Angels Of Venice is a harp, flute and cello group founded by harpist Carol Tatum in 1993. The group's core sound is harp, flute and cello but also combines Middle Eastern, medieval and neoclassical styles.[1]
Angels Of Venice | |
---|---|
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Years active | 1993 | –present
Members | Carol Tatum Cathy Biagini Susan Craig Winsberg Irina Chirkova |
Website | www |
Members
editThe official members of Angels Of Venice are:
- Carol Tatum - harp, composer, producer
- Cathy Biagini - cello
- Susan Craig Winsberg - flutes/recorder
Their self-titled album was released through Windham Hill Records/Sony BMG as well as numerous tracks on twenty Windham Hill compilations. Originally Angels of Venice was purely an instrumental group with cameo vocal performances.
Featured guest vocalists who have recorded with Angels Of Venice are world music vocalist Azam Ali (VAS, Niyaz), shock-rock/goth singer Charles Edward (featured vocalist on Ancient Delirium) from the industrial goth band Seraphim Shock, German-American vocalist Christina Linhardt and early music/opera tenor Daniel Plaster ("Polorum regina" on the album Sanctus). Founder Carol Tatum co-wrote songs with rock vocalist Lenny Wolf of the band Kingdom Come for the albums "Hands Of Time," "Bad Image," "Rendered Waters" and "Live & Unplugged."
Discography
editMusic For Harp, Flute And Cello (1994)
edit- Track listing
- Pachelbel's Canon
- Little Angels
- Dragonfly
- Crystal Tears
- An English Garden
- Greensleeves
- Sara's Dream
- Night Spirits
- Luna Mystica
- A Time For Dreams
- The Enchanted Forest
- Lover's Requiem
- The Reflecting Pool
- Dreamcatcher
Awake Inside A Dream (1996)
edit- Track listing
- Lionheart
- A Chantar Mer
- Nana
- The Sins Of Salome
- Scarborough Faire (featuring the Dramatics)
- Three Nightingales
- The World Beyond The Woods
- China Moon
- Light At The Edge Of The World
- Awake Inside A Dream
Angels of Venice (1999)
edit- Track listing
- Sad Lisa
- Lionheart
- After The Harvest
- A Chantar Mer
- Within You Without You
- Trotto
- Queen Of The Sun
- Si Je Perdais Mon Ami
- As Tears Go By
- China Moon
- Tears Of The World (Lacrimae Mundi)
Music for Harp (2001)
edit- Track listing
- Nothing Else Matters (Metallica Cover) (04:55)
- Persentio (Latin for "to Deeply Feel") (06:23)
- Voyage of the Sea Witch (05:06)
- Starshine Lullabye (03:22)
- Non Alegra (03:18)
- Forever After (07:16)
- I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls (04:29)
- Parson's Farewell (04:47)
- Wildflowers (05:16)
- Adagio in F Major (03:42)
Sanctus (2003)
edit- Track listing
- Carol of the Bells
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Little Drummer Boy
- Polorum Regina - Llibre Vermell (The Red Book, 14th Century)
- What Child is This?
- We Three Kings
- O Holy Night
- Silent Night
- Edelweiss
- Good King Winceslas
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Carol of the Bells (Vocal Version)
Ancient Delirium (2009)
edit- Track listing
- Nag (The Serpent King)
- Ancient Delirium
- Dreams and Nightmares
- Friends (by Led Zeppelin
- Am I Dreaming?
- Dance Until You Forget
- Primitive Kiss
- Ahava
- I Fall
- How Can I?
- Courtesan Suite
References
edit- ^ Billboard - 22 March 1997 - Page 42 "The Angels Of Venice started out as a classically inclined chamber ensemble. On their 1996 album, "Awake Inside Dream" (Epiphany), they adopted Moroccan rhythms and wailing Middle Eastern vocals. "The influences I draw upon are the ...""