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Music of My Mind

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:26 -0800

Stevie Wonder was getting his fusion of soul, rock, and various other styles together when Music of My Mind appeared in early 1972. A bit shapeless compared with Talking Book, the masterpiece he'd release by the end of the year, this disc nonetheless finds the then-21-year-old self-assuredly deploying an array of synthesized textures and natural voices: check out the drawl lurking around the edges of "Sweet Little Girl." Not an essential album, but an entertaining one--and one that, in retrospect, carried enormous implications for the future of American music. --Rickey Wright
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A Midwinter Night's Dream

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:00:43 -0800

2008 release. On her first full-length holiday album, Loreena celebrates the season with a CD that blends the five songs from A Winter Garden (1995) with eight new recordings inspired by seasonal favorites. 13 tracks including 'The Holly & The Ivy', 'Good King Wenceslas', 'Seeds Of Love', 'Coventry Carol' and more.
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Cello Essentials: The World's Greatest Cello Music

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:01:33 -0800

Janos Starker dazzles with a wide array of works by various composers, including the Bach 'Arioso,' Schumann's 'Traumerei (Dreaming),' Debussy's 'Girl With The Flaxen Hair,' the Handel-Weiner 'Sicilienne,' and many more.

The New York Times has declared that with his peerless technical mastery
and intensely expressive playing, Janos Starker is universally recognized
as one of the world s supreme musicians. In a career spanning more than 70 years, Mr. Starker is one of the most famous cellists of the 20th century.
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Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:09 -0800

Yo-Yo Ma might seem like an unlikely protagonist for the tango, but this intrepid musical explorer has taken his task seriously, collaborating with experienced tango musicians. Ma even participates in a posthumous collaboration with one 1987 Piazzolla recording. Furthermore, while he's obviously the headliner here, he doesn't dominate the arrangements nearly as much as he does the billing and photography of the disc. While the result isn't your essential Piazzolla album (that would have to include more of the composer's own playing), it's an atmospheric and convincing collection, perhaps a good introduction for those who don't know the music. --Leslie Gerber
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Aquitania

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:00:42 -0800

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Tao: Music for Relaxation

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:01:57 -0800

Inspired by the gentle Taoist principles of simplicity and balance, these soothing soundscapes invite reflection, meditation and relaxation with every note. Instrumentation includes tabla, dilruba, erhu, ocean drum, fretlass bass, guitar, percussion & voices.
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Richard Thompson - 1000 Years of Popular Music (2 CD & 1 DVD Set)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:57 -0800

Richard Thompson - guitar & vocals Michael Jerome - percussion Judith Owen - vocals The idea for this project came from Playboy Magazine - I was asked to submit a list, in late 1999, of the ten greatest songs of the Millenium. Hah! I thought, hypocrites - they don't mean millennium, they mean twenty years - I'll call their bluff and do a real thousand-year selection. My list was similar to the choices here on this CD, starting in about 1068, and winding slowly up to 2001. That they failed to print my list among others submitted by rock's luminaries, is but a slight wound - it gave me the idea for this show, which has been performed occasionally, and will hopefully receive a few more airings. The idea is that Popular Music comes in many forms, through many ages, and as older forms get superceded, sometimes the baby is thrown out with the bathwater - great ideas, tunes, rhythms, styles, get left in the dust of history, so let's have a look at what's back there, and see if still does the trick. I am unqualified to sing 98% of the material here, but me having a go could be considered part of the fun. Also, trying to render an Arthur Sullivan orchestration with acoustic guitar and snare drum is pretty desperate stuff, but may, at a stretch, be thought charming. What appears on this CD is a performance, rather than a chronological, distillation of several different shows - hence some gaps in the 17th and 18th centuries, and too much weight on Music Hall and Rock & Roll - we just felt that some performances weren't quite captured - perhaps on Part Two?
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Handel: Water Music

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:17 -0800

Trevor Pinnock's 1983 account of the Water Music with the English Concert is unblushingly businesslike. Like a number of other conductors, he chooses to group the movements in D and G as one suite. The approach is big-band Handel, but not quite as big as Handel intended. --Ted Libbey
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Flesh + Blood

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:18 -0800

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Come to the Mountain: Old Time Music for Modern Times

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:38 -0800

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A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:00:47 -0800

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Celtic Meditation Music

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:01:15 -0800

New World. 2004.
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Music Of Gabrieli

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:32 -0800

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Chant Music For The Soul (Holiday Edition)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:01 -0800

With the continued success of Chant Music for the Soul, Decca is proud to announce a special holiday 2-CD edition of Chant. This set includes the original Chant CD with a bonus, 60-minute second CD of Advent and Christmas chants. At a two-for-one price this is the perfect gift to bring serenity into our hectic holiday lives.

