Table of contents for Hope

Credits for Hope

8 compositions by: Newton Allen
with four cover songs:
"Gabriel's Oboe" - Ennio Morricone, "Angel" - Sarah McLachlan
"Gymnopedie" - Erik Satie, "Here Comes the Sun" - George Harrison
Produced by: Jacob Lawson and Newton Allen
Recorded at: Toy Box, Nashville, TN
Engineered and Mixed by: Jacob Lawson
Mastered by: Mike Haynes at 440 Digital, Nashville, TN
Cover and Packaging Design by: Linda Crossan

After the Storm

Piano: Newton Allen
Flute: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams

Reunion

Piano: Newton Allen
Violin: Jacob Lawson
Flute/Soprano Sax: Sam Levine
Percussion: Nathan Hoeft and Ron Sorbo

Hope

Piano: Newton Allen
Whistle: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams

If Not for You

Piano: Newton Allen
Soprano Sax: Sam Levine
Violin: Jacob Lawson
Percussion: Ron Sorbo

Gabriel's Oboe

Piano: Newton Allen
Flute: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams
Violin: Jacob Lawson

Angel

Piano: Newton Allen
Soprano Sax: Sam Levine
Violin: Jacob Lawson

Time Past

Piano: Newton Allen
Flute: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams
Violin: Jacob Lawson

Lost Innocence

Piano: Newton Allen
Soprano Sax: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams
Violin: Jacob Lawson

Here Comes the Sun

Piano: Newton Allen

Gymnopedie

Piano: Newton Allen
Flute/Clarinet: Sam Levine
Violin: Jacob Lawson

Meditation

Piano: Newton Allen
Whistle: Sam Levine
Violin: Jacob Lawson

After the Storm - Reprise

Piano: Newton Allen
Flute: Sam Levine
Cello: Julie Adams

Thankings and dedications

Special thanks to Sam and Jacob who were instrumental as usual in recording the music. Their many pointers, tips, suggestions as well as patience, encouragement, hard work, creativity, and friendship mean very much to me. My initial concern about living up to our first project was laid to rest rather quickley. This final result blows me away. Thank you again.

If Not for You is dedicated to my wife first and also to my children, Sarah, Newton, and Mary, and extended family, friends, mentors, teachers, colleagues, and ancestors. I recognize that in this life no one is an island and that we stand upon the shoulders of our forbears. We are knit together. The tremendous impact that we have upon one another and upon succeeding generations is an awe-inspiring and awesome responsibility.

Reunion is a party, a celebration of the above.

Meditation and After the Storm are quiet moments of reflection.

Lost Innocence is a most unusual song and makes me daydream.

The cover pieces are extraordinary music. Our arrangements are notable.

Time Past modulates from from one phase of life to another.

Hope was written starting on the day after Christmas 2001 at my younger brother's home, hoping for a better world, hoping for our savior and fulfilled dreams of the new year, and finally hoping for a better day after the storm.

How to reach us

E-mail: newtallen@gmail.com
Snail Mail: OPUS in Process, P.O. Box 128531, Nashville, TN 37212

Copyright information

© 1997 OPUS in Process Publishing Co. BMI. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Printed in U.S.A.