Night Skies

Editorial Reviews
Alternate Music Press, January 4, 2001
You will be mesmerized. Once heard, the beauty and power of Shoemaker's compelling voice is never forgotten.

New Age Sampler, December 15, 2000
Walks the ambient-space realm in a Tibetan/Gothic vein. Vast space and omni-directional sound images.

Album Description
Recorded live in the scintillating acoustics of a U-shaped tunnel in a World War One mortar installation, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington. Stars ignite imagination. Constellations form portraits; ancient stories foretell our inner Wisdom. Corvus (the Raven) unravels ties to our world of physical sensation. Cygnus Olor (the Swan) glides gracefully between water and air representing our first awareness of etheric inner brightness. Rima (the Peacock) holds the center in Night Skies journey of inner transformation, a symbol of our true consciousness of the astral.

Night Skies

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Thank you Montana Skies

Montana Skies
Jonathan Adams , Anonymous , Giuesseppe Farruato , John & Paul McCartney Lennon , Roberto di Marino , Turlough O'Carolan , Erik Satie , Andrew York , and Montana Skies
Manufacturer: Sonic Grapefruit
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chasing the Sun
Lift
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Not Too Late

ASIN: B00007KUTN
Release Date: 2002-12-04

Tracks:

Montana Skies, Jonathan Adams
The Edge of Night, Jonathan Adams
Sunburst, Andrew York
Gymnopedie #1, Erik Satie
Morenita do Brazil, Giuesseppe Farruato
Prelude, Jonathan Adams
Danza, Jonathan Adams
Milonga, Roberto di Marino
The Nightfall, Roberto di Marino
Here, There and Everywhere, Lennon/McCartney
Eleanor Rigby, Lennon/McCartney
December Mourning, Jonathan Adams
Bridget O'Malley, Traditional
Lord Inchiquin, Turlough O'Carolan

Album Description

Montana Skies creates a unique new sound with the unusual pairing of cello and fingerstyle guitar. Combining classic with modern, the group has created their own "new acoustic" sound with innovative original compositions and arrangements. As the group moves ahead, they continue to stretch the boundaries of contemporary instrumental music.

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Thank you Montana Skies.......2005-01-26

I downloaded the free MP3 of "Danza" to play in our middle school media center, to give us all a little relief from classical piano pieces playing in the background. :) "Danza" sounded so fresh and invigorating, that I downloaded all the MP3's offered by Montana Sky. I love the blend of classical guitar and cello. It is not easy to find well played, well recorded, classical music with a world flavor that is not distracting in a library setting--and also does not make everyone sleepy. There are Celtic and Latin sounding pieces here.
The guitar and cello both are recorded with a very full sound and are exquisitely mixed and mastered. A very nice surprise. I've put both CDs on my wish list at home for myself too.
Mary Z. Cox
www.maryzcox.com

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Wonderful music for the season

Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Christmas Echoes, Vol. 2
Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers
Harvest Home
December Stillness
A Rose in Winter

ASIN: B000ARFPYY
Release Date: 2005-09-13

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2003 Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America's preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.

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Wonderful music for the season.......2007-01-10

Beautiful songs sung with clarity, interpretive artistry and attention to blend. Some of the more particularly lyrical songs (e.g. Zgodava's Out of Oriental Crystal Skies, and Paulus' Sing Hallelu to name two) are not found in more common choral album Christmas repertoires and are a delight to experience for the first time.

The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1

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The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Charles Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces; Five Take-offs; Hallowe'en; Sunrise

ASIN: B0000049MK
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Slow March
There Is A Certain Garden
In Autumn
Friendship
A Song For Anything
Canon
Rock Of Ages
Ballad From Rosamund
At Parting
Circus Band
When Stars Are In The Quiet Skies (Country Celestial)
Mirage
An Old Flame
Qu'il m'irait bien
Chanson de Florian
My Native Land
World's Wanderers
Abide With Me
Christmas Carol
Scotch Lullaby
Through Night And Day
A Perfect Day
A Night Song
In The Alley
My Lou Jennine
William Will
From 'Amphion'
Nature's Way
Far From My Heavenly Home
Ein Ton
Marie
Song
Memories
Waltz
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Son Of A Gambolier

