“Cathedral Pines” - New Friend

Cathedral Pines / Eugene Friesen & Paul Halley / New Friend / Track 8 Written by Eugene Friesen, Paul Halley (Onegin Music, BMI; Back Alley Music, ASCAP) Eugene Friesen | cello Paul Halley | keyboards One November midnight, alone in the cavernous space of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral, two old friends embarked on a new adventure in music making. Colleagues for years in the Paul Winter Consort, Eugene Friesen and Paul Halley had never made music before as a duo. Starting from shared silence, offering sounds in free dialogue, they followed each other into uncharted territory, calling into play all their listening instincts. Musical sparks ignited into spontaneous composition, tapping the deep roots shared by Friesen and Halley in the traditions of European classical music and American jazz. During the course of the next two hours, this album was born. This music is beyond categories, having both the new-morning spirit of wilderness and the timeless character of classical music. Elegant and earthy, rough-hewn and lyrical, it is honest music that mirrors the warmth and wit of the two people playing. Friesen takes the cello into a new realm, beyond its traditional home on the classical concert stage. It becomes here a truly contemporary voice, singing of life and the joy of finding a new path. ℗ 1986 Earth Music Productions Download: https://paulwinter.bandcamp.com/album/new-friend Stream: https://orcd.co/qdgjnee Website: http://www.paulwinter.com/