The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz outside of Vienna landed their record deal with a YouTube clip and have gone on to dominate the Classical Billboard Chart. Their beautifully sung performances of traditional and authentic Gregorian chant have won them legions of fans around the world. This special edition will bring the monks joyous and calming music to even more people.
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Celestial Christmas: Special Collection Seasonal Music

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:01:13 -0800

Celestial Christmas is a richly textured musical tapestry that gracefully weaves together selections of sacred choral and instrumental music from the High Renaissance and Baroque eras. The recording journeys through moods of tenderness, solemnity, and joy, as expressed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the numerous choral selections from his Christmas oratorios and cantatas, including the beloved 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' and 'Sleepers, Awake!' as well as the prayer for peace from the glorious 'Mass in B Minor'. Bach is also the featured composer in the many joyful instrumental pieces for harpsichord, flute, and organ. Also included in the program are many exceptionally beautiful pieces, both choral and instrumental, by Claudio Monteverdi, Orlande de Lassus, Henry Purcell, William Lawes, Carlo Farina, Johann Pachelbel, and Georg Friedrich HÃ¤ndel.
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Famous Ballet Music ~ Gaîté Parisienne, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Les Sylphides / von Karajan, Berlin PO

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:06 -0800

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Flute Greatest Hits

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:04 -0800

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Christmas Organ Music

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:58 -0800

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Music of Cuba: 1909-1951

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:25 -0800

Japanese Exclusive Release.
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The Tranquil Harp: Improvisations for Relaxation, Meditation, Integration

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:26 -0800

The Tranquil Harp consists of eight Celtic harp improvisations for relaxation, meditation and integration. The music was improvised, and recorded live in a concert hall without any added reverb or effects. Each track is in a different key, correlating with the frequencies of color and the energetic centers of the body. The pure harmonically rich harp sounds played at a slow regular pulse encourage alpha wave activity in the brain, resulting in greater relaxation, clarity, focus and concentration. Practical exercises are suggested for each improvisation to assist in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual integration. These improvisations were created on a Dusty Strings FH-36B Celtic harp made in Seattle, Washington.
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A Winter Symphony

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:15 -0800

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Ambient 1: Music for Airports

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:16 -0800

Eno's theory of the "discreet music" he called ambient was far from the modern chill-out room: the idea was that it should function at very low volumes, unobtrusively coloring the atmosphere of a room. Evolving by tiny gradations, the long pieces of Music For Airports (the first in a series of albums that followed the statement of purpose Discreet Music) defy close attention, but then they're not meant to be listened to consciously; they're meant to serve as a counterpoint to the frantic arcs of travel, or rather to be imagined in that setting. --Douglas Wolk
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Music for Two (Bonus DVD)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:16 -0800

On Music for Two, banjo wizard Béla Fleck and stand-up bass maestro Edgar Meyer effortlessly sail through a challenging program that includes compositions by Bach, a sonata by Henry Eccles, a Miles Davis tune, and a number of self-composed finger twisters. The amazing thing about this varied selection is not its eclecticism--which is only to be expected with these two--but that it all blends together so seamlessly. Fleck's jazz-tinged compositions (like "The Lake Effect") and Meyer's bluegrass-inspired tunes (like "Wishful Thinking") sit so comfortably next to Bach's baroque jewels and Davis's cool jazz that it makes you question the entire of concept of musical classification. (In fact, the Bach preludes, inventions, and partitas translate so well to the banjo/bass arrangements, you have to wonder if old JSB might not have had a bit of bluegrass in his soul.) Music for Two was recorded live at a series of 2001 concerts, where Fleck and Meyer proved conclusively that the banjo and the bass were capable of remarkable subtlety and not just twang and boom. --Michael John Simmons
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Lorraine at Emmanuel

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:40 -0800

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Tudor Church Music, Vol. 1

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:40 -0800

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The Duets [Luciano Pavarotti]

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:49 -0800

LUCIANO PAVAROTTI was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of the best-known names in rock, pop and jazz, Pavarotti entertained millions of people around the world with his "Pavarotti & Friends" concerts. This release is the first time that these tracks have been brought together in one album! Rarely has such a glittering array of singing legends from such varied genres been brought together at one time--on both DVD and CD! Featuring Bryan Adams, Andrea Bocelli, Bon Jovi, Bono/The Edge/Brian Eno, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion, The Eurythmics, Elton John, Lionel Richie, Frank Sinatra, Sting and Zucchero.