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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Treasury of English Song
Favorite English Songs
Songs by Roger Quilter
Silent Noon
Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond & other songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi & Ireland

ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
Henry King - Neal Davies
Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Call - Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
Chopcherry - John Constable
A Sad Song - John Constable
Rutterkin - John Constable
Bethlehem Down - John Constable
Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
Popular Song - Martyn Hill
Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

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Collection: Say It With Music (Dlx)
Andr Kostelanetz
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007L8X4
Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

Say It With Music Remember Blue Skies
Top Hat White Tie And Tails How Deep Is The Ocean (How High
This Is The Army Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning Soft
Whatll I Do Always The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers
The Piccolino Cheek To Cheek
White Christmas
The Girl That I Marry Say It Isnt So Mandy
Give Me Your Tired Your Poor God Bless America
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Yesterdays
Ive Told Every Little Star The Song Is You
The Night Was Made For Love She Didnt Say Yes All The Things
Look For The Silver Lining They Didnt Believe Me Long Ago (A
I Dream Too Much The Jockey On The Carrousel
Why Was I Born The Way You Look Tonight Who
Make Believe Bill
Why Do I Love You You Are Love Ol Man River
Fascinatin Rhythm
Mine
The Man I Love
Embraceable You Soon
I Got Rhythm
Bess Oh Wheres My Bess
S Wonderful
Maybe
Someone To Watch Over Me Oh Lady Be Good
Embraceable You
Strike Up The Band
Begin The Beguine
All Through The Night
I Concentrate On You
I Love You
Night And Day
In The Still Of The Night
Ive Got You Under My Skin
Blow Gabriel Blow
Just One Of Those Things (Bonus Track)
Hallelujah Time On My Hands
Tea For Two
Carioca
Without A Song
More Than You Know
Orchids In The Moonlight
Sometimes Im Happy I Know That You Know
Through The Years Drums In My Heart
Malaguena
La Cumparsita
Mexicana Medley
Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
Siboney
Caminito
Adios
No Taboleiro De Bahiana
The Moon Of Manakoora
Lotus Land
Kashmiri Song
Jamaican Rhumba
Flamingo
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
Andalucia
Sweet Leilani (Bonus Track)
Frenesi (Cancion Tropical) (Bonus Track)
Show Boat
South Pacific
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
An American In Paris
Porgy And Bess

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The multi-faceted Andre Kostelanetz left his mark on the music world as an acclaimed conductor/arranger/accompanist. His most notable contribution is the creation of the Easy Listening genre, done by bridging the gap between Classical and Pop music. Highlights on this 6 CD box set include Irving Berlin's 'Cheek To Cheek', George Gershwin's 'The Man I Love' and Jerome Kern's 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Just One Of Those Things' (Cole Porter), 'Sweet Leilani' (from Waikiki Wedding) & 'Frenesi' (Cancion Tropical). Standard jewel cases housed in a deluxe wooden box w/hinged lid (approx. 6 x 5''). Collectables. 2003.

The Best of the Great American Composers, Vol. 1

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What a great collection of old standards

The Best of the Great American Composers, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Alshire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of The Great American Composers, Vol. III
Magic of Broadway
More of the Best of 101 Strings Orchestra

ASIN: B000000KOH
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Blue Skies
But Not Too Much
Always
Rhapsody In Blue
Portrait Of You
Summertime
Night And Day
White Tie And Tails
I Love Paris
Some Enchanted Evening
Oklahoma
Aisle Talk
Gigi
Thank Heaven For Little Girls
Standing Room Only
Moon River
Happy Hobo
Days Of Wine And Roses

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What a great collection of old standards.......2000-11-17

This is an exciting cd. It features the hits of many of the great tunesmiths of America. What a treat!

I belive this series showcases six composers on each cd. With this format, there's no way to go wrong with this cd. The 101 Strings do a wonderful job of performaning these songs.