performances in Hiroshima & Nagasaki
a solemn moment before performance in Peace Park, Hiroshima, in front of mass grave
"Music of the cosmos" - Asahi Shimbun
"The music is in another world" - The New York Times
"A soul-journey that will strike a deep chord with diverse listeners" - Village Voice
© Raphael Mostel / Mostel.com (ASCAP) used with permission
Raphael Mostel's tribute to the remarkable Beate Sirota Gordon,
who arranged for Source Music, Inc. to co-present these performances in association with The Asia Society
of his compositions Swiftly, How Swiftly... and The River with the
Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble: New Music for Old Instruments in Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan, for the ceremonies commemorating the victims of the atomic bombs
with host Rev. Satoh at Mitakidera, Hiroshima
Ensemble musicians, front: Dan Erkkila, Geoffrey Gordon, Raphael Mostel, Yoshiki Araki
back: John Charles Thomas, C. Bryan Rulon, (Rev. Satoh & guide Naomi Itoh), Arnold Greenwich
digital fossils CD 10009-2