Atlas Geocircus - Le Monde Est Petit - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Marking the 10th anniversary since it was first released, Somewhere in the Audience is a compilation of music from four of Eric Woolfson's musicals GAUDI, GAMBLER, POE and DANCING SHADOWS. THE VOCALISTS are all leading West End and Broadway performers who have lent their talents to recording vocals for a selection of songs from Woolfson's musicals including Steve Balsamo (Jesus Christ Superstar); Anna-Jane Casey (Cabaret, Chicago, Billy Elliot) ; three times Olivier award winner Sharon D Clarke MBE (Caroline or Change, Ghost the musical, We Will Rock You); Jacqui Dankworth MBE (Into the Woods, Sophisticated Ladies, film of Les Miserables); Louise Dearman (Wicked, Evita, Guys & Dolls); Pia Douwes (Chicago, Elizabeth, Rebecca); Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera); James Fox (Let it Be, Chess); Gareth Gates (Les Miserables, Legally Blonde runner up in UK s first Pop Idol); Tim Howar (Rock of Ages, Les Mis, Chess, Phantom, Mike & The Mechanics); Jon Lee (Oliver, Les Miserables, Jersey Boys, S Club 7); Oliver Tompsett (& Juliet, Kinky Boots, Wicked). The late Eric Woolfson was the creator, songwriter and lyricist of The Alan Parsons Project, which has sold over 55 million albums world-wide and continues to sell and be used in films and adverts internationally. After completing the final APP album in 1987 Eric turned his attention to musical theatre, a seemingly natural progression as he always wrote concept albums with a theme or story in mind. As the APP never toured, seeing his material come to life on the musical stage brought Eric tremendous satisfaction and enjoyment. The musicals have all had great success on stages in Europe and Asia. It was Eric s ambition to have these shows presented on stages in the West End and Broadway and it is hoped this will become a reality. A review by broadwayworld. Com says Inch The recording is incredibly well

Final volume in the first-ever complete recorded cycle of symphonies by Talivaldis Keninš (1919-2008), one of the most prominent post-WW2 composers in Latvia and Canada. This album includes three of the composer's eight numbered symphonies performed by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra under Andris Poga. Although born in Latvia, Keninš lived most of his life as an exile. He was educated in Paris, where he studied under Tony Aubin and Olivier Messiaen, and won several awards. Keninš emigrated to Canada in 1951 and became a respected pedagogue and a very influential figure in Canada's music life. Alongside his eight symphonies, the composer also wrote 12 concertos. However, he also included many concertante elements in his symphonies and the Symphony No. 2, InchSinfonia concertanteInch (1967), scored for three wind instruments and symphony orchestra, is very close to a triple concerto. The symphony's extensive second movement is based on a lullaby of the Mi'kmaq First Nations people. Symphony No. 3 (1970) was completed few years after it's predecessor and is a step forward in the composer's journey as a symphonist. Here we encounter the idea of a lyrical hero, which, in the ears of the listener, could be personified. Although many consider Kenins' 8th Symphony to be his symphonic climax, the 7th Symphony (1980) is by no means a lesser work it could be even considered as one of the composer's most personal and intimate creations. The symphony ends with an aria based on a text by the composer's father and the atmosphere of the work seems to stem from the composer's emotional trauma on the occupation of his native Latvia by the Soviet troops.

2018 . Atlas is a melodic rock band from the North of England. Keyboard player James Thorley founded the band in early 2017 with the intention to create a band that centered it's roots around the AOR and melodic rock genre whilst delving into other areas of hard rock, metal, progressive and even jazz. Five keyboard demos were produced by Thorley during the first few months of 2017. The name Atlas came from the working title for these demos, which would soon be molded into the songs heard on the bands' debut EP World In Motion. Atlas drew heavily on influences stemming from the AOR classic standards of Toto and Journey to the modern era of Work of Art and W.E.T with subtle progressive elements of Dream Theater mixed in to forge the early sound heard throughout their EP. The end of 2017 found the band achieve three awards from AOR Underground (A feature of Powerplay magazine) for 'Independent album of year 2017' for their of the EP 'World in Motion', 'Best Newcomer of 2017' and 'Song of the year' with 'Lost in The Moment'. This momentum and growing social media following provided the stepping-stone for the bands next endeavor. With strong motivation and after almost a year of working together as a band they now In Pursuit Of Memory.