A Special Echoes Broadcast

Paul Winter
and the Earth Band

Summer Solstice Celebration

Imagine being inside the world's largest Gothic cathedral in the mystical pre-dawn darkness, as the instruments and voices of Paul Winter's world music ensemble resound within the extraordinary acoustics of this majestic space, and the great stained-glass windows gradually begin to illuminate with the first sunrise of summer
photo (c) Jeff Day
The experience of Paul Winter's Summer Solstice Celebration in New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine will be shared by listeners around the world. The dawn concert of the Summer Solstice Celebration from June 17, 2000 will be rebroadcast by Echoes in June of 2002.
The 2-hour concert will be broadcast at various times on the many public radio stations that carry Echoes across the USA.

Stations that carry Echoes on weeknights will most likely air the program on the evening of Friday June 21, 2002. Most stations that carry Echoes on Sundays between 8pm-10om Eastern Time will broadcast the Solstice Celebration on Sunday the 23rd of June.

To find out when Echoes airs in your local area, check our station list. Or call your local public radio station to see if they will air this program. To find a Public Radio International affiliate station near you, visit the PRI Station map.

Click here for a Playlist of the music performed on this program.

Paul Winter's album, CELTIC SOLSTICE, was born of a previous Summer Solstice celebration. Echoes host John Diliberto has written of this Grammy-winning album: "Paul Winter has tapped into the communal nature of Irish music. It's the same spirit he takes from his jazz background. When he joins the pipes and whistles in dizzying improvisations or contemplative ruminations, there's a sense of shared exploration that takes you with him" (John Diliberto reviewing CELTIC SOLSTICE for Amazon.com)

Read more about Paul Winter's music

Music from various Solstice Celebrations, recorded live in the Catherdral of St. John the Divine, appears on Paul Winter's CD JOURNEY WITH THE SUN. This CD features some of the compositions and performers heard on the radio broadcast.


Paul Winter's Seventh Annual Summer Solstice Celebration in June of 2000 included three of the musicians featured in his CELTIC SOLSTICE album - Irish vocalist Karan Casey, Uilleann-piper Jerry O'Sullivan, and guitarist Zan McLeod - and two celebrated Armenian musicians: vocalist/percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, and Vardan Grigoryan, a young virtuoso of the traditional instruments duduk and zurna. Both are featured in the JOURNEY WITH THE SUN album. The ensemble also included long-time Paul Winter Consort members Eugene Friesen on cello and Eliot Wadopian on bass; keyboardist Jim Beard; and Cathedral organist Dorothy Papadakos.
Karan Casey
Percussionist and vocalist, Arto Tuncboyaciyan
Irish piper, Jerry O'Sullivan
cellist, Eugene Friesen
Zan McLeod

Join Paul Winter and his guests from around the world in this musical celebration of the dawning of the longest day of the year!

For more information, or if you would like to attend the live performance in New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, visit Paul Winter's Website at www.livingmusic.com.


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