Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour has been championed by musicians ranging from Leonard Bernstein to the Emerson String Quartet. Lacrimae Beati owes it's origin to Mozart's Requiem and was conceived after a perilous flight in 2002. Darkness in the Ancient Valley, a symphony in five movements inspired by recent events in Iran, utilizes a wide range of Persian folk-melodies and Sufi rhythms. A Woman's Life is a cycle of poems by Maya Angelou which charts a moving trajectory from childhood to old age.

Tracklist:

Darkness In The Ancient Valley: I. Lamentation
Darkness In The Ancient Valley: II. Desecration
Darkness In The Ancient Valley: III. Benediction
Darkness In The Ancient Valley: IV. Profanation
Darkness In The Ancient Valley: V. Finale: Consecration
Lacrimae Beati
A Woman's Life: I. Little Girl Speakings
A Woman's Life: II. Life Doesn't Frighten Me
A Woman's Life: III. They Went Home
A Woman's Life: IV. Come And Be My Baby
A Woman's Life: V. Let's Majeste
A Woman's Life: VI. My Life Has Turned To Blue
A Woman's Life: VII. Many And More

UPC: 636943970720
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 9.24.13
Format: CD

Giancarlo Guerrero - Darkness in the Ancient Valley / Lacrimae Beati (CD)