Chant: Spirit in Sound

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Apache Honoring Song - Walela

2. Qyria Yéféia - Ora Sittner

3. Gayatri Mantra - Chloe Goodchild

4. Gem Na - Monks of Keur Moussa

5. Allah, Allah, Allah - Oruc Guvenc & Tumata

6. Ogún - Grupo Afro Cuba

7. Inuit Wedding - Sainkho

8. Hanohano E Ka Uka I Pihanakalani (Majestic Are the Uplands of Pikanakal - The Brothers Kanilau

9. Kyrie Eleyson - Sarband & Osnabrucker Jugendchor

10. Round Dance Song - Joseph Fire Crow

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Zuni Sunrise - Wil Numkena

2. 7th December 1988 - Djiva Gasparyan

3. Polorum Regina - Sarband

4. Alyawm - Sarband

5. Prayer to Hanuman - Krishna Das

6. Hanacpachap Cussicuinin (God of the Heavens) - Savae

7. Peyote Chant - Primeaux & Mike

8. Ndere - Samite

9. Ezan (Call to Prayer) - H. Hafiz Kani Karaca

10. Kali Bhajan - Sadhana Kalpana Mazumder

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
You might think that Robert Gass's collection Chant: Spirit in Sound would be monotonous and annoying, but in fact this two-CD set is anything but. Gathering together all forms of chant--from Hawaiian ensemble the Brothers Kanilau to the Armenian Haissmavourk Choir, along with more obvious but no less poignant selections of Islamic and Native American music--Gass produces an outstanding meditative tool. As he says, "Chant is the worship and celebration of the sacred through vocalization." If approached with this in mind, this collection lifts spirits and centers the soul. The diversity is so rich on the "Ecstasy" disc that highlights are difficult to single out: the Hindu chant of "Om Namah Shivaya" over modern dance beats is worth note as well as "Allah, Allah, Allah," an ominous Sufi devotional song. The second disc, titled "The Journey Within," is more reserved and slowly paced but nevertheless heavenly. --Karen Karleski

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Tracks:

Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Dies Irae
Men of Harlech
You'll Never Walk Alone
Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
Old Folks at Home
Il Liza Jane
Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Vergine Degli Angeli
Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
My Hero
God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
German Mass/Gloria
German Mass/Sanctus
Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Arwelfa
Invictus
Softly as I Leave You

Tracks:

Diolch l'R L
Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
Memories of Martha
I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
Creation's Hymn
In the Spirit!
Shall We Gather at the River
Nos a Bore
Very Best Time of Year
Soon Ah Will Be Done
Thanks Be to God
Flower That Shattered the Stone
Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
Where Shall I Be?
Bywyd y Bugail
Lord's Prayer

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
Cymru Fach
Nidaros
Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
Watching the Wheat
Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
Misbles/Stars
Rachie
Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Bryn Myrddin
Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
Ride the Chariot
Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

Tracks:

Y Nefoedd
Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
By Babylon's Wave
I'm Gonna Sing
Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
That's All I Want from You
Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
Give Me Jesus
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
My Wish for You
Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
Mose in Egitto/Prayer
Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
God's Choir in the Sky
Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
Smilin' Through

Tracks:

Calon Lan
True Love
Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
Aberystwyth
Comrades in Arms
Cats/Memory
They Led My Lord Away
State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
When I Fall in Love
Let's Face the Music and Dance
Windmills of Your Mind
How Soon
Non Nobis Domine
Rhythm of Life
Kalinka
Sound an Alarm
Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
Turandot/Nessun Dorma
Christus Redemptor
Ann Evening's Pastorale

Album Details

Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.

Average customer rating:

Fantastic
So rich, so beautiful
A glorious song
I paid for this?
Champions of the new and adventuresome.

