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Jennifer Griffin Chesney, Soprano
Richard Nechamkin, Piano
Recorded live in concert at Donnell Library Center, New York City, November 2004
An excerpt from The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown:
"…Look around you. Her story is being told in art, music, and books. More so every day. The pendulum is swinging. We are starting to sense the dangers of our history…and of our destructive paths. We are beginning to sense the need to restore the sacred feminine….Sing her song. The world needs modern troubadours."
As a modern troubadour, I took these words to heart. Investigating the centuries of song and opera repertoire, I was amazed and humbled to find so many references to the mysterious She in all the same secrecy and code Dan Brown unravels in The Da Vinci Code.
In these songs, you will hear reference to the Star, the Sea, the Rose, the Chalice, the Garden. These songs sing of "secret worship", to the "the Source of all Love". And She is called by her many names – Hebe, Ceres, Chloris, Phoebus, Minerva, Cybele, Pomona, Flora, Aphrodite, Harmony, Muse, Diva, Maria, Magdalena, and even Urania, who to this day stands over Isaac Newton's tomb in Westminster.
Today, may we all be "drinkers of freedom" from the "amethyst chalice" and may these songs help to "scatter her peace on the Earth."
Hailed as an "impressive voice with subtlety and range" by National Public Radio, soprano Jennifer Griffin Chesney has a rich, sensual sound tailor-made for her sophisticated and dynamic interpretations of Romantic Art Song and opera, particularly in the works of Strauss, Wagner, Puccini and Weill.
Her first album, 'Miles Apart', can also be purchased on CafePress at www.cafepress.com/jkg
Visit her full website at www.DivaJennifer.com
