{"product_id":"ode-to-divine-joy-cd","title":"Ode to Divine Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Offering of Sacred Music in Honor of the World-Blessing Work of Avatar Adi Da Samraj\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn November 2, 2013, the eve of the seventy-fourth anniversary of Avatar Adi Da’s Birth, a live concert was held to celebrate His Eternal Blessing of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rendition of the Ode to Divine Joy performed during that occasion at the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary (Northern California) is a unique fusion of two performances: the live performance and a 1990 studio recording played as accompaniment. This unique amalgam of both studio and live performances of Ode to Divine Joy, as well as all of the other pieces of the live concert included on this CD, are offered in the spirit of celebration and gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Ode to Divine Joy Live Concert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eA collaboration of world-class musicians, all inspired by Adi Da Samraj to create music that invokes ecstasy. All of the pieces of this 2013 concert—which range from the world’s great instrumental classics, to arias, to gospel and Adidam devotional favorites—are offered in deepest heart-gratitude for Avatar Adi Da’s Blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title piece of this CD, Ode to Divine Joy, is adapted from the final movement of one of Beethoven’s best-loved classics, his Ninth Symphony. This choral symphony is one of the most-played works in the world, and is considered by many to be the best piece of music ever written. Composed near the end of his life, when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, the piece is an inspiring demonstration of personal transcendence and overcoming on the part of its composer. But it is also much more. Beethoven specifically intended this, his last complete symphony, to stand as a call to universal harmony. Thus—to use terminology that the World-Friend, Adi Da Samraj, has given since—the Ode to Joy was created as a calling to cooperation, tolerance, and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the original lyrics of the final movement, which Beethoven adapted from a poem by Friedrich Schiller, are the impassioned words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eJoy, beautiful spark of the divinity . . .\u003cbr\u003eWe enter your sanctuary, burning with fervor . . .\u003cbr\u003eYour magic brings together\u003cbr\u003ewhat custom has sternly divided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of his musical attempt to “bring together what custom has sternly divided”, Beethoven wrote some of the Ode in the “a la Turk” style, incorporating phrasing inspired by the music of Islamic Turks. Thus, in its musical form and in its lyrics, the Ode to Joy intentionally transcends cultural boundaries. In the nearly two hundred years since its original performance, the piece has touched the lives of people around the world, becoming an international anthem of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, the Ode was adapted for performance as an expression of appreciation for the Spiritual Blessing-Work of Adi Da Samraj. Platinum-selling composer Ray Lynch arranged the music for the Adidam Choir performing this new interpretation, and opera aficionado Crane Kirkbride adapted the lyrics. Since its unveiling twenty-three years ago, Adidam’s Ode to Divine Joy has become a treasured expression of gratitude for Adi Da’s work of World-Blessing and His calling for the recognition of the prior unity of all humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track-list-container\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"data-table track-list\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"3\"\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctfoot class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003eTotal running time: 71 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tfoot\u003e\n\u003ctbody class=\"section section-step\"\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"sub-header\"\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eFebruary 3, 1985\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuru Bandana \u003cbr\u003emusic by Tamarind Free Jones; lyrics from The Guru Gita Tamarind Free Jones, vocals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5:05\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePraeludium VIII by J.S. Bach\u003cbr\u003eNaamleela Free Jones, piano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4:21\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePreludio from Suite #1 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach\u003cbr\u003eByron Duckwall, cello\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2:42\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVivace from Sonata #3 for Cello and Piano by J.S. Bach\u003cbr\u003eByron Duckwall, cello; Naamleela Free Jones, piano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6:14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJe Crois Entendre by Georges Bizet (from the opera The Pearlfishers)\u003cbr\u003eMel McMurrin, vocals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3:49\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Great Gift (Follow My Star) by Ray Lynch\u003cbr\u003eperformed by the Adidam Choir\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4:36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by Your Hand by Salle Howe\u003cbr\u003eJoAnne Sunshine, Mel McMurrin, and Elaine Dixon, vocals Richard Kane, piano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4:58\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMary Don’t You Weep by the Swan Silvertones\u003cbr\u003eMel McMurrin singing all of the vocals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2:52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOde to Divine Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven\u003cbr\u003earranged by Ray Lynch; lyrics by Crane Kirkbride\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7:09\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI Am As One Who Left His Home\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5:52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUniversal World-Prayer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5:31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI Am Consciousness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7:00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3:23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Dawn Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49603510665431,"sku":"4453","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/5345\/3271\/files\/ode-to-divine-joy.png?v=1787039116","url":"https:\/\/dawnhorsepress.com\/products\/ode-to-divine-joy-cd","provider":"The Dawn Horse Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}