We’re now in the final throes of recording and mixing Julia Wade’s new CD, Silk Road – Inspirational Journeys Across Planet Earth.  Some of the material of this new work was actually started nearly two years ago and then the project was tabled when we developed her Solos CD as a farewell gift to the Christian Science community when she finished her tenure as Soloist in Boston.

But we knew we had something really interesting going in Silk Road and we couldn’t wait to get beck to it.

The CD is due to hit the streets in early December and will be our major impetus throughout the holiday season.  She has just two more vocals to complete, all the orchestrations are completed and by the end of this next week I’ll be half way through the mixing.

It’s simply a most special project.  You’ll say, “Aren’t they all?” and I must answer, “Of course, but this one’s, for both of us, particularly transforming.”

Silk Road marks Julia’s arrival at the threshold of a new evolution in her music.  Her departure from her past carries forth her commitment to inspire through song not only on a sacred level, but also with an in depth look at the issues of our world at large and the individual human condition.

So it’s an album of songs that will continue to inspire her growing fan base with fresh new looks at spiritual reach through songs like Thinking Made It So and Julie Gold’s When He Walks With Me, but it also ventures into new territory dealing with the issues of our world today.

For the first time she now tries her hand at lyric writing and scores instantly with her own thoughts on What Peace Looks Like from the perspective of three children of the world from Uganda, the Sudan, and the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica.  The title song, Silk Road, promises a comparison of the ancient Silk Roads spanning China, Tibet and Europe with the modern day impact of the Internet.

And then there are the songs of love …

Michel LeGrand, and Alan and Marilyn Bergman’s gorgeous On My Way To You gets an equally gorgeous interpretation by Julia.  It’s one of my own personal favorites on the album.  She also adds three other songs that come from her and my own personal experience as we have travelled down this road together.

If you’re a fan you’ll find here great growth on both our parts.  We’re excited about that and know that this growth is simply a continuation of our efforts to inspire through music.  The opportunity to continue to produce on a quality level consistently is paramount to this venture.  Your support enables that.  For this we are most grateful.

If you’re new to Julia’s music, welcome!  Here you’ll find not only a voice that is a world-class instrument, but an internal commitment to the ideas of each song that is pretty special as well.  That’s what makes her a gifted artist.

So here’s one for the Christmas Holidays – not a Christmas Album per se, but the makings of some most inspirational Christmas presents for family and friends.

Stay tuned for much more …