About DREAMS OF ITHACA:
Odysseus, king of Ithaca, was immortalized in Homer’s Odyssey, which narrates the hero's long homeward journey after the Trojan War. His story is at the crossroads between fact and fiction, and his adventures are an allegory for the identity quest within each individual seeking a "home" in peace.
 
The music depicts Odysseus lost at sea. In exhausted slumber he meets his guides: Hope and Purpose. They shepherd him through the dark night of his soul, and in 1178 B.C.E. King Odysseus finally returns to his beloved island of Ithaca after 20 years away from home.

 Dreams of Ithaca is dedicated to my father, Marcus Vlasse, a child of Ithaca who raised his sails to live the American Dream: this composition honors his 90th Birthday, Dec. 18th 2023.  ~ Danaë


For liner notes, lyrics and more, please visit: 
www.danaevlasse.com/mythologies-II

ALBUM CREDITS:

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring:
Sangeeta Kaur, Soprano
Hilá Plitmann, Soprano (1,3,4,8) 
Omar Najmi, Tenor (1, 5-8)
Robert Thies, Pianist 
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse: Singing Bowl, Rattle, Thunder Drum, Orchestral Chimes (1), Ocean Drum & Piano String Effects (2,4,5), and Lyra (8)
Emilio D. Miler: Concert Toms (1)

Recording sessions conducted by Michael Shapiro 
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, Nov 11-12th 2023

All music composed by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
Lyrics by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (Medusa, Andromeda) and David R. Brunt (Dreams of Ithaca)
Orchestrators: Jeff Atmajian, Lead Orchestrator & Booth Reader (8), Jon Kull (1), Patrick Russ and Geoff Alexander (2-7)
Copyists: Colin Rae, Juan Camilo Arboleda, and Duy Tran

Executive Producers: Hai Nguyen and Sangeeta Kaur (a.k.a. Loan Xuan Mai)
Producers: Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, Emilio D. Miler, Robert Thies, Hai Nguyen, Kitt Wakeley, and Jeff Atmajian 
Associate Producers: Greg Scelsa and Hilá Plitmann
Assistant Producers: Duy Tran and Nicholas A. Booth

Engineers:
Lead Engineer: John Barrett
Recording Engineer: Gerhard Joost
Protools Engineer: Daniel Hayden 
Assistant Engineer: Freddie Light
Second Assistant Engineer: Martin Riley

Mixing Engineer: Gerhard Joost 
Mastering Engineer: Silas Brown

Additional Recording Sessions:
Studio Hill, Austin, Aug 7-10 2023 (1-8), engineered by Gerhard Joost
East West Studios, Los Angeles, July 2, 2023 (1), engineered by Brian Vibberts, assisted by Chaz Sexton
East West Studios, Los Angeles, July 23, 2023 (1), engineered by Matthew Brownlie, assisted by Chaz Sexton
Allegro Recordings, Los Angeles, Dec 7, 2023 (8), engineered by Matthew Snyder, assisted by Myra Choo
The Bridge, Brooklyn, Jan 16-17, 2024 (1-8), engineered by David Merrill assisted by Greg Tock
CasaFraga, Buenos Aires, July 25, 2023 (1), engineered by Emilio D. Miler

Photography, Makeup & Styling: Robert Hayman
Album Artwork: Greg Spalenka
Graphic Design: Jeff Burne

Special Thanks: 
Ian Maclay, Eleanor Clements, and James Williams (RPO management)
Vasily Petrenko (RPO Music Director)
Kayla Hopkins (Abbey Road Studios, London)
Candace Stewart & Keith Munson (East West Studios, Los Angeles)
Priti Gandhi (for recommending Omar Najmi)
Gloria Parker (Mr. Najmi’s management)
Mona Kahayan (The Bridge, Brooklyn)

©℗2024 Studio Hill Records
Studio Hill Records is a division of Studio Hill Productions, LLC
All music published by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, MusicVisionPublishing, Studio Hill Music LLC, & David R. Brunt (all ASCAP). 
Made in USA. All Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized duplication or use of this product is a violation of copyright laws.

Mythologies II

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There are the score and reduction for two pianos.
Enjoy!

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Jazz enthusiast , chess fan and sound doodler…

Composer | Improviser
www.minstrumentals.com

Danae Vlasse is a GRAMMY®-award-winning pianist, and composer whose music has been featured on international radio broadcast.  Furthermore, Mrs Vlasse is an MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher with a degree in Piano Performance, and over 15yrs of teaching experience. 

All piano works posted on Soundcloud are printed and available for purchase at affordable rates. Contact the composer here; https://www.danaevlasse.com/contact.html

"I live my daydreams in music." ~Albert Einstein

I work as a scientist for a living & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

I am a contemporary classical composer whose objective is to create works that reflect my personal sensibility, and that are inspiring and rewarding for performers and listeners alike.

Having always pursued an independent creative path, I especially find inspiration in the beauty and wonder of nature and in what I learn from the world’s sacred traditions.

My recent efforts include works for chorus, solo instruments, orchestra, and chamber ensembles. Many more details are at my web site https://johnnewellmusic.com.

Freelance composer, arranger, and producer. Co-Founded The Travelers VGM and continues to work on numerous projects with Virtual Video Game Orchestra (VVGO), The ETHEReal String Orchestra, and community orchestras such as Iowa City Community String Orchestra.

His latest release is the sequel to ETHEReal String Project titled Kaleidoscope: Sakimoto & Hamauzu Works which focuses on the music of both Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masashi Hamauzu and special guests such as Benyamin Nuss and Joe Zieja on piano. 

Josh is also currently working on the soundtrack to the highly anticipated game Fallen Aces, a Noir tinged story with grit and tons of action, by New Blood Interactive.

More at http://craigbove.com or go to: https://soundcloud.com/user-664425648

Hello World from Montana!  

As a 4th generation Montanan, I most definitely have Montana in my blood.  I’ve travelled, worked, hunted, fished, hiked, and generally trekked across the entirety of ‘Big Sky Country’.  I’m often inspired by what I see and experience, and it flows through my hands onto the piano.  I literally “play the mountain” (The Missions), or “play the lake” (Light on the Lake).  While I enjoy composing music of all kinds, when it comes to solo piano music, it’s just me, a piano, and the spirit of Montana.  In this sense, I’m essentially an instrumental song-writer, telling the story of each Montana vignette that grabs my heart or stirs my soul.  There is simply no place like Montana.
  
I hope you’ll join me on this musical journey that captures the feeling of the West, the beauty of the land, the spirit of its people, and the heart and soul of the place I call home.

Solo artist.  Song and dance man.  Folk.  Blues.  Contact:  desertersongs@yahoo.com Film critic at https://paulydeathwish.com/

Classical music performance, orchestration and arranging by Andrei Gulaikin (aka Gulan). New Age & ambient music composing.

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