Featured Guest Artists:

Bryan Adams

Andrea Bocelli

Bon Jovi

Bono

The Edge

Brian Eno

Mariah Carey

Eric Clapton

Sheryl Crow

The Eurythmics

Celine Dion

Elton John

Lionel Richie

Frank Sinatra

Sting

Zucchero

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Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:23 -0800

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Music to Relax

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:24 -0800

Music to Relax is designed to create space to calm the mind and unwind the body. Simplified harmonies, the mid-range sounds of the viola, alto flute, cello, and piano, and elegant compositions make this an exceptionally peaceful and fulfilling listening experience. Improvised classical music is quite rare. However, in the hands of sensitive and skilled craftsmen, we now have the opportunity to experience what was commonly done in the time of the original composers. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and their contemporaries were highly respected for improvisational skills and adaptations of other composer's music.
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James Taylor at Christmas

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:00 -0800

Combine the most beloved, classic songs of the holiday season with the warm baritone of one of the most recognized voices in popular music, and fans will have reason to celebrate with James Taylor at Christmas. This 12-track collection features traditional and contemporary seasonal songs.
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Rockferry

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:47 -0700

The most hotly anticipated album release of this New Year comes not from someone rammed into the collective consciousness by their media ubiquity. Duffy is an unknown quantity at this point, having performed but a small number of gigs, mostly in support of The Magic Numbers, and having only just begun to be seen on TV, most notably with recent appearances on Jools Holland's Later and New Year Hootenanny.

Yet her soulful voice has already beguiled many of the nation's musical tastemakers and news of its beauty and of the strength of her songs is spreading by word of mouth even as you read these words. Radio One's Jo Whiley chose Duffy's title track and album taster `Rockferry' as her Single of the Week in late November, further adding to the momentum. Now, as the comparisons fly (Dusty Springfield has emerged as the favourite), it's time to discover her for yourself.

Duffy was born and spent her childhood years in the north Wales coastal community of Nefyn, a place too remote to be driven by style wars or opposing music factions (the nearest record counter was a bus ride away and only stocked the Top 40). The upbringing she describes is one in which everyone had to rub along together, making do and mending, accepting each other and their tastes without prejudice.

Having no CD collection of her own, her first real musical memory is of walking into the kitchen unannounced to find her mother and stepfather dancing to Rod Stewart. The first steps she took towards defining her own personal identity came when she borrowed one of her dad's VHS tapes of the `60s TV show `Ready, Steady, Go!'. "It had The Beatles, the Stones, the Walker Brothers, Sandie Shaw and Millie singing `My Boy Lollipop'. So sexy and exciting! I played it again and again until finally it disintegrated." Says former Suede guitarist and record producer Bernard Butler of this artlessness, "Duffy managed to grow up without any concept of what was cool or current, what she should or shouldn't like, how to behave or even how to sing. For her, coming to London at all was the stuff of fairytales."

"And to come here to write songs with some random bloke who'd been recommended to her, me? It meant taking two buses and then two trains and took all day. Then she'd do the same in reverse to get home, playing the music she'd just made to old ladies she encountered on the journey. It's hard for cynical music industry types to get their heads around just how far removed she was from our world, geographically and in every other way. But what you've got as a result is someone who acts and sings completely and unselfconsciously from the heart. That's a rare and magical thing."

Butler was introduced to Duffy by Rough Trade's Jeannette Lee who,in August 2004 and after hearing demos recorded in this or that mate's home, became the singer's mentor and manager. For Duffy, to have not just a friend but also point of both safety and reference in the strange new world she found herself in was crucial to her own musical development and sense of self.

"People keep saying to me, `You've made a great record' but I can't take that in because I didn't do it on my own. Jeannette and I made `Rockferry' together and she's been with me every step of the way, broadening my horizons, introducing me to people I can trust." Butler was just one of them: having written the glorious, chorus-free, utterly hypnotic `Rockferry' together at the beginning of the project, they then worked on a further three of the ten tracks on what is already being talked about as 2008's most important debut release. Jimmy Hogarth & Steve Booker are the other collaborators on this classic-in-waiting.

What can you expect to hear? The title track and album opener, as atmospheric, slow-building and idiosyncratic song as you could hope for, leads into a collection of original material that some might call retro in feel (those Dusty flavours, that girl group vibe) but which Duffy herself prefers to identify as classic. You'll find arrangements as sparsely effective as those against which Dionne Warwick told her Bacharach & David-wrought tales of heartbreak in the early 1960s. You'll find lush choruses and swooning hooks (as perfected by the late Miss Springfield and various distinguished others). But this is far from pastiche.

