(version for alto flute, harp, and mezzo-soprano)

...And the Sound is Thunder

New Albion 1994

Harold Budd's music is as close to "new age" as Zeitgeist is likely to get. Harold Budd, well known for collaborations with Brian Eno and the Cocteau Twins, writes simple and utterly gorgeous music. Contains Harold Budd's She Is a Phantom (1992), written for Zeitgeist, and In Delius' Sleep (1974). On this recording, Budd joins the ensemble, playing piano and narrating his poetry.

Performers: Heather Barringer, Jay Johnson, Tom Linker, Bob Samarotto, Harold Budd (voice and piano).

Recorded live to 2-track at Westminster Church in Minneapolis on November 20, 1993.

She is a Phantom

I blink and she's gone. The stairwell is packed with strangers.

Lauded for providing “a once-in-a-lifetime experience for adventurous concertgoers,” Zeitgeist is a new music chamber ensemble comprised of two percussion, piano and woodwinds. One of the longest established new music groups in the country, Zeitgeist commissions and presents a wide variety of new music for audiences in the Twin Cities and on tour. Always eager to explore new artistic frontiers, Zeitgeist collaborates with poets, choreographers, directors, visual artists and sound artists of all types to create imaginative new work that challenges the boundaries of traditional chamber music. The members of Zeitgeist are: Heather Barringer, percussion; Patti Cudd, percussion; Pat O’Keefe, woodwinds; and Nicola Melville piano. Information about the ensemble and its activities can be found at www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org.

I blink and she's gone. The stairwell is packed with strangers.

Zeitgeist New Music

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