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Bio: Composer Paul Gibson (b. 1952, Sacramento) received his B.M. <i>summa cum laude</i> from Mount St. Mary’s College (Los Angeles) and his M.A. in music composition from California State University, Northridge. In 1987, Gibson was commissioned to arrange hymns for the liturgies of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Los Angeles. In 1993, G.I.A. released <i>A Mass of Life</i>, a critically acclaimed CD, described by author and syndicated classical radio host Jim Svejda as “...one of those rare contemporary works which manages to be simultaneously provocative, challenging and instantly approachable...a consistently rewarding, deeply moving work.” Gibson’s <i>It Fell Upon the High Midnight</i> was a winner of the 2005 Christmas Carol Competition sponsored by American Composers Forum and VocalEssence. He received the Owen Award from OCP for “outstanding achievement in the field of liturgical music,” and CREATOR magazine named his <i>Veni Sancte Spiritus</i> one of the ten best sacred works of 2001. The <i>Los Angeles Times</i> described Gibson’s <i>Salve Regina</i> as “music of vaulting exaltation,” and his work has been broadcast on hundreds of radio stations across North America. His main publisher is ECS Publishing, but his music is also available from Alliance , Fatrock Ink, G.I.A. Publications, OCP Publications, Morning Star, and Trinitas. Paul Salamunovich, Philip Brunelle, and Grant Gershon are among many choral conductors who have performed his pieces.

Chaski [CHAH-ski] means "messenger" in the Incan language of Quechua [KECH-wah]. In the spirit of this Andean traveler, Chaski bring to its audiences classical, Celtic, and Latin American folk music featuring all kinds of flutes and harps. Based in Austin, Texas, Chaski has performed together since 1985 and has toured the United States, Costa Rica, Venezuela, England, and Scotland. Five independently produced recordings, Chaski (1989), Pacha Mama (1991), El sariri (1995), Unay (2000), and Viracocha (2005) feature selections from Chaski's repertoire on flute, sikus (panpipes), quena, flauto traverso, harp, cuatro, guitar, charango, bombo, maracas and other instruments. Chaski was featured on the soundtrack of 2006 IMAX film Ride Around the World: A Cowboy Adventure.

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