What you'll find instead is irrefutable evidence of a significant new talent, and one that has developed in splendid isolation, not in reaction to market forces or the input of focus groups and industry experts. Duffy is the real, unspoiled original deal. "People keep asking me where my voice comes from and the fact is I don't know," says the brightest new star of 2008. "Why are your eyes the colour they are? It's no answer at all but it's the only one I have."

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The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:35 -0800

For the first time during his historic career the world's best selling tenor Andrea Bocelli will be releasing a collection of his greatest hits. The CD will feature selections from the Bocelli repertoire and include "Time To Say Goodbye" in duet with Sarah Brightman from the 4 time platinum selling Romanza CD, "The Prayer" in duet with Celine Dion from the 2 time platinum selling Sogno CD, plus Bocelli favorites "Because We Believe" from his most recent platinum recording Amore, "Melodramma" from Cieli Di Toscana and more. The release will also feature 4 new exclusive recordings: A duet with one of the world's most popular pianists Lang Lang and new David Foster compositions.

There will be a nationally televised concert special airing on PBS - Andrea's first full pop concert that was recorded in July with the Tuscan country side as a backdrop. The concert repertoire includes all the songs the will be on the forth coming Greatest Hits CD and features guests Chris Botti, Kenny G, Lang Lang and more. Look for PBS to broadcast this program multiple times during their upcoming December 2007 pledge period reaching over 10 million households.

"Vivere" translates from Italian to English as "To Live"

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Sacred Arias

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Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:32 -0800

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Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:33 -0800

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Tibetan Meditation Music

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:34 -0800

A lot of artists evoke the spirit of Tibet, but Nawang Khechog is actually a former Tibetan monk, who took off the robes and took up the flute to travel the world 20 years ago. His albums are usually slotted in the New Age and meditation genres, and certainly his packaging and imagery inspire that. Unfortunately, it overshadows a music that is perhaps deeper, or at least more artistically profound, than that. Tibetan Meditation Music scans less like a background for contemplation and more like a tone poem to the spirit. The opening track seems like an Asian refraction of "Amazing Grace," with Tsering Khechog singing over Nawang Khechog's flute. Khechog's music draws on folk and spiritual traditions but takes them further afield. Think Arvo Pärt on the Tibetan plateau with strings droning a minor-key refrain while Tibetan bells and chimes sound in the background and Khechog chants. I do wish Khechog had brought along just a touch of the drama and shifting moods heard on some of his earlier discs, like the Kitaro-produced Karuna. Tibetan Meditation Music is unvarying in its somber tone. Khechog's chants, which are intimately spoken, whispered more than sung, don't always work on a musical level. But his performances on wood flute are deep explorations into tone and melody. --John Diliberto
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Classical Music for Sleep

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:23 -0800

Clinically Proven Musical System to Help you Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep and Wake up Rejuvenated

Sleep is vital to your health and well-being. Yet millions of us don’t get the sleep we need to live healthy and productive lives.

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s breakthrough musical system, developed over 15 years of clinical research, is proven to lead you to deep and restful sleep. You simply listen to the soothing classical, music at bedtime and specific inaudible sound frequencies, embedded into the soundtrack, help you to fall asleep easily and naturally.

• Specifically selected and sequenced Baroque, Romantic and Classical music composed by Holst, Barber, Mendssohn, Elgar, Chopin and others. • Safe and natural process proven to lead you to rejuvenating states of deep sleep. • Based in over 15 years of pioneering clinical research • Easy to use with light headphones or ordinary speakers • Contains no spoken words or subliminal messages

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s clinical research with thousands of patients over the years has led to groundbreaking discoveries in how sound frequency patterns built into musical soundtracks can alter states of consciousness and induce states of mind-body healing. His therapeutic audio programs are used by psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, M.D.'s, chiropractors, and bodywork professionals in 26 countries. Dr. Thompson currently teaches core curriculum for the Clinical Psychotherapy and Human Science Masters and Ph.D. Programs at the California Institute for Human Science in Encinatas, CA., where he also maintains his research and clinical offices.
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Music for 18 Musicians

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:10 -0800

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Songs of Joy & Peace (Deluxe Version)

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:31 -0800

Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule and New Year's Day. That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new.

