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‘Pilgrimage’ new album by Meg Bowles in Peaceful Radio Show 1494

17 June 2022 Artists

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Pilgrimage explores a more cinematic ambientorchestralstyle that incorporatesspacious
atmospheric textures evoking meteorological
phenomena and other poetic elementsthat form
an accompanying dreamscape along the path of
a life journey.

Connecticut based composer-synthesist Meg Bowles(b.1957) began her musical journey asflutist and completed
formalstudiesin classical music performance at both Northwestern and Boston Universities. She earned an M.B.A.
in finance from Columbia University in 1984 and worked as a derivativestrader for a number of years before leaving
the field to pursue advanced studiesin Jungian psychology and to create ambient electronic music.
Meg’sfirst two CDs, Inner Space and Solstice Dreams, were released in 1993, followed by critically-acclaimed Blue
Cosmosin 1996. Her musical association with David Bilger, Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
resulted in several commissioned worksfor trumpet and fixed media. The first of these commissions, Night Sun
Journey, was premiered by Mr. Bilger at the 1996 International Trumpet Guild Brassfest, followed by the premiere
of Places Where Rivers Meet at Washington National Cathedral in 1997. These pieces and other worksfor trumpet
and fixed media are included in her CD From the Dark Earth (1999), with David Bilger asthe featured soloist.
Meg’sfifth CD, A Quiet Light (2011) – a collection ofsix contemplative ambient works which explore reflections of
the numinousin nature – wasfollowed by two award-winning releases, The Shimmering Land (2013), and Evensong:
Canticlesfor the Earth (2018), the latter a meditative reflection upon the ritualspaces of evening. Both albums were
voted Best Ambient Album by Zone Music Reporter.
Meg’s newest CD, Pilgrimage (2022), explores a more cinematic ambient-orchestralstyle that incorporatesspacious
atmospheric textures evoking meteorological phenomena and other poetic elementsthat form an accompanying
dreamscape along the path of a life journey.
In addition to receiving airplay on varioussyndicated programssuch as Echoes and Music from the Hearts of Space,
Meg’s work has appeared on several compilation albums- The Other World (Hypnos Recordings 1998), Soundscape
Gallery 2 (Lektronic Soundscapes, 1998), and two albumsreleased by the Mindful Music Association – A Better Life
(2019) and Focus Zone – Music for Studying (2021).
Meg’s co-producer and mastering engineer for her recordingsis her husband Richard Price, a Grammy awardwinning producer, mastering engineer, and president of Candlewood Digital LLC, a classical music recording
company based in New Fairfield, Connecticut.
Meg is a licensed psychoanalyst, choralsinger, avid gardener, and local wildlife connoisseur.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ancient Paths 7.06
2. Cave of Secrets 6.45
3. Cloudburst Over a Parched Land 9.49
4. Mountains Reaching for Stars 12.44
5. Luminous Garden of Repose 8.57
6. Source of Enduring Light 8.58

Run Time 54:22

LINKS TO PURCHASE MUSIC
megbowlesmusic.com
megbowlesmusic.bandcamp.com

CONTACT
info@megbowlesmusic.com
megbowlesmusic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meg.bowles1/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glacial_dawn/

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