[NEohioPAL]Neil Zaza

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Neil Zaza's latest project, "One Silent Night..." 

Instrumental guitarist Neil Zaza's latest project, "One Silent Night..." 
Volumes 1 and 2, finds Neil interpreting holiday classics in a totally 
different and unique way. Neil has had the opportunity to put his musical 
fingerprint on some favorite Christmas classics.  

Sponsored by WMMS, "One Silent Night..." concert premiere lands at the Palace 
Theatre at Playhouse Square on December 21.  If you are a fan of Rock music, 
Classical music, Christmas music, or Orchestral music of any sort, this is 
going to really satisfy that musical hunger.  Cleveland will be alive and 
well on the 21st of December!

WMMS will be broadcasting live from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum 
for the CD release party on Saturday December 7 at 2:00pm. There will be 
ticket and CD giveaways, a concert preview, autographs and more.

Four years in the making, this project has evolved though many stages before 
it's completion as we hear it today.  It began with Tim Bradford, supplying 
keyboard and orchestral arrangements via his Kurzweil keyboard.  From there, 
the band instrumentation (drums, bass, guitar) was added.  CIM's Paul Leary 
orchestrated the scores for full ensemble while Fred Patterson II prepared 
the orchestra for recording.  
Neil:  "There is nothing like the majestic sound of a live orchestra, it was 
the only way to go on this project...the music demands it.  It was 
magnificent to finally hear these song in all their glory...it was a very 
intense and rewarding process."

The comparison to other holiday acts, (such as The Transiberian Orchestra), 
are expected because of the kind of material that is being presented, but the 
musical direction is  different.  Neil wanted to specifically stay away from 
'pop' sounding holiday staples made electric, and focus more on material that 
had more depth, allowing for intense melodies and invertionary chord changes. 
The Cleveland Rock Orchestra, live and unplugged gives the material it's 
classical roots, while Neil's guitar functions as the voice of the soaring 
electric melodies. 

The Musicians:
Neil Zaza-Guitar
The Neil Zaza Band:
Timothy M. Bradford-Keyboards
Bill Cioce-Drums
Greg Henderson-Bass
Ray Liptak-Bass and Guitar
with
The Cleveland Rock Orchestra
Conductor- Fred Patterson II

One Silent Night...
at The Palace Theatre at Playhouse Square  Saturday December 21, 2002
Produced by Julie Matthews
Musical arrangements by Timothy M. Bradford
Orchestral scores by Paul Leary
Production Supervisor: Ray Liptak
Sound Engineer: Jeff Hair

The songs:
"One Silent Night..." Volume 1:
1. Carol of the Bells
2. Joy to the World
3. Do You Hear What I Hear?
4. Oh Holy Night
5. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
7. Little Drummer Boy
8. The First Noel
9. Emmanual
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"One Silent Night..." Volume 2:
1. Silent Night
2. Oh Christmas Tree
3. Angels We Have Heard on High
4. Hark! The Herals Angels Sing
5. The Lord's Prayer
6. Away in the Manger
7. Panis Angelicus
8. God Rest Ye Weary Gentlemen
9. Handel's Messiah
10. The Christmas Song