An expanded softpak with all 22 CD tracks as well as a 60-minute bonus DVD. 60-minute bonus DVD features behind-the-scenes recording session footage with Yo-Yo Ma and the guest artists, photo gallery and 5 complete music videos:
James Taylot "Here Comes The Sun"
Diana Krall "You Couldn't Be Cuter"
Alison Krauss"The Wexford Carol"
Chris Botti "My Favorite Things"
Renee Fleming "Touch The Hand Of Love"
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Fear of Music

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:35 -0800

This disc represents the bridge between Talking Heads' first two herky-jerkier albums and the next two funky ones. Includes the song's 'I Zimbra', 'Memories Can't Wait' and comes with a bonus DVD (PAL Region 0). *Please note the you will need an ALL Code DVD player to view. Rhino. 2005.
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As I Am

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:37 -0700

Japanese two CD pressing of the 2007 release from the R&B/Pop diva featuring a bonus CD containing four tracks: 'Waiting For Your Love', 'Hurt So Bad', 'Superwoman' (Live) and 'No One' (Curtis Lynch Reggae Remix). As I Am is Alicia's most innovative album to date, a collection of music with no boundaries. Influenced by everything from Hip Hop to Soul to Rock to Classical music, As I Am is every bit a sense of rebellion and empowerment. Features collaborations with some of the biggest hit makers in music (Linda Perry, Jack Splash, Mark Batson, Swizz Beats and Kerry Brothers) and includes the first single 'No One.'
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Classic Old-Time Music

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:14 -0800

This collection of old-time social and instrumental string-band music spotlights instrumental prowess. Old-time music features playing styles that pre-date bluegrass, emerging from the string band tradition stretching back to the early years of United States history. Both African-American and Anglo-American ingredients are at its core, the banjo having African origins, the fiddle European. Some of the most revered sources of old-time roots music-Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Wade Ward, Tommy Jarrell, and more-are heard playing in their original styles. The Grateful Dead's cover of "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" and Bob Dylan's rendition of Clarence Ashley's "Little Sadie" clearly attest to the continuing influence of these songs. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.
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Russian Church Music

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:23 -0800

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Stranded

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:26 -0800

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World Playground

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:27 -0800

Putumayo Kids is committed to introducing children to other cultures through fun, upbeat world and folk music. These CD's feature songs with child-friendly lyrics and liner notes that educate and inspire cultural curiosity. This lively collection of global songs takes children and parents on a musical journey to faraway places where they can be introduced to other people and places around the world. A trip to the World Playground makes exploring other cultures a adventure for music fans of all ages! Featured artists include Manu Chao, Taj Mahal, and Cedella Marley Booker.
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Viva La Vida

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:36 -0700

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Music for Learning

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:08 -0800

Music for Learning facilitates the ideal accelerated learning environment known as Body Relaxed/Mind Alert. Gentle music, nature interludes, and slow tempos create a Body Relaxed condition. Alternating complex/simplex sound structures, variations in rhythm and dynamics, and a rich harmonic spectrum facilitate the state of Mind Alert. All elements combined, Music for Learning supports clear focus and greatly enhanced concentration.
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Ultimate Christmas

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:46 -0700

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And Winter Came

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:16 -0800

Twenty years after her landmark Watermark album, Enya's seventh studio disc, And Winter Came continues a phenomenally successful career that has included more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. And Winter Came is an enchanting evocation of the changing landscape of winter as well as the festive cheer of the holidays. One of the most successful female artists of all-time, and second only to U2 as the biggest selling Irish artist in history, Enya brings her beguiling and ethereal music to bear on the darkest and yet most hopeful season with And Winter Came.
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Music for Babies - Cheerful Baby

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:20 -0800

Cheerful Baby is a happy collection arranged to offer your child increased joy in their world. Designed by a team of experts from a broad range of scientific and artistic disciplines, Cheerful Baby's compositions explore melodies, rhythms and tonal ranges most likely to induce a happy mood in little listeners. Cheerful Baby's resonant acoustic recordings feature celeste, violin, flute and clarinet and include harp, viola, and cello, masterfully played by the award-winning musicians of The Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble. Selections include classical music, lullabies and nursery rhymes.
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Renaissance: Music For Inner Peace

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:22 -0800

This new release is somewhat mistitled: while most of the pieces are, in fact, from the Renaissance (or early Baroque), there are works here also by Samuel Barber, Poulenc, John Tavener, Bruckne,r and Gorecki. What they all have in common is their beauty and serenity. Perhaps the CDs subtitle, "Music for Inner Peace," also refers to a type of renaissance, i.e., spiritual re-birth: in which case, they're right on the money. The Sixteen, led by Harry Christophers, is one of the greatest proponents of this sort of choral music in the world, and they don't disappoint here: The Allegri "Miserere," with its wickedly beautiful ascent to high C by soprano soloist, is ravishing; Barber's own arrangement of his "Adagio for strings" for chorus (1967) is polyphony at its most "renaissance" without actually being so, and Gorecki's "Totos Tuus" is otherworldly in it mysticism. The selections by Byrd, Tomkins, et al., are, like the others, impeccably performed. Even an early piece by contemporary composer John Tavener, normally the master of excruciatingly pretentiousness, is lovely. This recording is a gem. --Robert Levine
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Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:25 -0800

