Hero #044: Jonathan Elias … (04/20/16)
Born in 1956, Elias is a U.S. composer and record producer (including the ground-breaking album “Union” from Yes, reöeased in 1991). While he began composing music at the age of 12, and while he is best known for his movie soundtracks and award-winning advertising music, Elias has been deservedly most lauded for his truly brilliant album “The Prayer Cycle”.
Released in 1999, this collaboration of musical genius is a nine-part contemporary choral symphony sung in twelve languages (including Hebrew, Latin, Swahili and Urdu) by a diverse collection of stunning vocalists, including Alanis Morissette, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Ofra Haza, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Salif Keita, and Yungchen Lhamo of Tibet.
Elias is also heavily involved with Project Peace on Earth, a company founded for the promotion and attainment of world peace.
“Music can do things that nothing else can … It goes places where politics cannot. It opens your heart where things cannot. It opens your mind, it opens your Soul, where many things cannot … I think it’s an important time for people to feel something cross-cultural, and to feel something that can open their Hearts. ” ~ Jonathan Elias
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