Sometimes its barbara higbie, myself and i bring george and aryeh and pianist liz story. Decorate your home with lights, greens, and holiday colors. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. This year, npr presents an encore performance of paul winter s 2011 winter solstice celebration, held at the cathedral of st.
Windham hill winter solstice on ice cd1 album track listing. A winter s solstice i v full albums christopher crispytwo. Sunset performing arts center, windham hill winter solstice with will ackerman, barbara higbie and alex degrassi. A winter s solstice v has been added to your cart add to cart. In 1985, windham hill released a winter s solstice, its first collection of nontraditional and traditional seasonal music.
It then expanded to include electronic and world music ensembles. Conditions were perfect on friday 19th december for a magnificent solstice morning at newgrange. The essential winters solstice by various artists on spotify. Typically around december 21 or 22 though on rare occasions, it can be as early as december 20 or as late as december 23 the sun is directly overhead. Windham hill winter solstice tickets, 2020 concert tour dates. The labels audiophile recordings were a runaway success with critics and audiences alike, and the name windham hill became synonymous with the best in acoustic music in the 1980s and 90s. Buy and sell your windham hill winter solstice concert tickets today. You have found the windham hill winter solstice 2020 tickets page. Winter solstice 30th anniversary concert with will ackerman, barbara higbie, alex degrassi, todd boston, and ellen sanders sunday, december 17, 2017, 3pm and 7pm. A winters solstice i v full albums christopher crispytwo. I took a total of 72 pictures at the antoinette hatfield hall venue. Windham hill artists a winters solstice iv discogs. Windham hill winter solstice tickets for the upcoming concert tour are on sale at stubhub. Windham hill was growing by leaps and bounds by 1984.
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This season marks the 35th anniversary of the multiplatinum selling winter solstice album series originally released on windham hill records. Dec 11, 2016 in sweden, the winter solstice was formerly observed on december th in accordance with the old julian calendar. Listen free to windham hill artists a winters solstice jesu, joy of mans desiring, engravings ii and more. Windham hill winter solstice concerts december 2016 with will ackerman, barbara higbie and alex degrassi. Windham hill download high quality complete mp3 albums. The complete collection, with detailed information on each album, is located below, click on the albums for their information pages. The complete windham hill winter solstice and winter holiday collection archive online. A winter s solstice was offered as a musical alternative to the commercialism of christmas.
As with the other winter solstice cds from windham hill, this is a very pleasant cd of music that isnt just christmas tunes but a wide range of music one can listen to all winter and in julyaugust when the temps soar to recall decemberjanuaryfebruary with snow and bitter cold. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. This music that wont add to the oversaturation of christmas music you hear in december. A winters solstice silver anniversary edition 2001, cd. About the artists william ackerman is a multiple grammy awardwinning guitaristcomposerrecord producer and the 20 winner of the lifetime achievement award at the zmr music awards. Windham hill artists a winters solstice iii 1990, cd. In honor of windham hill s 25th anniversary, this collection of all new recordings returns to the roots of windham hill and the original tradition of a winter s solstice. A winter s solstice ii wh1077 the second holidaythemed album from the windham hill label, the 77th cataloged, features completely original tracks recorded specifically for the album. Windham hills winter solstice takes an acoustic approach to. Since 1980, paul winter and his consort have been artistsinresidence at new yorks cathedral of st. Winter solstice paul winters solstice celebrations. Dec 10, 2016 celebrate the winter solstice and its warm traditions with a concert of acoustic music drawn from the multiplatinum selling winter solstice series as well as their many solo releases. A winter solstice reunion is classic windham hill winter solstice material from the most popular windham hill artists.
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As with the other winter solstice cds from windham hill, this is a very pleasant cd of music that isnt just christmas tunes but a wide range of music one can listen to all. That initial project, the first of two dozen windham hill winter albums showcasing the labels artists, ended up going gold in december 1987 according to. Let be your official supplier of windham hill winter solstice tickets this year. In the fall of 2015 i realized there was no single resource that cataloged all of the winter s solstice and related windham hill holiday records. Windham hill tours winter solstice concerts through bay area. After umpteen versions of their take on music relating to and inspired by the most wonderful time of the year, the folks at windham hill finally turned in another direction, producing the fetching summer solstice. A winter s solstice i v full albums christopher crispytwo aphex twin selected ambient works 8592 duration. Windham hill artists music, videos, stats, and photos.
Winter solstice definition of winter solstice by merriam. Windham hill founder and grammywinning guitarist, will ackerman, grammynominated singer. Media coverage of this event was however eclipsed by attacks that ironically confirm. This is for the quiet times the advent season was meant to evoke. John the divine, where they have presented annual winter solstice and summer solstice celebrations in the extraordinary acoustics of this largest cathedral in the world. Click a thumbnail to download a large, high resolution image 300 dpi, jpeg, in a. A different way could be with 2 or 3 taps of your pc mouse you can buy your 2020 windham hill winter solstice tickets over. Michael manring was born in annapolis, maryland, as the youngest of four children. The essential winters solstice various artists songs.