There's no dearth of fine recordings of these works on the market, but this recording goes straight to the top of the list. Kevin Mallon leads a Toronto-based, 34-person-group of period instrumentalists called the Aradia Ensemble: it's a terrific, ear opening show. The music is, above all, joyful, with dance movements galore and plenty of giddy pomp. Mallon has rethought the tempi, almost all of which, he feels, should be quicker than we're accustomed to hearing. These tempi work most of the time, and if, for example, you overlook the fact that at his tempi, the alla hornpipe of the Water Music Suite No. 2 and the Rigaudon of No. 3 could only have been danced by a dancer on speed, and just listen to how effortlessly entertaining the music is, you'll love it. He's not rigid in his fleetness, however--the final movement of Water Music Suite No. 1 is relaxed and he slows it down even further for its last few seconds, giving it the stature it requires.

Mallon also adds side-drum and tambourines to a couple of the movements, and they add jollity and jauntiness; only a whiner would object. When the trumpets and horns ring out they don't blare and say, in La Paix from the Royal Fireworks Music, when he uses transverse flutes (as suggested in the original manuscript but never before recorded that way), the effect is magical, rather than just mellow. Try the overture of the Royal Fireworks, with brass blasting, drums being banged with wooden-headed sticks, but all at a military tempo that implies forward propulsion rather than combative stodginess. This is both a bargain and a terrific reading. --Robert Levine
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Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:14 -0800

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Music of the Night: Pops on Broadway 1990

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:01:54 -0700

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Children Sing for Children: 25 Christmas Songs

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:07 -0800

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Facing Future

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:07 -0800

There's a smart balance of traditional Hawaiiana and contemporary tunes on this CD. There's heart-tugging warmth along with unexpected chuckles. The end result is a candid, honest reinforcement of his vocal breadth.
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Wintersong

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:09 -0800

An album like this could cement Sarah McLachlan as a middle-of-the-road crooner ready for the Andy Williams Christmas Show, but there's more beneath the surface of Wintersong than just Christmas chestnuts, over-roasting on an open fire. Longtime McLachlan producer Pierre Marchand blurs the borders with ambient sound effects, distorted guitars, and subtle echoes. He adds a Mark Isham-esque muted trumpet solo emerging out of reverse echoes on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as if viewing the song through a distorted mirror. Violins that sound like they're being blown through a Leslie speaker combine unpredictably with a banjo on "O Little Town of Bethlehem." And on the seventh song, McLachlan finally kicks the album into another gear, turning "The First Noël" into a storming entreaty backed by tribal drums and surging low strings. Her voice is like the serene angel amidst the raging storm. I wish McLachlan had taken more chances like this, instead of the subtle framing she employs around melodies that remain true to form. Surprisingly, the more contemporary songs by John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, and Gordon Lightfoot are the least inventive. Her reading of Mitchell's incandescently wistful "River" is overly faithful to the original, and Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" sounds like karaoke, right down to the Spector-esque production and children's choir. But given that Lennon's prayer for peace still remains unanswered, that fidelity could be intentional. Regardless, this is familiar Christmas fare delivered in an intimate and ethereal fashion that will satisfy those who believe in the nostalgic spirit of the season. --John Diliberto

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A Day to Remember - Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:02:47 -0700

After performing at more than 200 weddings, Tim and Ryan O'Neill recorded this beautiful CD of favorite wedding songs. It features a full hour of instrumental piano, string quartet, flute, and guitar music that can be played at your ceremony or reception.

It also gives suggestions for music at your wedding, including a special bridal website!
*Over 1,000 song titles listed
*Listen to samples of songs
*More ideas for each part of your ceremony, reception, and dance
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2007 Grammy Nominees

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:33 -0700

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Raising Sand

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:00:35 -0700

The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and the untapped potential of the folk-rock revolution.

Supported by the unparalleled musicianship of Marc Ribot, Dennis Crouch, Mike Seeger, Jay Bellerose, Norman Blake, Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, and Riley Baugus, Plant and Krauss -- as both solo and harmony vocalists -- tackle an intriguing selection of songs from such tunesmiths as Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Broth! ers, and Mel Tillis. Raising Sand finds Robert Plant and Alison Krauss exploring popular music's elemental roots while still sounding effortlessly, breath-takingly contemporary.

