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Hymn to Holy Mother: Choral Suite with Flute, Harp, Organ, Tambura and Finger Cymbals and Invocations: Hymns from the Upanishads
"Come to me, my children.." Fourteen World-Class choral singers perform this many-faceted hymn which celebrates the gentleness, compassion and power of Divine Motherhood, and venerates the life of Sarada Devi. Conducted by Timothy Mount, the music features flutist, Linda Chesis and harpist, Susan Jolles. Other instruments employed in this composition are tambura, organ and finger cymbals. Included in this release are five hymns from ancient scriptures that address the themes of peace, strength and aspiration.
Tracks
Hymn to Holy Mother
1) Supreme Mother
2) The Ship
3) The Nectar
4) The Shelter
5) The Savior
6) Ramakrishna
7) Purity
8) Compassion
9) By Your Love
10) Cool Our Hearts
11) Our Salutations
Invocations
12) Filled with Brahman
13) May Brahman Protect Us
14) May Quietness Descend
15) May We Hear What Is Good
16) O Thou Self-Luminous
Artist Profile
Timothy Mount, conductor, teacher and professional choral singer is Director of Choral Music at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he teaches graduate conducting. His video, "Refine Your Conducting Technique with Dr. Timothy Mount" ("A superb contribution to the Profession" -The Choral Journal) is distributed by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. He has conducted widely in the United States, the Netherlands, Korea and Taiwan.
John Schlenck, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, has served as music director of the Vedanta Society, New York, since 1961. He has composed numerous songs and large choral works, symphonies, piano solo works and chamber music. His interfaith cantata "Seek the Eternal" was performed at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, 1993. Schlenck's oratorio trilogy "A Mission to the World," for chorus and orchestra, vocal quartet and narrators, was performed at Alice Tully Hall in New York, 1994. In 1997, his "Three Vedantic Hymns" was released on the New World recording, Divine Grandeur.
Credits
©1999 Vedanta West Communications
Flute: Linda Chesis;
Harp: Susan Jolles
Organ/Finger Cymbals: Chris Creaghan;
Tambura: John Schlenck
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