Optimistic Voices

Track Listings

1. Ice Cream #1: Good Humor Jingle/ Red Wing

2. Ice Cream Scene/ Overture

3. Twilight Time

4. One note samba

5. Si Bheag Si Mhor

6. Eleanor Plunkett

7. Carolan's Receipt

8. Optimistic Voices

9. Dinah

10. Wildwood Flower

11. Romance in E flat Major

12. Lone Star Waltz

13. If I only had a Brain

14. Wave

15. Ice Cream #2: Mr Softe Jingle

16. A handful of Keys

17. It really was no Miracle

18. Kleine Tonstucke: Commodetto

19. Over the Rainbow

20. Stardust

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Brien Engel is helping to revive and promote the art of glass music. His instrument is a glass harp, consisting of 50 goblets of various sizes, which he plays by rubbing the rims of the glasses with moistened fingers. In addition to being one of very few professional glass harpists in the world, Brien has made notable strides in bringing unusual and challenging styles of playing to the instrument, particularly as a jazz musician. Also in his repertoire are compositions written for the armonica, a glass instrument invented by Ben Franklin. Brien performs in a variety of venues across the United States and abroad.

Product Description
Brien Engel's first release, Optimistic Voices is a delightful melange of jazz and Celtic classics, ice cream jingles, and music for the glass armonica. Discerning jazz fans will appreciate hearing Jobim samba hits on the same program as classics such as Twilight Time and Stardust, along with visits to various themes from the movie The Wizard of Oz. The celestial sound of glass is instantly recognizable, but then Engel showcases his ability to delve much further into the possibilities of his medium-- getting his instrument to really swing, and also using live accompaniment not usually found on a glass recording, such as pedal steel guitar, and accordion.

Optimistic Voices,Brien Engel,Glass Harp Music

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