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Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks [DVD Audio]

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:15 -0800

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A Very Special Christmas

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:01:15 -0800

When was the last time you heard collard greens being sung about in a Christmas song? Probably never, unless you're a Run DMC fan, or were wise enough to hop on the Very Special Christmas tip. The rappers' contribution to this benefit collection is probably the highlight, although traditional songs covered by now-traditional artists like the Pretenders ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") provide the majority of the material here. Eurythmics turn in a suitably chilly "Winter Wonderland," Stevie Nicks sings a beautifully haunting "Silent Night," and Whitney Houston proves again that she's every woman with "Do You Hear What I Hear"--that is, every woman with a voice strong enough to do the song justice. "Santa Baby," Madonna's contribution, isn't as sultry as it could be, but there's more fun thanks to hell-on-heels, the Pointer Sisters and Bon Jovi. --Steve Gdula
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The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits From The Hot 100 1958-1966

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:52 -0700

The Golden Age Of American Popular Music is fast-becoming as successful series as our Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll. This spin-off from the main series is a collection of Jazz Hits from the core years of 1958-1966.

Amazingly, no one has gathered together these hits on one CD before. We are the first to approach it unashamedly from a pop angle eschewing the consciously hip considerations that normally weigh down most jazz compilations.

We've slightly widened the brief to include some hits from Billboard's 'Bubbling Under' chart that was published as an adjunct to the Hot 100 in these years. However the genre was popular enough for us to include 15 Top 30 hits.

Although some of the titles will be familiar to pop fans such as Dave Brubeck's Take Five or The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, as ever these are leavened by the much less familiar and sometimes quite rare. We've also insisted on the single versions of the tracks, which haven't been available elsewhere, such as Watermelon Man and The Sidewinder.

Our usual superb quality sound and lavishly illustrated booklet rounds off this release.
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Christmas Carols

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:20 -0800

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Celtic Spirit

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:01:34 -0700

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Baby Galileo

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:01:34 -0800

The Baby Galileo Concert for Little Ears music CD is an enchanting 20-track, 39:53-minute concert celebrating the wonder of your baby's day from the first light of dawn until bedtime with stars twinkling overhead. Engaging scores from classical composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Brahms immerse you and your little one in playful musical portraits. The Baby Galileo Concert for Little Ears music CD features some of the classical scores heard in Baby Galileo Discovering the Sky video. Charming themes from master composers are re-orchestrated for little ears by the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra. Musical Selections: The Day Sky Suite * Orchestra tune-up * Symphony No. 6, "Pastorale", Op. 68, 5th Movement, Beethoven * Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622, 3rd Movement, Mozart * Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467, 2nd Movement, Mozart * Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished", D.849, 1st Movement, Schubert * Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622, 1st Movement, Mozart * Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Waltz, Tchaikovsky * Serenade No. 13 in G, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", K525, 1st Movement, Mozart * Serenade No. 13 in G, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", K525, 4th Movement, Mozart * Nocturne In Eb, Op. 9, No. 2, Chopin * Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter", K.551, Mozart The Night Sky Suite * Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman", K.265/300e, "Twinkle, Twinkle", Mozart * Piano Sonata No. 14 in C#, "Moonlight", Op. 27 No. 2, Beethoven * Prelude No. 7 in A, "The Polish Dance", Op. 28, Chopin * On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314, Johann Strauss, Jr. * Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman", K.265/300e, "Twinkle, Twinkle", Mozart * Preludes Book II, "Clair de Lune", Debussy Age: birth + Awards: * Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Gold Award" (2003) * iParent
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Colonial America

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:54 -0800

Spirited new sounds from across the sea to the shores of the New Land. From the first colonists to the American Revolution and the birth of our republic Hesperus Early Music Ensemble’s music reflects a time of new ideas, freedom and vitality. In town and village, parlor and ballroom, from the Appalachians to the great concert halls hear the musical pulse of early American music performed on a wide variety of folk and early music instruments. Includes: lively country-dance tunes, evocative Shape Note Hymns, old time Appalachian fiddle tunes, graceful European parlor music, French cotillions, divisions and improvisations. Introduction -The English Colonies in America were a patchwork-not just of territories whose boundaries became state lines, but of people from different places and classes with widely different values and experiences. This recording presents music from that patchwork; from England, the Colonial homeland; Scotland and Ireland, the homes of the largest groups of immigrants outside England; and France, the ally of the Patriots, and music written in the United States. More recordings by HESPERUS from Maggie's Music are Celtic Roots featuring Scottish fiddler, Bonnie Rideout and Early American Roots. Hesperus Ensemble is THE sought after musical group for period music that is both authentic, and most important fun, lively and spirited. They are frequent performers at the Smithsonian’s Institute of American Music and can be heard on the soundtrack or the Paramount film with Johnny Depp entitled Sleepy Hollow! Excerpts from liner notes:2.A Set of English Country Dance Tunes: Maiden Lane, Jack O'Lent, Chestnut, Bonny Broom - The visionary London music publisher John Playford first published his English Dancing Master in 1651. It was reprinted 18 times over the next 77 years and is still popular today. 3. Parting Friends/Primrose - These tunes have come down to us in choral arrangements called shape-note hymns .
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Joy To The World

