Album Notes

The Emperor Suite
A musical fantasy based upon the tales of a young emperor of ancient China, as he travelled along the silk road which connected China, with Asia Minor and the Mediterranean.
Graham Philip d'Ancey
Acclaimed, Award-winning Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, born in London, England, but lives in the Poitou Charente in France with his wife and a couple of stray cats.
Works Published, used/broadcast World-wide, Feature Films Inc.; The Next Best Thing (Madonna) TV/Radio Inc.; BBC, ITN, SKY, CBS, NBC, TF1, Walt Disney etc., Award Wining Film/documentary on the Ganges, India for COI, Musical Suite for Film/Video to promote COI/ United Kingdom. Modern Dance/ Ballet Inc.; Augustino Dance Company USA, Choreographer Alonzo King, San Francisco Ballet.
Now totally independent and creating the music he loves, Eastern, Ethnic or European Orchestral where ever the muse leads. Loves Ethnic instruments for their Pure expression and has over the years collected a few! the most treasured being the Chinese Zheng, (Fore-runner too and not to be confused with the Japanese Koto!) which among others is featured heavily on the new CD The Emperor Suite.
For the first time Samacand Alap & Gat ( Published; Boosey & Hawkes/ Cavendish ) as featured in the film ‘The Next Best Thing’ can be heard in full, having been re-mastered and edited. It was not included on the soundtrack CD of the film.