Cantilena: Night Songs From Around the World
As a follow up to the award-winning album Siente, musicians Hilary Field and Patrice O’Neill present Cantilena—Night Songs From Around the World (Yellow Tail Records).
This lullaby album, inspired by world music from Ireland, Sweden, Argentina, Romania, and Japan, is a classically-based arrangement rich with songs designed to promote relaxation and serenity.
Cantilena—Night Songs From Around the World allows for a calming mood to help disperse the emotions built up over the course of a busy and often stressful day.
Field and O’Neill Showcase Musical Talents
Together, classical guitarist Hilary Field and vocalist Patrice O’Neill, offer an album of global lullabies. Cantilena—Night Songs From Around the World is rich with culturally diverse influences that have the intention of soothing even the most stressed listener, giving him or her a chance to achieve peace and solitude at the end of the day.
Field is an award winning classical guitarist, earning the Classical Album of the Year award from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for her debut album Music of Spain and Latin America. As an advocate for music education, Field is a member of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association and founding member of Mulberry Bush Music and Movement.
Singer and songwriter O’Neill has rightfully earned acclaim for her vocal skills. As a member of the musical groups Mel Cooleys and Uncle Bonsai, O’Neill also serves as director for the Wintergrass festival.
Several established musicians offer guest appearance on this album, including Mike Marshall and Darol Anger, Nancy Rumbel, Andy Connell, David Lange, Mike Marshall, Garey Shelton, the Pacific NW Ballet, and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Cantilena Songs Instill Moods of Relaxation
Several beautifully arranged tracks make up the album Cantilena. “Brezairola” sounds like a direct recipe from the musicians, instructing listeners to sit back and close their eyes, and imagine themselves transcended to a place of harmony. While “Los Bilbilicos (La Rosa Enflorece)” is a melodic dream is a melodic dream, title track “Cantilena” is a magical fairytale surely to invoke feelings of peace and relaxation.
Cantilena—Night Songs From Around the World is a world music inspired classical album designed for the most serene practices of meditation and relaxation. Some listeners may even play this album as background music for a massage treatment, or as a soundtrack to accompany a well-deserved healing bath. Although Cantilena falls into the children’s genre of music, like their previous album of lullabies, Siente, anyone who appreciates soothing, multilingual vocals and rich musical arrangements will enjoy this fabulous CD, which won the Parents’ Choice Gold Award.
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