The anthem “Song for the World” accompanies the Earth Ball as it rises 12 stories high, where it floats in the cosmic vastness of the dome, like our planet as seen from space.
This track comes from Silver Solstice (purchase the 2-disc album on Bandcamp - bit.ly/2dZbFhB). The album represents the diversity of Paul Winter’s Annual Winter Solstice Celebrations, embracing the musical traditions of many cultures, and including voices from what he calls “the greater symphony of the Earth” - whale, wolf and uirapuru (the musical wren of the Amazon rainforest).
Released to commemorate his 25th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Silver Solstice is a lavish feast of 142 minutes of music, featuring the Consort with a host of special guests, including gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Brazilian diva Luciana Souza, sean nos (old style) Celtic singer Noirin Ni Riain, Armenian singer and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, Irish Uillean piper Davy Spillane, Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, mbira master Chris Berry, and the nine-voice Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble from Russia.