New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Composer Gregory W. Brown's classical piece 'Missa Charles Darwin' is "having a moment," according to the
Boston Globe. The composition plays a role in the plot of the just-released thriller 'Origin' written by Gregory's brother, multimillion-selling author Dan Brown. The New York Times also just ran a feature on Gregory and his work, calling it "bracing…the piece may sound like Renaissance polyphony, but its score also nods to modern science."
'Missa Charles Darwin' was just released as a remastered special edition deluxe package on PARMA Recordings/Navona Records, a select number of which include a limited edition photograph hand signed by the composer and author.
Read the full New York Times feature here, which quotes Dan Brown as crediting 'Missa Charles Darwin' for "helping spark the earliest notions of ['Origin']": https://nyti.ms/2y4zga2
Like the book that features it, 'Missa Charles Darwin' embodies a sense of history, discovery, and adventure. It takes the form of a Catholic Mass but swaps out the traditional Latin for texts written by Charles Darwin. In doing so, it brilliantly interrogates the relationship between science and religion. In a book series that thrives on solving historical clues with real-world impact, 'Missa Charles Darwin''s fascinating scientific backstory fits right in.
Read the full
Boston Globe feature here, in which Gregory discusses the origins of 'Missa Charles Darwin' and how it feels to have millions of 'Da Vinci Code' fans read about it: https://bit.ly/2xVeudx
The special edition deluxe packages of 'Missa Charles Darwin' include an all-new remastering of 'Missa Charles Darwin' (recorded by the GRAMMY-nominated New York Polyphony) as well as liner notes, biographies, and excerpts from the
Darwin texts featured in the music.
Order a signed deluxe package and download digital copies of 'Missa Charles Darwin' here: https://bit.ly/MCDExplore
All of Gregory's proceeds from this release are being donated to musical education charities including Chorus America, American Choral Directors Association, and the International Society for
Music Education.
About Gregory W. Brown:
Gregory is an award-winning composer, conductor, and electroacoustic musician based out of Western Massachusetts whose work has been performed throughout the United States and Europe. 'Missa Charles Darwin' was notably performed at Berlin's
Natural History Museum underneath the largest dinosaur fossil mounting on Earth. www.gregorywbrown.com
About PARMA Recordings:
Since 2008, PARMA Recordings has provided a turn-key solution for virtually every aspect of music production, including project planning, logistics, contracting, studio recording, audio post, graphic design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, licensing, publishing, and intellectual property management. Their music is released on the Navona Records, Big
Round Records, Ravello Records, and Ansonica Records labels. www.parmarecordings.com
