PGM 750 "PHOS HILARON"

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   PGM 750 : "PHOS HILARON"
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   PGM NOTE : a journey in contemplative sound and light
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   FEED DATE : 12-09-05
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   INTRO: PHOS HILARON is the name of an ancient Greek hymn sung
   at the lighting of the evening candles; it means "joyful light"
   -- an act of devotion embedded in a daily ritual. Here in the
   northern hemisphere, the light of the sun is at its lowest at
   the winter solstice, so we illuminate the season with every
   kind of light. We gather in reverberant spaces and sing together.
   The sound of massed voices is an image of harmony and unity;
   echoing on itself, it builds an image of infinity.
      The history of devotional chant extends thousands of years
   before the Christian era. In the monasteries of medieval Europe,
   chant became a form of worship, a foundation of the daily ritual.
   Even in our chaotic, mostly secular times, across boundaries of
   culture and religion -- these venerable chants have the power
   to move us deeply.

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 PAUL AVGERINOS
  The Mystery Telling < 0:00->5:58 >
   : PHOS HILARON; Round Sky Music 1009; 2005
   : Info: www.roundskymusic.com

 STATE OF GRACE
  Angelica < 5:58->10:51 >
   : STATE OF GRACE; Windham Hill 01934-11565-2; 2000
   : Info: www.windham.com; www.paulschwartz.com

 PAUL AVGERINOS
  Anoint and Cheer < 10:51->19:37 >
   : PHOS HILARON; Round Sky Music 1009; 2005
   : Info: www.roundskymusic.com

 DEAN DE BENEDICTIS
  Where is the Northern Sorrow? < 19:37->23:23 >
   : SALVAGING THE PAST; Spotted Peccary SPM-1701; 2005
   : Info: www.spottedpeccary.com; www.fatelessmusic.com

 CONSTANCE DEMBY
  Alleluiah < 23:23->29:06 >
  Sanctuary < 29:06->34:53 >
   : SANCTUM SANCTUORUM; Valley Entertainment HOS 11411; 2001-2003
   : Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Constance_Demby;
     www.constancedemby.com

 GULAN
  Cosmphonia (part) < 34:53->41:01 >
   : SPHERE; Gulan Music [no catalog #]; Latvia 2005
   : Info: www.gulan.us

 PAUL AVGERINOS
  Oneness < 41:01->50:05 >
   : PHOS HILARON; Round Sky Music 1009; 2005
   : Info: www.roundskymusic.com

 J. ARIF VERNER
  In the Color of Air (part) < 50:05->58:20 >
   : FROM A DISTANT HORIZON; Spotted Peccary SPM-603; 2005
   : Info: www.spottedpeccary.com; www.infinitesound.com

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   PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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   BAY AREA WEATHER : illuminated
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   (c) 2005 Hearts of Space
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