Gymnosphere: Song of the Rose

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Before New Age hit terra firms at the dawn of the 1980s, the classically-trained Bay Area composer Jordan de la Sierra's consciousness soared with cosmic concepts. With cues and lessons from the great minimalists La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Pandit Pran Nath, and help from the venerable public radio program Hearts of Space, de la Sierra embarked on a journey in alternate tunings and resounding reverberations, transporting entranced listeners from the Golden Gates to the intergalactic.