass assembled a group of renowned composer/performers to collaborate with him on an evening-length work that, in its multinational format, is intended to reflect the international character of the Olympiad itself.

Mr. Glass was joined by Mark Atkins (didgeridoo) from Australia, Wu Man (pipa) from China, Foday Musa Suso (kora) from Africa, UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) from Brazil, Ravi Shankar (composer) and Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar) from India, Ashley MacIsaac (fiddle) from Nova Scotia, Canada, and Eleftheria Arvanitaki (vocalist) from Greece.

This dynamic piece, international in scope, reminds us of how all the earths' various cultures share an awe and appreciation of the starry night time skies.

Tracks:

Disc One
Australia 12:14
Interlude: Australia & China 02:18
China 09:48
Canada 10:47
Interlude: Canada & The Gambia 02:24
The Gambia 15:00

Disc Two
Brazil 10:24
Interlude: Brazil & India 03:38
India 12:51
Greece 11:17