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Now available from Dead.net!
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Dead Symphony no. 6
An Orchestral Tribute to the Music of the
Grateful Dead |
Available near you at one of these very cool THINK INDIE stores
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 Cover art by Barry Williams
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"What a delightful and unexpected treat it was when I popped Lee Johnson's Dead Symphony #6 into my CD player
and discovered that the Georgia-based composer and educator had succeeded in creating a work of great passion,
depth, subtlety and imagination. It wiped away my cynicism real fast, and made me curious to find out more
about the man who put it together, and the thinking behind this extraordinary work.""
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Blair Jackson, Dead.net
"The essence of the Dead's music was improvisation, and the root of that is an attitude that says transformation is at the
center of all art. Dead Symphony takes different fragments of the Dead's music and reweaves them into a sparkling tapestry
that satisfies a whole 'nother realm of possibility."
Dennis McNally, Grateful Dead Historian and Publicist
The most completely realized symphonic masterwork of the music of the Grateful Dead.
Proof of what Deadheads have known all along -- what they have been hearing and experiencing is bigger than mere words have ever
been able to describe. When Dead Symphony no. 6 finds its way into your local concert hall, dancing might be a slight problem
but the listening will be sweet.
It was "China Doll" that opened the door for Lee Johnson, initiating his personal journey into the Dead, through an introduction by
longtime fan and music producer, Mike Adams. Mike took the Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich loving composer and introduced
him to American roots music, as exemplified, by the Grateful Dead. Each and every recording, score, and lyric that was experienced
and studied helped to pass the genetic material of the Dead's core essence into Lee's creative compositional mind. Johnson's
symphonies now number eight and his body of work includes DVD Symphonic Films, and works for every genre.
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