Description
Subtle harmonies and counterpoint weave through traditional Indian themes to create exquisite chamber and solo works. Radiantly performed by Charla Gulino (flute), ShaunDarius Gottlieb (cello), Rhonni Hallman (violin), Kenton Youngstrom (guitar), with the composer at the harpsichord and harmonium, they combine meditative calm with passion and yearning.
Tracks
1) Prelude on a Hymn to Rama
2) Prelude on a Devotional Raga
3) Prelude on a Hymn to Holy Mother
4) Prelude on a Poem of Tagore
5) Prelude on the Tune of Ram-Nam
6) Prelude on a Hymn to Divine Compassion
7) Toccata on a Sufi Hymn Tune
8) Prelude on a Hymn of Guru Nanak
9) Prelude on a Hymn to Swami Vivekananda
10) Prelude on the Ramprasad Tune
11) Prelude on a Song to Ramakrishna
12) The Call of the Shepherd
13) Chant without Words
Artist Profile
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 "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 Vedanti Hymns" was released on the New World recording, Divine Grandeur.
Charla A. Gulino, flutist, has performed as soloist and chamber musician all over the world. Since obtaining Bachelor's and Master' s degrees at the Manhattan School of Music, Gulino has appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall and other major venues throughout the United States and Europe. A recent transplant to Southern California, Gulino has established herself with many different orchestras and chamber groups. She feels especially blessed to have had Thomas Nyfenger, Julius Baker, and Jean Pierre Rampal as teachers, mentors and friends.
Shaun Darius Gottlieb, cellist, began studies with Eileen Strang, a student of Emanuel Feuermann. At seventeen, he was principal cellist at the North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 1972 with the Vittorio Giannini Award for excellence. Scholarships to CalArts granted him lessons with Joel Krosnick (Juilliard String Quartet) and compositional studies with Leonard Stein. Gottlieb's recent CD, "Cello Fire: a Feast for the Soul," led to an appointment as artist-in-residence at The Esalen Institute. A Baroque continuo specialist, Gottlieb is founder of The Bach Players. He is also a published poet and recording producer.
Credits
�(applied for)Vedanta West Communications
Charla Gulino, flute
ShaunDarius Gottlieb, cello
Rhonni Hallman, violin
Kenton Youngstrom, guitar
John Schlenck, harpsichord and harmonium