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Black Madonna
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This song was created by: Marlon Kempmann (Doctor Memory) Phil Ogison Tad Winklarz
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"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams" - Arthur O'Shaughnessy
I received formal training at The Conservatory of Music in Poland. Toured as a singer internationally with the award-winning Gdansk Medical Academy Choir performing a cappella music, oratorio, gospel as well as various other musical styles. I held the position of accompanist, vocal coach, and performer at the Gdansk National Theatre. The particular play I was involved in was political in nature, with anti-communist overtones. We celebrated over one hundred performances, all to a sold out house. In November 1981 we had the honor to bring the play to the shipyard workers, who had been on lockdown for several weeks, at a crucial moment of the Labor Union "Solidarity" movement under the leadership of Lech Walesa. Just a few days later I was part of the performance of Mozart's Requiem, with the choir and Gdansk Philharmonic Orchestra to honor the fallen workers murdered by the communist regime. The concert was broadcast live from a famous Cathedral thru loudspeakers to over a million people outside. It truly was an unforgettable moment. One week later, I left the country. But that's another story. In late 1984 I became a member of Chalk Circle as a songwriter, keyboard, and saxophone player. The band recorded two platinum and one certified gold album. We landed a Japanese and German record deal and performed at a festival in East Berlin just months before the fall of the Berlin wall. The promotional tour in support of the Japanese release as well as an appearance at the Tokyo Music Festival was abruptly canceled one day before departure due to the passing of Emperor Hirohito. This sent the country into weeks of mourning and the canceling of all entertainment events. Chalk Circle toured internationally as a headliner and shared the stage with bands such as Crowded House, Tears for Fears, Rush, The Waterboys, Tom Cochrane, Kim Mitchell, The Tragically Hip, Brian Setzer, Jeff Healey, Sarah McLachlan, Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked and many others. We produced eight music videos in support of the singles. In 2006 Universal Music Canada released a Best of Chalk Circle compilation album as part of their ''20th Century Masters'' series. The band reunited for a sold-out reunion performance in Toronto in 2006. Over the last 25 years, I have worked on numerous projects including feature films, award-winning documentaries, and television series. My work includes the position of a composer, music director, producer, and sound engineer. In 2003 I was involved in a side project called Cybermonkey. The most popular album, Karma Wheels was nominated by the JPF Music Awards as the best ambient album and the composition Gdansk was nominated as the best ambient song of the year. I train and prepare piano students for the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations, auditions for University-level music programs, piano competitions, festivals, and various recitals. I find this work very rewarding and satisfying. I have mentored hundreds of young musicians and shared my knowledge and experience in the music industry. In July of 2019, my students and I enjoyed our twentieth recital since joining the Long and McQuade Music Education Centre. To watch these impressive young people you can find many videos on my YouTube channel. I'm currently creating a music book of classical compositions for piano and as always writing new music in various genres. Enjoy over 8 hours of my original work on the audio player at the bottom of this page. Thanks for listening and I look forward to your future visits.
Song Info
Genre
World World General
Charts
Peak #33
Peak in subgenre #16
Author
Cybermonkey
Rights
SOCAN 1998
Uploaded
February 04, 2007
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MP3 8.5 MB 128 kbps 9:15
Story behind the song
This song was created by: Marlon Kempmann (Doctor Memory) Phil Ogison and Tad Winklarz (the original Cybermonkey members). From the album "Stasis/Flux" The Black Madonna of Czêestochowa (Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Czêestochowska in Polish) icon was, according to legend, painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on a cypress table top from the house of the Holy Family. The picture shows the Madonna in fleur de lys robes. The painting displays a traditional composition derived from the icons of Eastern Orthodoxy. The Virgin Mary is shown as the "Hodegetria" ("One Who Shows the Way"). In it the Virgin directs attention away from herself, gesturing with her right hand toward Jesus as the source of salvation. In turn, the child extends his right hand toward the viewer in blessing while holding a book of gospels in his left hand. One of the oldest documents from Jasna Góóra states that the picture travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople, to finally reach Czêestochowa in August 1382. The Black Madonna is credited with miraculously saving the monastery of Jasna Góóra (English: Bright Mount) from a Swedish 17th century invasion, The Deluge, which actually changed the course of the war. This event led King Jan Kazimierz to "crown" Our Lady of Czêestochowa ("the Black Madonna") as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwóów on April 1, 1656. One legend concerning the Black Madonna of Czêestochowa is that the presence of the holy painting saved its church from being destroyed in a fire, but not before the flames darkened the fleshtone pigments. The legend concerning the two scars on the Black Madonnna's right cheek is that a Hussite robber drew his sword upon the image and inflicted two deep strikes. When the robber tried to inflict a third strike, he fell to the ground and squirmed in agony until his death. Despite past attempts to repair these scars, they had always reappeared. [1] A Catholic prayer has been written in devotion to Our Lady of Czêestochowa. It is to be said by the faithful every morning upon waking up:
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Holy Mother of Czêestochowa, you are full of grace, goodness and mercy. I consecrate to you all my thoughts, words and actions, my soul and body. I humbly beseech your blessings and especially your prayers for my salvation. Today I turn myself to you, good mother, totally, with body and soul amid joy and suffering to obtain for myself and others your blessings on this earth and eternal life in heaven. Amen. As a result of the Black Madonna, Czêestochowa is regarded as the holiest city in Poland, with a pilgrimage made there every year by Christians.
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