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:18 -0800

The first holiday album from super-star Faith Hill, 'Joy To The World' is a joy to behold, featuring beautiful new versions of ten traditional and modern classics, complete with horns, strings, woodwings, percussion and chorales, much like the big-band orchestras of the 40's and 50's. One of the most popular music stars in America, Faith Hill celebrates the joy-and faith- of the season with 'Joy to the World.'
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Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 2: Classic to Twentieth Century (6 CDs)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:35 -0700

The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music includes professional recordings (many brand new) of all works in the anthology on two six-CD sets, of which this is volume 2.
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Greatest Hits: Trumpet

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:00:45 -0800

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Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque (6 CDs)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:21 -0700

The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music includes professional recordings (many brand new) of all works in the anthology on two six-CD sets, of which this is volume 1.
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Sesame Street - Let's Make Music

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:27 -0700

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Satori - Music For Yoga And Meditation

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:20 -0700

The CD's liner notes define satori as "the indescribable experience of sudden, intuitive spiritual realization." That may be, yet unless you are a serious student of yoga or a fan of its ancient musical traditions, you may struggle to reach such a state while listening to these improvisations for shakuhachi flute (Riley Lee) and koto (Gabriel Lee, no relation). The recording's mood is almost somber and contrasts noticeably with Oriental Sunrise and Sanctuary, two splendid Riley Lee discs that offer a broader, more expressive tonal range. Here a stronger Oriental mood is conveyed, and the notion of stillness is pursued with such earnestness that the final result (to Occidental ears) is ultimately a state of inertia. While composers sometimes refer to the use of silence as an overt creative element in their works, Satori relies so heavily on the approach that it seems as though Lee's flute is being filtered through a dense fog, and from a substantial distance. Satori, originally recorded in 1983, seems best suited to serious-minded yoga practitioners and those who prefer to adorn their meditative states with only the most minimal of audio embellishments. For such people, this disc could be the answer to prayers. For others interested in shakuhachi music, the two aforementioned discs are likely to be more satisfying choices. --Terry Wood
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NOW 26

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:18 -0700

And the hits just keep coming! 2007 installment in this enormously popular series. This collection features 20 cuts from the likes of Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Kanye West, Rihanna, Plain White T's, Fergie, Pink, Daughtry and many others. Capitol.
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A Christmas Festival

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:39 -0800

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Make Mine Music (Disney Gold Classic Collection)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:10 -0700

Share in Walt Disney's extraordinary vision of pairing imaginative stories with spectacular music in Disney's 8th full-length animated classic, available for the first time ever. In the tradition of FANTASIA, MAKE MINE MUSIC is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter And The Wolf," narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie The Pooh. In addition, you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey At The Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met," and "Johnnie Fedora And Alice Bluebonnet," the whimsical adventure of two hats who fall in love in a department store window. Every member of your family will have a favorite in this musical medley of fun and fantasy from Disney!
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Music Machine

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:01:08 -0700

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English Music For Viols (5 CDs)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:41 -0800

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Music for Compline

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:42 -0800

On its spectacular debut recording, the exciting young British vocal group stile antico presents a program of English Renaissance music associated with the office of Compline, the service that ends the monastic liturgical day. A who's-who of 16th-century British composers--including Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and John Sheppard--is represented here by hymns, antiphons, responsories, motets, and psalms: the occasion not only for music of intimacy, elegance, and reflection, but for flights of breathtaking canonic and contrapuntal invention and harmonic daring.

Stile Antico is an ensemble of young British singers, fast gaining recognition as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field. In 2005 the group won the inaugural Audience Prize at the Early Music Network International Young Artists’ Competition, drawing critical praise for its ‘wonderfully vivid singing’ and ‘perfectly focused and ideally balanced voices.’ Since this success, Stile Antico has appeared throughout the UK, including at the City of London, Lake District Summer Music and Beverley and East Riding Festivals; engagements for 2007 include the York Early Music Festival. The group has also collaborated with Sting on tour in his project Songs from the Labyrinth, performing lute songs by John Dowland.

Working without a conductor, the members of Stile Antico rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing artistically to the musical result. Their repertoire ranges from the glorious legacy of the English Tudor composers to the works of the Flemish and Spanish schools and the music of the early Baroque. They are passionate about the need to communicate with their audiences, combining thoughtful programming with direct, expressive performances. They are also committed to developing their educational work, for which they have received generous funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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