Description
This unique collaboration with the Gyuto Monks of Tibet was recorded in Australia during a tour by the monks, combining the ancient harmonic chant of Tibet with the music of composers Sarah Hopkins and Anne Norman: didgeridoo emerges from within the depths of the monks’ chant; cello and shakuhachi wend melodic lines above rich textures of whirlies and didge; a subtle interplay of cello with the chant of a solo monk; the melancholy of a solo shakuhachi performing with a chorus of monks; the spontaneous beauty of an improvised duo of cello and shakuhachi performed in response to working with the monks…
Kerry Harvey –
For the first time in their 2,500 year history, the Gyuto Monks of Tibet bring their ancient traditions of spiritual chant into collaboration with western musicians. The resultant experience is deeply transformational …