Sound in Spirit
Chanticleer
Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-09-13

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Incantation from NightChants - Jan Gilbert
Axion estin - Nectarie Vlahul
Sound in Spirit - Joseph Jennings
Motet for 12 Singers - Carlos Rafael Rivera
Beata viscera - Plainsong, arr. Jennings
O sacrum convivium - Tomas Luis de Victoria
Como pod'a grioriosa - Alfonso X de Castille
Night Spirit Song - Joseph Jennings
NIghtChant from NightChants - Jan Gilbert
In Winter's Keeping - Jackson Hill
Gloria in Excelsis Deo from Tre canti sacri - Giacinto Scelsi
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Cor meum est templum sacrum - Patricia Van Ness
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Album Description

Sound in Spirit represents another leap forward in power and purpose for Chanticleer. On this recording they explore the profound connection between sound and healing. The repertoire weaves together compositions ancient and contemporary, East and West, so the listeners hear familiar and unfamiliar sounds in equal proportions. The texts and sounds are inspired by many different cultures along with religious and musical traditions from Tibet, India, Japan, Africa, indigenous America and Byzantine Greece.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-03-09

As a college trombonist, with decidedly 20th century leanings in my own personal tastes, I found this recording absolutely spellbinding. Weird? Yes! Outside the box? You bet. Awesome harmonic overtone singing? Yes! One of my duties as a musician is to "improv" on jazz solos - they do some of that on this recording as well. This disc has it all. I love ancient sacred music as well (Chanticleers Magnificat disc is excellent as well), but sometimes one tires of the (even though it is beautiful)monotony - the complete tonality and predictability of the works. Sometimes I want some interesting ideas to pop up unexpectedly, something that makes you go "Wow, how did they do that!" Sometimes I want some atonality, some asymmetrical rythmns in my choral singing. It gives the moments of tonality and common time their "glow" for lack of a better word. This disc delivers on all fronts, and is, of course, impeccably sung. In my opinion, Sound in Spirit has a good mix of traditional and non traditional music although it's not something you would put on as back ground music at a dinner or going to sleep. The music forces you to put down what you are doing, and devote your full attention. I definately recommend it.

So rich, so beautiful.......2006-07-08

I really can't understand why this Chanticleer recording in particular should garner such a comparatively large amount of negative reactions. I suppose some people simply have an insurmountable aversion to non-western and/or non-traditional musical ideas. Still, other Chanticleer albums (Colors of Love and Lamentations and Praises both come to mind) have forayed as much or more than Sound in Spirit into such music, and reactions to those tended more towards the positive. If you tend to prefer genre-specific Chanticleer (e.g. gospel, Christmas, early music), then Sound in Spirit may not (I repeat, MAY not) be for you. If, however, you respond equally to a wide range of sounds and styles, or if you enjoy contemporary/adventurous compositions, I cannot recommend this album enough.

Sound in Spirit is a richly evocative and endlessly rewarding musical journey, featuring compositions from diverse artists and genres. Some tracks include ambient outdoor recordings, percussion, or a guest vocalist or two. The liner notes indicate that this, more than any prior Chanticleer recording, is meant to be listened to all in one go, as a shimmering whole that transcends its disparate indvidual elements. Such cohesiveness in a musical release is a remarkable feat by any measure, but Chanticleer truly delivers. Buy it.

A glorious song.......2006-03-08

Como pod'a groriosa, a 10 or 12 minute meditative song, track 7 of the album, is worth the entire price of the CD and more. It is a glorious piece of music that starts out with a lone voice, pleading to Mary for help for his lame daughter, then builds to an amazing crescendo as the daughter is healed and strides out into the world. You can hear the power return to the singer/singers, and it is easy to feel "healed" spiritually one's self, listening to it. I have shared this song with others and their response has been, universally, "Wow."

I paid for this?.......2006-03-08

If I didn't lose the receipt I would have taken this one back.
I was shocked that what I was listening to was really the same Chanticleer on the Rensaissance records I have. I might have enjoyed this more back when I was dropping acid and eatting mushrooms.

Champions of the new and adventuresome........2006-02-17

Chanticleer is most definitely this, and much more. I applaud them for always being willing to try something new and challenge listeners. This is one of the many things that makes them the premier ensemble that they are so well know to be. Certainly, this is not a disc for people who are looking for a non-challenging listen. But it still contains things that will delight such people, especially the magnificently sung Victoria motet. Jennings' Beata plainsong arrangement, Jackson Hill's "In Winter's Keeping", and Past Life Melodies in particular will surely delight almost anyone, especially those who are into "new age" or minimalist music.

