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New American Hymnal

by Dave Meder

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1.
modern gothic 06:02
2.
invocation (call to worship) 00:48
3.
chorale (RFK on the death of MLK) 04:01
4.
adoration (for all that is good) 06:18
5.
chorale (disillusionment) [feat. Marty Jaffe] 02:03
6.
chant (our collective inaction) 09:36
7.
hope is the thing with feathers [feat. Isabel Crespo Pardo] 05:01
8.
chorale (press onward, abide with me) 04:31

about

'New American Hymnal' is a collection of worship songs, not in a religious sense, but rather for the American civic and cultural experiment.

It's a chance, in my small corner, to join many others who are taking a fresh look at what constitutes the creed of American culture, independent of any religion. Still, I use the metaphor of a hymnal to guide the structure of this work: a nod to the names of existing worship collections like the New English Hymnal or New Harmonia Sacra. I think of each work as a figurative meditation on an aspect of American civil life. Some works worship the good, some lament the bad, and others act as calls to action. But much like in a literal hymnal, these songs combine their various affects and messages into a unifying set of ideals.

See/read the full immersive digital liner notes at:

www.DaveMeder.com/NewAmericanHymnal

credits

released September 8, 2023

personnel:

Dave Meder - piano, vocals (tracks 6, 8)
Philip Dizack - trumpet
Marty Jaffe - bass
Michael Piolet - drums
Isabel Crespo Pardo - voice (track 7)

recorded March 24-25, 2023 by Michael Perez-Cisneros / Big Orange Sheep (Brooklyn, NY)

mixed/mastered March 27-28, 2023 by David Darlington / Bass Hit Studios (New York, NY)

all music composed by Dave Meder (Dave Meder Music - BMI)
© 2023 Dave Meder / Dave Meder Music (BMI)

track 3 includes “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.” (Robert F. Kennedy, 1968), speech audio (public domain) accessed via John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Online Archives

track 7 lyrics from “hope is the thing with feathers” (Emily Dickinson, public domain)

track 8 incorporates “Eventide / Abide With Me” (William Henry Monk / Henry Francis Lyte, public domain)

my profound and everlasting thanks to the following producers for their invaluable support of my work and creative practice:

Bill and Martha Sando, Susan and Steve Jewell-Larsen, Erdal Paksoy, Loriann Nalangan, Nathan Karakad, Paul Wolfe, Judy Watson, Elaine Spyker, Carole Fiore

Dave Meder is a Yamaha Artist
Yamaha CFX graciously provided by Yamaha Artist Services New York

This project is funded in part by the Pathways To Jazz grant, a donor advised fund of the Boulder County Arts Alliance.

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