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The manrings were a very active family musically, providing a very. The best 21 can be viewed in the new windham hill winter solstice 2016 album on my byrdphoto web site. On december 19th 2016, donald trump was officially confirmed as president of the united states by the electoral college. Windham hill records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. I did some research and found that, during windham hill s 20year history of releasing winter holidaybased records, they created a myriad total of 25 26 if you count on a winter. The subtitle of this disk is a windham hill sampler and that is the real story. Windham hill s 10 winter solstice compilation recordings, selling in the many millions, changed peoples conceptions of seasonal music john diliberto, echoes radio show host. The essential winter s solstice, an album by various artists on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The entries are sorted in ascending order from the initial to the last by day. If you are in the southern hemisphere, this same date is your summer solstice. For newman center, a 201718 season that opens the door to younger audiences the performance series on the du campus will introduce its first family series by ray mark rinaldi, special to the. And so, when windham hill decided back in 1985 to release a christmas album, our goal was to create a very listenable instrumental album, which was really more evocative of the season and the solstice than of christmas. Carol of the bells arranged and produced by phil aaberg and dawn atkinson.
Windham hill winter solstice 30th anniversary concert 2016. These concerts were so popular that they still exist around the country. P owerful, relentless and profound, the winter solstice draws us within. This album was a free sampler vinyl lp and i really liked to sit back and play this album from time to time. Dec 12, 2017 that initial project, the first of two dozen windham hill winter albums showcasing the labels artists, ended up going gold in december 1987 according to the website. The winter solstice celebrations happen every year on the 21st or 22nd of december for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Buy windham hill winter solstice tickets to the 2020 windham hill winter solstice tour dates and schedule. Michael manring born june 27, 1960 is an american bass guitarist from the san francisco bay area. Windham hill s successful a winter s solstice series started during the labels first year in 1985, and has continued at roughly a new volume every two or three years, each installment containing a bright wintry blend of classical music, reimagined hymns, chiming carols, and atmospheric compositions that have since garnered the name new age. A winters solstice ii 1988, windham hill wd1077 click for ordering info music by various windham hill artists, including michael hedges solo harpguitar arrangement of j. Only a few years earlier, in an attempt to lighten the workload at their palo alto offices, anne robinson and william ackerman, owners of windham hill records, decided to create a sampler of annual catalog offerings in one compilation album, featuring their artists and their albums from over the past year. Ascap, sony atv publishing, umpg publishing, and 4 music rights societies.
This release has remained strong on billboards charts during the past holiday seasons. The date marked a pagan festival of lights in honor of the shortest and darkest day of the yeara time when it was believed that demons and spirits would plague the earth and animals could talk not unlike early celebrations of. Label founder and grammywinning guitarist, will ackerman joins grammy awardnominated singer, fiddler, pianist, and songwriter barbara. Newgrange winter solstice 2014 on the days around the winter solstice when the skies are clear the rising sun illuminates the passage and chamber of the 5000 year old megalithic passage tomb at newgrange in the boyne valley. The winter solstice concerts bring the music of windham hill full circle, 40 years after it was originally conceived on the stanford campus. For newman center, a 201718 season that opens the door to. Tickets windham hills winter solstice marin center. Windham hill a winters solstice 4 mp3 album download. The video to the left is the one single, officially published music video in the winter s solstice catalog, the opening track from windham hill s winter s solstice iv. I designed this website to catalog windham hill s holiday collection pre and postbmg ownership.
Celebrate the winter solstice and its warm traditions with a concert of original and traditional acoustic music. This record is notable in that it started a new trend in recording specific tracks commissioned just for the album. Windham hill winter solstice tickets windham hill winter. They shouldnt be persecuted for an attempt to trade on the trademark winter solstice market, as long as the disc succeeds on. Windham hill was originally a folk music label, releasing ackermans own work, as well as that of other guitarists. I did some research and found that, during windham hill s 20year history of releasing winter holidaybased records, they created a myriad total of 25 26 if you count on a winter s night. A winter s solstice wh1045 the first holidaythemed album from the windham hill label, the 45th cataloged, featuring both original tracks as well as tracks lifted from albums previously recorded shadowfaxs petite aubade originally featured on watercourse way and marshallangers bach bouree originally featured on chiaroscuro. Related mp3, flac albums at windham hill ar tists a wi nters solstice. A winters solstice iii 1990, windham hill wd1098 click for ordering info music by various windham hill artists, including michael hedges acoustic guitar adaptation of a piano arrangement by e. This is one of a series produced by windham hill, and they are all excellent.
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