John Psathas - View From Olympus

John Psathas View From Olympus

"The VIEW FROM OLYMPUS album suggests that John Psathas is one of the most exciting composers working anywhere today. This is vital, wholly original, instantly appealing, obviously important music."

Jim Svejda KUSC FM (USA)

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John Psathas is best known for his ceremonial music for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

But now it's the sheer energy of his own music which is marking him out as a potent artistic force across a diverse range of listeners.. MORE

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NZSO

Omnifenix (Saxophone) Concerto
NATHAN HAINES, Sax
RON SAMSOM, Drums
HAMISH McKEICH, Conductor

NZ Made Concert
25 May Town Hall, Wellington

Performers

	> Pedro Carneiro Percussion
	> Michael Houstoun Piano
	> Joshua Redman Saxophone

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free preview length MP3 excerpts are now available HERE

> reviews just in

“I’m just stunned..”

“expertly propelled by the biggest band in the land”

“Beautiful production from Rattle records..”

“The colours in View from Olympus spill and radiate from the first page”

“a shimmering wonder”

“In classical music terms, this is The Lord of the Rings”

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> Behind the Scenes

Follow the album’s progress thru the composer’s eyes and ears via John’s studio log - covering the all the sessions, production right through to the launch and beyond.

> live Performances

The album’s launch coincided with an unprecedentedly busy week of Psathas concerto performances. MORE

>Number One On NZ Classical Charts for five MONTHS!

View From Olympus shot to number one where it stayed for 5 months. MORE

getting View from olympus

Online

You can buy 'hard copy' VFO from OpusCDs or SouNZ now. A range of online outlets, including at this site, are in development for both the physical album and legal downloads.

In New Zealand

The album is availabe via all good stores including The CD Store, Real Groovy and specialist retailers throughout NZ.

International

International licensing and distribution is still some time away. In the meantime, you will be able to obtain the album in ‘hard copy’ ‘mailorder’ or download shortly via NZ online stores.