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When
the soul is attuned to God every action becomes music.
Hazrat
Inayat Khan
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I
have created a CD and 2 cassette tapes. The CD was
created for the wider audience of all spiritual seekers.
The 2 cassette tapes are specifically dedicated to my
spiritual Master, Meher
Baba.
 Everything
is Music (2000). I created this project
specifically to reach spiritual seekers everywhere.
It is what I call universally spiritual...the songs
talk of 'Lord' or 'God', 'Love' and 'Light'. It is
composed in a wide variety of styles. The poetry of
great Masters, saints, and enlightened men and women
throughout the centuries inspires me to set music
that will enhance their messages. In this CD, I have
composed music to the poetry of Meher Baba, Jallaledin
Rumi, Mirabai, Rabindranath Tagore to name a few.
Sometimes the style is classical, sometimes jazz or
folk-oriented. Some are solo or small
ensemble settings, others I have reset in choral arrangement.
It is hard to put my music into any stylistic category.
My friends say the music is so unique that it defies
categorization. I hope you will enjoy listening, to
find out for yourself what my style is! |
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O Radiant One
Cathy's second Meher Baba music project produced in 1992, O Radiant One showcases
her original musical settings of inspirational poetry by Meher Baba, Rumi,
Bhau Kalchuri and others.
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 Sweet Wine of Love' (1986) is a compilation of Cathy's favorite songs dedicated to Meher Baba and written by songwriters in the Meher Baba community.
This tape also includes a few songs written by Cathy.
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Sweet Wine of Love CD'
Cathy's original popular tape from 1986 has been remastered, re-packaged in a lovely CD and is now available. This CD combines a group of Cathy's favorite Baba songs by fellow singer-songwriters (Bob Holdt, ' Darryl Smith, Ward Parks, Cindy Lowe,Mary Pratt,Carol Gunn,Robbie Basho, and others) as well as a few her own original compositions.
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| Raves
from the Musical Director, Womansong
chorus:
I
can't think of anything more wonderful to do in this world
than to sing these inspiring songs! Cathy Haas Riley's songs
capture the divine essence and weave together in the world
of musical forms: truth, love, purity and beauty. What a delight
to be a part of her creative tapestry!
Deborah
Nordeen, Womansong Artistic Director
Kudos
from one of the musical husbands in our CD chorus:
"Singing
Cathy Riley's music is like eating a cold, ripe watermelon.
It's sweet, it's juicy, it fills you up body and soul, and
it's good for you! She has a unique talent to find a lyric
that invokes the transcendent (Rumi, Michael Mathias), and
to match the lyric with music rich in melodic and harmonic
depth. Singing with a chorus can often involve feelings of
'at-one-ness' with the other singers, but I have rarely had
that feeling mixed with as much passion and delight as when
singing one of Cathy's songs. In particular, singing 'Walking
Among You' has been a special experience for me. It's the
kind of piece that seems to take over and sing you. There
is an abandon there that is freeing and delicious: spiritual
watermelon music."
Art
Mandler
And
from the woman who helped us with choir direction and accompaniment
on our CD:
"The
choral music of Cathy Riley has a new-ancient theme to it.
I appreciate the universal message of "oneness"
and unity. There are exciting rhythms and interesting variations
in the music, and my choir enjoys the experience of singing
her songs."
Ruth Sieber Johnson, Choral Director, Asheville, North Carolina
Tom
& Cathy Riley
828-658-8680
email: cathy@life-o-riley.com
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