We are grateful to have had the privilege of working with Odetta during the 2005 premiere of Songs of the Spirit and on our 2007 tour, where she was joined by Hugh Masekela, Frank London & Lorin Sklamberg, Craig Harris, Tracy Grammer, Halle, The Shangilia Youth Choir of Kenya, and the Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery. Odetta's extraordinary talent and spirit were a truly inspirational force. We will never forget the ways in which she has enriched our lives.
 
     
 

Songs of the Spirit is a concert series that combines contemporary popular music and spoken word performances with traditional sacred music of diverse faiths and cultures. Through an innovative fusion of genres, styles and traditions, the program focuses on the shared spiritual ideals of an interconnected, interdependent world.  

To hear the WNYC broadcast of Songs of the Spirit 2007 at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, click here: www.WNYC.org   

Our 2008 performance, featuring Haale, Tracy Grammer, and Frank London & Lorin Sklamberg of The Klezmatics, was presented on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Church Street Center in North Adams, MA, and was dedicated to Odetta.

We are delighted to be providing musical direction for the 2008-2009 Intersections lecture series, The Heart of Conflict:  Pathways to Peace, which is being presented at the West End Collegiate Church in Manhattan.  For additional information, please visit http://www.intersectionsinternational.org/news-events

2007 EVENTS:

NEW YORK STATE TOUR
NOVEMBER, 2007
The 2007 New York State tour of Songs of the Spirit was presented from November 12 through 18 in the following cities:
11/12: Rochester,  11/13: Oswego,  11/14: Binghamton, 
11/16: New York City,  11/17: Troy,  11/18: Peekskill. 
On November 15 at 3 pm, a symposium on music, religion and culture was held at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. 

IN THE BERKSHIRES
December 7, 2007
The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts presented its third annual co-production of Songs of the Spirit, featuring Salman Ahmad, Gary Lucas, Jamie Choquette, and the Gabriel Abbot School Children's Choir.  

Songs of the Spirit is a creation of Parallel Voice Productions, LLC, Brian Young and Jonathan Secor Artistic Directors. The 2007 New York State tour was produced by The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in association with Micocci Productions, LLC, and was generously supported by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.  Additional funding was provided by Meet The Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program and The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.   

 

 

  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

PARALLEL VOICE PRODUCTIONS specializes in the presentation of music from the diverse cultures and spiritual traditions of the world. We create concerts and events designed to facilitate interfaith and intercultural understanding, presenting individual and collaborative performances by many of the most inspired and inspiring artists on the planet. 

 
 
 
 
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