Prayer for Compassion,
released January 20, 2009,
represents one of the deepest and most creative experiences of my life.
My long-time producer and colleague, Mickey Houlihan, and I
have patiently worked with this music for ten years.
Each title represents a journey into a way of being that, for us, holds the world together.
We have used the studio as an impressionist painter might use a palette.
Mickey and his wonderful friends at Wind Over The Earth and Immersive Studios have used technologies and techniques both old and new to help each composition find its way into being.
Eight String Religion,
released in 1993,
is one of the all-time
favorite creations of my collaborations with Mickey.
Like Prayer for Compassion, this project also took many years to create.
It also reveals the process of deep listening that has become central to our work together.
This past season has also produced the inspirational duo CD with the gifted Eve Kodiak,
The Return of Desire: Improvisations.
This freely improvised acoustic music for Cello and Piano was created in a few short sessions
of intense listening.
This album nods toward both our classical roots, and our love for extending
these into various styles.
Finally, for those of you who love Poetry as I do, please check out
The Tao of Poetry with my long time colleague
Chungliang Al Hung.
The ancient and modern poetry from China spoken both in English and Chinese is a deep and
philosophical tribute to the great legacy that can guide us in these modern times.
Thank you for your support and love for all these many years!
— David Darling
Upcoming Events
click on the date for more information:
May 18-20, 2010:
The Zen of Poetry. Chungliang Al Huang and David Darling. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
June 11 and 12, 2010:
Evensongs for the Soul. Chant and Cello in Concert Improvisations. David Darling and Norma Gentile.
Toronto, ON (June 11) and Guelph, ON (June 12).
June 18-20, 2010:
Leaving the Village,
Finding the Forest - exploring the soul and the land in poetry, myth, and music, two evenings and a daylong workshop exploring language, landscape, and ritual. Poet Coleman Barks, storyteller Martin Shaw, poet Lisa Starr, and cellist David Darling are all involved. Point Reyes, CA
Please enjoy the music samplers that are on many pages on my site.
Here are some tracks from various recording projects.
For all my recordings, visit the Recordings Page.
This edition of Eight String Religion was undertaken by Winston Ma of First Impression Music. Extreme care was taken to re-master the original recording tapes to DXD Format (24-bit 352.8KHz) for superb sound quality. The package is completed with extensive liner notes.
For more than a decade, Chungliang Al Huang and David Darling have been exploring the development of a series of Chinese poetry recordings. The first in this series of CDs is finally completed with poetry by eleven Chinese poets.
