Album Notes

TONY RICH, Grammy Award winning musician is one of America's foremost composers. Tony created the music for "A New Understanding of Peace" because he believes in the premise. He is a truly gifted talent who is comfortable both writing music and performing.

Perhaps best known for his hit album The Tony Rich Project: Words, Tony has made major contributions to the field of gospel and inspirational music, writing for top artists.

A musician who can cross the boundaries of different musical genres with ease, his composition for "A New Understanding of Peace" is a masterpiece.

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Sheila Evans, narrator and co-author is an actress, and educator and teaches acting for animators at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Sheila has narrated several audio books for children for Troll Books, including "Let's Tell Time," "Let's Go to School," "Hugs All Around," and "Bubble Trouble Ghost." She has a Master of Science degree in Education with honors from the City College of New York and wrote her thesis on Listening. Her voice can be heard on "Literature of the Harlem Renaissance" and "Paul Robeson, the Actor" also on cdbaby. A hospice visit and a trip to Israel gave her the concept for this project and confirmed its importance respectively. She co-wrote the text for "A New Understanding of Peace" with Lynda Jeffries.

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Lynda Jeffries co-author, is the Director of Christian Education at the Historic Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit. She is also president of the management consulting firm LJI. She is a brilliant facilitator and speaker whose management workshops are in demand throughout the country. Having spent years in the corporate arena as an executive trainer, she has helped countless managers reach peak performance. She has years of human resources and performance improvement experience. She consults in diversity inclusion, conflict resolution, team building, performance management, and effective communication, and is a member of the Leadership Group.