Japanese harp & acoustic piano join together for holiday meditation/relaxation - a soothing combination of Eastern & Western modalities - perfect for massage and unwinding during the holidays - MAKES A GREAT GIFT....

9 MP3 Songs
NEW AGE: Meditation, WORLD: Asian



Details:
Renaissance woman MARA PURL pioneered the koto in contemporary music, recording with jazz greats Bill Dixon and Charles Lloyd, as well as with R&B band Mandrill and World Music Ensemble Mokurai. She performed with the Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem and the NY City Ballet, where she premiered Jerome Robbins' WATERMILL. See more about her myriad talents @ her website: www.marapurl.com

This is the third in a series of meditation/relaxation music CDs that pianist MARILYN HARRIS has recorded for Wrightwood Records. Her talents encompass songwriting, arranging and production for such artists as Bette Midler, Jim Brickman, jazz luminaries and cabaret acts. Read about and hear more of her music at ther website: www.marilynharris.com.

Friends since their early twenties, Mara and Marilyn have created a musical world of tranquility in this improvised hour+ of beautiful renderings of traditional holiday carols. Producer MARK WOLFRAM completes the picture, tastefully adding special touches - subtle Christmas bells, flute, pan flute, French horn, EVI, vocal chorales, solo strings, sound effects and a Renaissance consort - to transport the listener to a holiday place of Peace.