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Post by the Scribe on Mar 29, 2020 6:37:04 GMT
Jonathan Elias, The Prayer Cycle, and Project-Peace on Earth concertJonathan Elias discusses the spiritual aspects of his album The Prayer Cycle and its potential impact in helping to promote healing in the hearts of people around the world, especially in the Middle East.
The complete recording (Linda is #8 of 9 / Benediction)
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpeZdk4vp006FLNpmYLHZec7VbBzSNB2N
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 12, 2020 11:41:23 GMT
Jonathan Elias (the songwriter of The Prayer Cycle, has been in the music business for ages in many roles. Not sure how Linda came to be in this but they probably knew each other and he must have felt this song was just right for her and vice versa. So many comment that they are moved to tears upon hearing it. As you know it had 3 inspirations. Jonathan's new child, the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb. If that doesn't stir your heart you probably have none.
This is yet another example of Linda's involvement in many special musical events. i.e. Graceland, An American Tale, The Secret Garden, Harvest/Harvest Moon, Pirates, etc. Interestingly, The Prayer Cycle is beginning to be performed in its entirety live by other groups, orchestras. Most love it, some hate it but it will endure.
"The Prayer Cycle" is a contemporary classical composition featuring modern musicians from around the world. This work takes as its inspiration the onset of the Atomic Age in the 20th Century. Not since the harnessing of fire has there been any other single human invention or discovery which has changed the world so greatly, because no other technological development has given us the power to end life as we know it. By mere virtue of its existence, The Bomb has changed the way in which the world's political forces interact. "The Prayer Cycle" is a conceptual album about its history, from the genesis of the Atomic Age to the present state of nuclear proliferation, that examines the influence that The Bomb has had on our society and culture; tracing musically, the origins of The Bomb in the Manhattan Project, the first tests at Trinity Site, the devastating first uses of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the ensuing decades of living in fear of the power unleashed through these weapons. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the 1st test at Trinity, the importance of grasping the impact of this great force on the world is impossible to ignore. "Prayer Cycle" was released on Sony Classical; the follow up will be released on Universal Classics: this fresh "Cycle" mixes new electronics in a uniquely collaborative way, featuring offerings by Sting, Trudie Styler, Salif Kata, Raha Nusraet Fateh Ali Khan, Jonathan Davies of KORN, Serj (from System of a Down), Anthony Keidis, Alanis Morisette, London Phil & Choir, and Angelique Kujo. A portion of the proceeds will fund charities which address children's education and awareness of the Atomic Age, and it's weapons repercussions. As Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of The Bomb, noted: if WW III is fought with nuclear weapons, WW IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
From the old forum:
ronstadt-linda.com/v-web/bulletin/velco2/viewtopic.php?t=9763&highlight=prayer+cycle
JT: Tell us about 'The Prayer Cycle'
JE: The project is called 'Prayer Cycle' It's a choral piece that was recorded with the English Chamber Orchestra.
JT: It was inspired by the holocaust...
JE: It was inspired by the holocaust, but also by the dropping of the atomic bomb... It's really inspired by the power of man's inhumanities. My own fatalistic impressions came when I started writing the lyrics. The lyrics are in several languages...www.projectpeaceonearth.org/
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