Departures

Artist: John Doan
Label: Narada
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 076742601911
EAN: 0076742601928
ASIN: B000005OXS

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Listmania:

"Stars in my pockets like grains of sand,..."

Tracks:

Tra Amici
Leaving Dun Laoghaire
Wings Of The Morning
Visit To Heaven
Winter's Eve
Beloved
Night Crossing
Anthem

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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, Peaceful and Worthwhile.......2006-07-08

I know it was over 15 yrs ago...I was driving down the road one night, heard this mesmerizing song called Night Crossing. That's all the DJ said. I went through a lot of effort to find out more because I had to have that music. When I did find out the artist and title, I had to special order it. All these years later, I still have that cassette and the music is just as good, if not better. I should upgrade to a CD though don't you think!?
Maybe it's a little difficult to get a hold of, but it's worth it. Relax, unwind and leave the planet.

Be swept away into endless bliss..........2004-05-29

Listening to DEPARTURES is like floating up into the clouds and flying free! Every track has a peaceful, pleasurable divine sweetness to it that warms my heart. All of John's cds are gorgeous, but I feel DEPARTURES is the best representation of the wondrous beauty of the rare harp guitar. Why? Because the harp guitar is the main instrument and is backed delicately with different instruments; sometimes flute, tin whistle, violin, viola, cello, piano, celeste, gregorian chant, and soprano, alto, tenor and bass vocals--yet they don't distract in any way from John only enhance his playing. Just perfectly Lovely. Buy this while you can because it isn't easy to get. If you enjoy delicate, inspiring, instrumental music, you will not be disappointed. DEPARTURES is Exquisite. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Total running time is 45:30 but just hit repeat and you can soar as long as you want! ^_^
Here are the track listings (since they currently aren't viewable:)
1 Tra Amici
2 Leaving Dun Laoghaire (you begin to float up...)
3 Wings of the Morning (you're up and beginning your journey)
4 Visit to Heaven (Flying full speed, you slow down while gasping as the beauty unfolds...)
5 Winter's Eve (through lush, exotic gardens to majestic, snow-covered mountains you keep soaring...)
6 Beloved (no worries, just peace surrounding you above, below, beside, around and inside everywhere and everything!)
7 Night Crossing (...including you...)
8 Anthem

SOAR!

From Auspicious Beginnings.......2004-01-22

John Doan plays an unusual instrument usually called a harp guitar. This are instruments that use one of several method of adding an additional range of strings to the guitar's normal six. In Doan's regular instrument there are fourteen unfretted strings as well as those on the standard guitar neck. The result is an instrument of considerable sonority and the ability to play complex compositions that would otherwise be impossible. For Doan this isn't a gimmick - he is a master of the instrument and has been from the beginning. This is ably demonstrated by Departures, his first commercial release.

As a player composer Doan often chooses to work in ensemble, sharing the lead with the other instrumentalists, contributing to the fine contrapuntal style that marks his works. Thus, the spectacular complexity of a work like 'Wings of the Morning' or the many-sided arrangement of Tra Amici is partly due to Doan's ability with 20 strings and partly due to his ability to wring the best out of his fellow musicians. But as 'Leaving Dun Laoghaire' proves he can do a fine job even when left to himself.

Doan's work has a strong Celtic bent, although modern in it's approach. He makes little secret about this in his liner notes, much of the music was composed during a trip to the isles. He uses a variety of traditional instruments in that context, and does some interesting choral work in 'Visit to Heaven' (which, among other voices, includes the Monks of Mount Angel Abbey). It is rare that a first release by an artist is at quite this level of professionalism and quality. I find the album bears up well under continued listening - definitely a must for the those who enjoy instrumental popular music.

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