Book of Rhapsodies Volume II
Book of Rhapsodies Vol. II is the fourth album from the Ghost Train Orchestra. The album continues where the Book of Rhapsodies left off, with surreal new re-imaginings of early third stream music by composers from the late 1930s working with unusual instrumentation such as Alec Wilder, Reginald Foresythe, and Hal Herzon. The album was recorded in 2015 by Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording Studios and mixed by Danny Blume and Brian Carpenter at Hidden Quarry Studios in Woodstock NY. Release date October 20 2017.
1. Confusion Among a Fleet of Taxicabs
2. Hare and the Hounds
3. A Hymn to Darkness Part I: Deep Forest
4. Pedigree on a Pomander Walk
5. Walking Home in Spring
6. Deserted Ballroom
7. A Little Girl Grows Up
8. Fantasy Impromptu
9. Kindergarten Flower Pageant
10. A Hymn to Darkness Part II: Lament for Congo
11. The House Detective Registers
12. Garden of Weed
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA
Brian Carpenter - trumpet, arrangements
Ron Caswell - tuba
Mazz Swift - violin, vocals
Dennis Lichtman - clarinet
Petr Cancura - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
Ben Kono - alto saxophone, flute
Curtis Hasselbring - trombone
Evan Price - violin
Emily Bookwalter - viola
Jordan Voelker - viola, saw
Avi Bortnick - guitar
Michael Bates - double bass
Rob Garcia - drums
Rob Reich - accordion
ADULT CHOIR:
Aubrey Johnson - soprano
Katie Seiler - mezzo-soprano
Mazz Swift - alto
Tomas Cruz - tenor
Brian Carpenter - baritone
Joe Chappell - bass
CHILDREN'S CHOIR:
Boston City Singers Children's Chorus directed by Wendy Silverberg
Lucy Alexander
Lucas Berman
Anisa Brown
Gita Drummond
Hannah Erickson
Alexandra Mahajan
Nina Mazereeuw
Ava Posiko
Layla Posiko
Kiera Putrih
Annie Stone-Peterson
Noah Woods - artwork
Lure Design - design and layout