Pascha Dawn by Graham Sparkman
Pascha Dawn is a collection of ancient folk songs from the Christian East. These songs focus on the themes of Holy Week and Pascha (Easter) The regions represented included: Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Cyprus, Armenia, Poland, Russia, Egypt, India, and Georgia.
All of the folk songs were translated into English. Producer Graham Sparkman wrote new arrangements that pay homage to the ancient versions. The goal of the album is to introduce these beautiful Eastern Pascha songs to a Western English speaking audience, for the first time in the English language!
Pascha Dawn functions as a sequel to Graham Sparkman's 2019 release, "Nativity Fire".
Tracklist
| 1. | Who is Like the Lord | 6:19 |
| 2. | Chona | 3:26 |
| 3. | Night of the Last Supper | 6:35 |
| 4. | The Mystical Garden | 7:28 |
| 5. | The Leaves of Life | 8:25 |
| 6. | On That Day Await Me | 6:50 |
| 7. | As One Who Has Slept | 7:05 |
| 8. | On Holy Week | 8:40 |
| 9. | Behold O Mary | 6:22 |
| 10. | Alleluia! Jesus Lives! | 3:24 |
| 11. | Glory Be To You O Lord | 2:44 |
| 12. | Christ is Risen | 7:11 |
Credits
Vocals:
Soprano- Armenia Sarkissian, Willow Eden, Charlene Caldwell
Alto- July Vitraniuk, Pam Benson, Willow Eden, Charlene Caldwell
Tenor- Graham Sparkman
Baritone- Corey Cerullo, Graham Sparkman
Bass- David Benson, Corey Cerullo
Chanting: Fr. Timothy Sas
Backing Vocals: KavyaKriti
Narration: Denys Lyubimov
Instruments:
Bass- Freddie Washington, Craig Young, Alex Al, Craig Nelson
Accordion- Martin Kutnar, Jeff Taylor
Guitar- Ramón Stagnaro
Percussion- Alex Acuña, Yashraj Singh Chouhan, KV Balakrishnan, Dunnie, Mc João, FP do Trem Bala, Intence, Beth Carvalho, Keita Ogawa
Qanun- Nadav Itzhak
Synthesizer- Brain Wayne Transeau, Edmond Clare, Blair Masters
Hurdy-Gurdy- Ruben Monteiro
Duduk- Lernik Khachatrian
Oud- Can Kandaz
Flute-Adam Taylor, Pinto Bella, Ace Schutte
Hammer Dulcimer- Ethan Gibbs
Sarangi- P. Deepak
Shehnai- Durgesh Bhosale
Tanpura- Dave Stringer, Stephane Pigeon
Sitar- Mahesh Pathmakumara
Harp- Sharlene Wallace
String Arrangements- Armenia Sarkissian, Avery Bright
Brass Arrangements- Jim Clark
Translators:
Tabita Bădilă
Nikkie A.
Ana Oniani
Mateusz Olszamowski
Album Art: Jenny Sorensen
Graphic Design: Ethan Gibbs
Special Thanks: The parishioners of Twelve Holy Apostles, Greek Orthodox Church, Duluth MN, for singing “Christos Anesti.”
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by: Graham Sparkman CR 2024, All rights reserved.
License
All rights reserved.
For twenty years, Graham Sparkman has actively been involved with multiple aspects of the music industry. Although he primarily works within the scope of audio engineering and music production, Graham has years of experience as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, arranger and composer.
Graham was born and raised in the small Appalachian town of Hazard, Kentucky.