Meditations For Percussion And Flute by Randy And Marianne Sutin

America may be one of the most pluralistic societies today, but there were others before us.

Sanctuary - Here is a piece about time relationships. 3 against 4 against 5 and so on. It also features a slightly slowed down hip-hop style drum loop buried under it and Randy's first ever vocal recording, albeit not your average "song".

A Walk - This composition exists because Marianne knows Randy so well, she knew that the perfect gift would be a balafon. It is Randy’s impression of a walking meditation. It is true that nobody walks in 3/4, but it has that feel and is intended to break pace up a bit and clear the air.

Lady Dhyana - The oldest original composition on the recording. Randy wrote this as an experiment to see if he could capture the feeling of Eric Satie's “Gymnopedie" in a jazz composition. Probably the only piece that is really a "normal" jazz composition in the suite.

Darkness - Darkness settles in as the day comes to a close. There is some fear, some weariness, and some daydreaming. The marimba has the melody here in an exploration of the close of each day as we mull over that which we did.

Cicada Song - Played on a cedar flute, and inspired by Native American music, this composition is a call into the night, invoking a mood of both loss and surrender.

Amazing Grace - This arrangement of a traditional Christian hymn. It opens and closes with the sound of "Om", the first and universal sound of creation. Marianne has arranged the melody as a duet for silver flute and cedar flute.

Randy is a professional jazz musician in the Philadelphia area, where he performs regularly in clubs, churches and concert settings. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Crane School of Music. He is featured on recent recordings by Barry Sames, Walter Bell, Eddie Green and is a member of the Birdhouse Project.

Marianne is currently a music educator in the Neshaminy School District in Levittown, Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Crane School of Music and received her M. Ed. from the College of New Jersey. She has been a student of yoga for over twenty years, and recently has been combining her musical training and spiritual practice by composing original music and performing for yoga classes in the Philadelphia area.

Marianne and Randy have collaborated here to create music which is balanced on many levels, culturally, sonically, and spiritually in the form of a day’s yoga practice.

We hope you enjoy it.

Peace,

Randy and Marianne

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