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Calling All Dawns

A Song Cycle About
the Cycle of Life

  • Released October 1, 2009

Concept

Calling All Dawns is a song-cycle in three movements: day, night and dawn. Each movement corresponds to a different phase of life--life, death, and rebirth. There are songs of joy, mystery, and hardship, reflecting the complexity of our mortality. There are songs of the deepest, darkest sorrow to accompany us through death. And finally, there are songs of triumph and exultation that bring us roaring back to life, beginning the cycle anew.

Message

Each song flows seamlessly into the next, and the album ends on the same chord that it opens with--thereby representing the fluid, cyclical nature of the universe. Sung in twelve languages, it carries a strong message of unity: that regardless of race, culture and religious belief, we are all connected through our common human experience.

Notable Performances

Calling All Dawns has been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Cadogan Hall, and in many other venues around the world. The opening movement, ‘Baba Yetu’ has become a modern choral standard; it's been performed everywhere from the UN General Assembly Hall, to the signing of a historic peace treaty in Mozambique. It's been licensed by everyone from Premier League Football to The Vatican. And it was even the answer to a question on Jeopardy.

Grammy Awards

Calling All Dawns won two awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011: Best Classical Crossover Album, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for 'Baba Yetu'. The latter win was historic: it was subsequently honored by the Guinness Book of World Records as the first time a piece of music from a video game won a Grammy Award.

Guest Artists

Notable guest artists include Soweto Gospel Choir, Frederica von Stade, Anonymous 4, Dulce Pontes, Lia, Aoi Tada, Kaori Omura, Jia Ruhan, Roopa Mahadevan, Jerome Kavanagh, On Ensemble and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Lucas Richman).

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Calling All Dawns is a masterpiece... I would challenge you to find a better production in any genre... This presentation of intense composition is sure to inspire many more composers in the genre, and could quite possibly change the face of world music...
Dr. Music's Weekly Checkup
Christopher Tin's album is a masterpiece. Every track is of such a high calibre and standard... "Calling All Dawns" is not just the best world music album of 2009, it's one of the best world music albums of the decade. Pure and absolute musical hedonism.
Higher Plain Music
I opened it up and listened--something I rarely do quickly with new CDs. After hearing just the first track, I took it home to play for my wife, because I thought she would be blown away by it. I cannot explain why, but parts of it nearly had me in tears. This is really great stuff.
Richard Glasford, Music Choice
With superior vocals, Calling All Dawns is a refreshing & exciting juxtaposing of one of the finest orchestras in the world with a new spin on traditional ideas. A definite recommendation to anyone looking to enjoy & expand their classical view of world music.
Mark Glasky, WXEL