Album Notes

Dear Listener:

Somewhere in my dreams’ memories, the idea behind Crystalline Dream and the Threshold album had been haunting me until I was fortunate enough to bring them to life. Most of the music and themes on the album were realized when I was dreaming and jotted down upon awakening.

The Crystalline Dream album is comprised of eleven pieces and are meant to be as an unfolding dream. As you slip from consciousness before falling asleep, you cross the Threshold and then slip into a dream state as you journey through Ethereal Gauze and further into the dream.

My wish is for you to join me on this musical journey to relax and hopefully be taken to a different place of reflection and discovery.
Harmoniously - Richard

Musicians

Richard Ross • Keyboards, winds, percussion, & voice
Korey Ross • Guitars

Instruments used on the Crystalline Dream recording are; flute, alto flute, soprano recorder, tenor recorder, chimes, Tibetan prayer bell, gong, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, voice, piano, various percussion, recorded sounds from the nature, and synthesizer.

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Bio - Richard Ross composer, poet, and visual artist, holds a Masters Degree in Music Composition from the University of Oregon at Eugene. In addition to being a performing musician at the Oregon Shakespearian Festival at Ashland, he also composed music for the Black Swan production of Medea by Euripides on traditional and contemporary instruments. "I Sit and Look Out" (text by Walt Whitman)was premiered by the Sonoma County Chorus, and "Natures Songs" (test by Henry David Thoreau) was premiered by California Choral Artist in San Francisco at St. Agnes Cathedral. “Laughing Moon” CD was released in 2002. Richard was a recipient of the Outstanding New Composition award for A Call for New Music from Fresno State University Music Department and a Merit Award winner of the Second Annual Juried Competition for Original New Music Compositions from Sebastopol Center for the Arts in 2003. Richard is a member of ASCAP and The American Composers Forum.