A lament for Busch Stadium, this is really a song about throwing things away. The owners of the St. Louis Cardinals demolished the 39-year-old stadium at the end of the 2005 season to build one with more luxury boxes that will be more profitable. "18 Games" was really inspired by a contest the owners seriously considered to let one fan push the button that would set off a series of explosions to bring the stadium down in 30 seconds.

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18 Games (A Lament For Busch Staduium)

Hiking song written and performed by Tom Atwood.

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Take My Hand

Written and performed by Tom Atwood. Fourth movement of Suite for Guitar in D. 
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Tivoli

Excerpt from the American Plain symphony by Tom Atwood. 
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Progress & Destruction (from the symphony "American Plain")

From the symphony "A New Unknown" by Tom Atwood.
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Rainforest Lament (with Mystified vocal)

Written and performed by Tom Atwood. Recorded in a closet, this is the final movement of December Suite for Guitar in D.

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This is the title song from my 2005 holiday CD, "Splendor Bright." It is not a Christmas carol. It is, instead, an adaptation of an ancient hymn (9th Century) for Advent. Added to the church calendar in about 600 AD, Advent always includes four Sundays before Christmas. Originally, in the Eastern Church, Advent focused on the Annunciation (when the angels told Mary that she would bear a son); but in the West it now centers around the birth of Jesus: the first “coming” at the Nativity, as well as the future coming at the end of time, and the present coming, through grace, to each heart. 

The setting is an arrangement of a plainsong, Mode 4, known in Latin as Conditor alme siderum.

Splendor Bright

Arranged by Tom Atwood.
Guitar, Keyboards: Tom Atwood.
Vocals: Mystified.

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Not all Christmas tunes are about peace on earth, goodwill toward men. This song, Coventry Carol, is a lament over the "massacre of the innocents." In the New Testament, children of Bethlehem “from two years old and under,” were killed by the order of King Herod in an attempt to destroy the infant Jesus. The Innocents have been considered martyrs since ancient times. In the Eastern Church they are known as the Holy Children. Their feast, formerly known in England as Childermas, is Dec. 28.

This jazz arrangement may strike some as odd, but we consider this piece a jazz lament. Included on the Noel Project holiday CD, "Splendor Bright."

Coventry Carol (with Mystified)

In memory of Don Willi, who played lead guitar on this track recorded in 1975.

Guitar: Don Willi
Vocals: Tom Atwood, Jon Montgomery
Jaw Harp: Rick Rhoades
Bass: Jon Montgomery
Piano: Ray Vasey

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