New! Banquet of Love by Ana Hernandez
New! Banquet of Love, Vol. I of The Big Chants Project
Available in digital and CD formats!
Tunes!
1. Renew and strengthen us
2. Banquet of Love
3. Meditation No. 10 (You are beloved)
4. God will watch over
5. Meditation No. 9 (Be still and know)
6. Kol Haneshama
7. Set it right again
8. Oh God, my God
9. At the ending of the day
10. Thanks be to you
I couldn’t have done this project without absolutely everybody, but three incredible humans carried the biggest load: Ike Sturm (former director of St. Peter’s Jazz Vespers and amazing bass player with great friends), Mollie Nichols (former choir director at The Church of the Heavenly Rest, NYC), and Mark Dann, recording engineer and fine musician. Songs 2-6 were recorded live at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, NYC, during a Jazz Vespers Service.
The Band
Ike Sturm – bandleader, bass and co-arranger: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Chris Dingman – vibraphone: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9; co-arranger: 9
Laila Biali – piano: 2, 3, 5, 6
Mike Webster – sax: 2, 3, 5, 6
Melissa Stylianou – vocal soloist: 2, 3, 5, 6
Chanda Rule – vocal soloist: 2, 6
Steve Rosser – vocal soloist: 5
Zaneta Sykes – percussion: 6
Ana Hernández – vocals, shruti box, guitar
Mark Dann – all recording, editing, mixing, and bass: 8
The Choirs of Church of the Heavenly Rest, Mollie Nichols, director, Prince Nyatanga, asst. director.
Recorded live at St. Peter’s Lutheran. NYC: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The adult choir of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, NYC:
Sopranos
Jennifer Lane Scarozza
Elizabeth Hanna
Ruth Cunningham
Alex Cameron
Altos
Constance Beavon
Jon Hiam
Erin Kemp
Phoebe Jensen
Shirley Lans
Tenors
Adam MacDonald
Victor Ziccardi
Steve Rosser
Brian Giebler
Basses
Andrew Hill
Roosevelt Andre Credit
Jack Blackhall
Don Basse
Sam Bartlett
Youth Choir
Ava O., Ava Jane, Leo, Oscar, Alexander S, Beanie, Sarah, Bianca, Mary Ella, Charlie, Alexandra, Anne, Wyatt, Vivian, and Alexander C.
All tunes composed and arranged by Ana Hernández: Numbers 2,3,5,6,7 co-arr. Ike Sturm. Number 9 co-arr. Chris Dingman.
© 2023 Ana Hernández. All rights reserved BMI. Chants 2-6 recorded live at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, NYC. Recorded and engineered by Mark Dann, Woodstock, NY