Continuing The Journey

The physical CD will be available soon. The music master was completed and shipped to National Media Services on Wednesday. Susan uploaded all of the graphic design artwork also on Wednesday. National Media Services is in Virginia and they were not allowed out of their homes on Thursday because of the ice storm. So, the e-proof was approved on Friday. Mark says that probably the CDs will be here sometime between February 22 and February 28. As soon as we receive them, they will be shipped to all who have already ordered and paid.

Here is a message from Carol Tingle. She sang the Schubert Ave Maria that is track four of the Love Streams CD. Isn't it amazing that she was able to record in California, and we have the music in Fort Wayne via technology of the internet? This is a most beautiful singing and playing and recording of the Ave Maria. You can feel the profound love in this music. Enjoy! So...from Carol:

"From the moment I received the warm invitation to participate in the creation of a recording produced by those of us who love Ilene and Conrad dearly, the music took on it's own life. What a wonderful opportunity to create and participate in something beautiful and meaningful to show our love and gratefulness to two people who have been such a profound influence in our lives - for me, almost three decades. My first call was to a gifted recording engineer, singer/songwriter, actor and voice-over artist, and fortunately my student and friend, Michael Chandler. The second was to my dear friend, incredible flutist, and my high school student 40 years ago -- Laura Limon Scott. The third was to wonderful pianist and organist, Greg Schreiner. To say that we were all excited about the possibility of working together to support Ilene and Conrad is putting it mildly. We had a relatively short but truly magical time together -- making music knowing full well the depth of our purpose. If I have one regret, it is that Anna Romero couldn't join us -- I will only say -- Next time, Anna!!!

I truly look forward to the CD and feeling the wholeness and connectedness of all of us who have opened to the wonderful "possibility" of the amazing energy of the project."

From Fort Wayne, we echo Carol's words. This is a magical time and a magical project with a wonderful connectedness not only between the musicians and all who worked on this CD, but also a connectedness with all of you who are streaming energy to the project, and publicizing it, and purchasing CDs. Thank you!

NOW: A bit of trivia. What is a yidaki (played on track 9)? yidaki - from the website: The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". So now you know. And....my apologies to all yidaki players everywhere: somehow a typo got past us, and it's spelled wrong on the CD cover. Yikes! So, really it is a yidaki. Love to all.