Calling All Dawns

A song cycle about the cycle of life

CONCEPT

Calling All Dawns is a song-cycle in three movements: day, night and dawn. Each movement corresponds to a different phase of life--life, death, and rebirth. There are songs of joy, mystery, and hardship, reflecting the complexity of our mortality. There are songs of the deepest, darkest sorrow to accompany us through death. And finally, there are songs of triumph and exultation that bring us roaring back to life, beginning the cycle anew.

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Tracklist

PART I: DAY

1. Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)
2. Mado Kara Mieru (feat. Lia, Aoi Tada, Kaori Omura)
3. Dao Zai Fan Ye (feat. Jia Ruhan)
4. Se É Pra Vir Que Venha (feat. Dulce Pontes)
5. Rassemblons-Nous 

PART II: NIGHT

6. Lux Aeterna
7. Caoineadh (feat. Anonymous 4)
8. Hymn do Trójcy Świętej (feat. Frederica von Stade)

PART III: DAWN

9. Hayom Kadosh
10. Hamsáfár (feat. Sussan Deyhim)
11. Sukla Krsne
12. Kia Hora Te Marino

Guest Artists

Soweto Gospel Choir
Lia
Aoi Tada
Jia Ruhan
Dulce Pontes
Anonymous 4
Frederica von Stade
Sussan Deyhim
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Two GRAMMY Awards

Calling All Dawns won two awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011: Best Classical Crossover Album, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for 'Baba Yetu'. The latter win was historic: it was subsequently honored by the Guinness Book of World Records as the first time a piece of music from a video game won a Grammy Award.

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NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Calling All Dawns has been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Cadogan Hall, and in many other venues around the world. The opening movement, ‘Baba Yetu’ has become a modern choral standard; it's been performed everywhere from the UN General Assembly Hall, to the signing of a historic peace treaty in Mozambique. It's been licensed by everyone from Premier League Football to The Vatican. And it was even the answer to a question on Jeopardy.

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REVIEWS

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Calling All Dawns is a masterpiece... I would challenge you to find a better production in any genre... This presentation of intense composition is sure to inspire many more composers in the genre, and could quite possibly change the face of world music...

- Dr. Music's Weekly Checkup
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Christopher Tin's album is a masterpiece. Every track is of such a high calibre and standard... "Calling All Dawns" is not just the best world music album of 2009, it's one of the best world music albums of the decade. Pure and absolute musical hedonism.

- Higher Plain Music
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I opened it up and listened--something I rarely do quickly with new CDs. After hearing just the first track, I took it home to play for my wife, because I thought she would be blown away by it. I cannot explain why, but parts of it nearly had me in tears. This is really great stuff.

- Richard Glasford, Music Choice
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With superior vocals, Calling All Dawns is a refreshing & exciting juxtaposing of one of the finest orchestras in the world with a new spin on traditional ideas. A definite recommendation to anyone looking to enjoy & expand their classical view of world music.

- Mark Glasky, WXEL

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