The more you listen, the more you realize there is an astonishing amount of variety in this recording. Anyone who is a fan of Chanticleer's adventuresome excursions, incredible flexibility of vocal techniques, and flawless singing will not be disappointed.

Average customer rating:

Soothing
Definite success
I can't give this a better rating!
A sampler of Chant from around the world!
Beautiful

Chant: Spirit in Sound
Robert Gass
Manufacturer: Spring Hill
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

Apache Honoring Song - Walela
Qyria Yia - Ora Sittner
Gayatri Mantra - Chloe Goodchild
Gem Na - Monks of Keur Moussa
Allah, Allah, Allah - Oruc Guvenc & Tumata
OgGrupo Afro Cuba
Inuit Wedding - Sainkho
Hanohano E Ka Uka I Pihanakalani (Majestic Are the Uplands of Pikanakal - The Brothers Kanilau
Kyrie Eleyson - Sarband & Osnabrucker Jugendchor
Round Dance Song - Joseph Fire Crow
Tum Agar Yuhi Nazren - Nusrat Fetah Ali Khan
Om Namah Shivaya - Krishna Das

Tracks:

Zuni Sunrise - Wil Numkena
7th December 1988 - Djiva Gasparyan
Polorum Regina - Sarband
Alyawm - Sarband
Prayer to Hanuman - Krishna Das
Hanacpachap Cussicuinin (God of the Heavens) - Savae
Peyote Chant - Primeaux & Mike
Ndere - Samite
Ezan (Call to Prayer) - H. Hafiz Kani Karaca
Kali Bhajan - Sadhana Kalpana Mazumder
Hreshtakayin - Haissmavourk Choir
Salve Regina - Monastic Choir of the Abbey of St. Peter, Solemes
Heart of Perfect Wisdom - Robert Gass & On Wings of Song

Amazon.com

You might think that Robert Gass's collection Chant: Spirit in Sound would be monotonous and annoying, but in fact this two-CD set is anything but. Gathering together all forms of chant--from Hawaiian ensemble the Brothers Kanilau to the Armenian Haissmavourk Choir, along with more obvious but no less poignant selections of Islamic and Native American music--Gass produces an outstanding meditative tool. As he says, "Chant is the worship and celebration of the sacred through vocalization." If approached with this in mind, this collection lifts spirits and centers the soul. The diversity is so rich on the "Ecstasy" disc that highlights are difficult to single out: the Hindu chant of "Om Namah Shivaya" over modern dance beats is worth note as well as "Allah, Allah, Allah," an ominous Sufi devotional song. The second disc, titled "The Journey Within," is more reserved and slowly paced but nevertheless heavenly. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews:

Soothing.......2006-04-11

I wake up and put this on first thing in the morning. It is haunting music, with people singing to God in all different languages. Truly gives a sense of "we are all one."

Definite success.......2005-08-21

Two CDs, one quieter than the other. The "Stillness" CD is my favorite for meditation. It is totally vocal with no instrumental accompaniment, and I find it puts me into a meditative state very quickly and easily. I've been using it as my main meditation music for about five years. A definite must!

I can't give this a better rating!.......2005-08-09

The first disc, Ecstacy is so energizing and uplifting you have to experience it. It really does live up to its name, and you get a sense of the joy these folks have of their experience of the Divine

The second disc, Stillness is less energizing than the first, just as good, slightly more solemn. I highly recommend this set to anyone, and am looking for other similar discs.

A sampler of Chant from around the world!.......2003-07-27

This 2 CD pack is packed with powerful, beautiful, and sacred chant from around the world. Once you listen to these vocal arrangements, you will search high and low to get your hands on the individual albums.

Excellent for meditation, as a form of prayer, or to just relax and enjoy the etheric sounds.

Highly recommended without any reservation!

Beautiful.......2002-06-04

These two CDs are beautiful and uplifting. No matter your religious persuassion, I recommend them.

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