The Dreamer.nfo
Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer
1994 TELDEC
Total Length: 50:07
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18,573,490 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 01 Song of the Hills.flac
14,815,913 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 02 Lavender Shadows.flac
25,150,367 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 03 Paper Lanterns.flac
19,954,932 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 04 Vanity Fair.flac
31,715,047 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 05 Sun on the Moon.flac
18,869,762 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 06 Sea Dreams.flac
21,240,910 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 07 The Playground.flac
23,237,587 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 08 Echoes of the Heart.flac
16,009,920 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 09 Beyond the Valley.flac
17,318,951 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 10 Midnight Swan.flac
23,035,526 Romances for Alto Flute, Vol. 2; The Dreamer - 11 The Dreamer.flac
Tim Wheater
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When we hear the music of Tim Wheater, something stirs deep inside us. Something
powerful evoking emotions, stirring memories, and healing. This dynamic impact
is the result of a lifelong journey, a marriage combining exceptional experience
as a musician with a shaman's knowledge of the healing effect of music.
Unwavering in his insights on the power of music to penetrate our souls, Tim
approaches his music -- whether composing, performing, recording, producing or
lecturing on its healing abilities -- with the respect and wonder of a child and
the clear intent that only a true virtuoso attempts.
A prodigy born to the flute in his native England, Tim studied at the Guildhall
School of Music in London. News of his brilliance reached across the English
Channel to Paris where the French government provided a scholarship to study
with such musical notables as Marcel Moyse, Jean-Pierre Rampal and Roger
Bourdin. His formal education then led him to New York where he studied solo
technique at the Eastman School with one of the world's greatest wind instrument
masters, James Galway.
Returning to his homeland, his performing career began in earnest with
appearances with the London and Birmingham Symphony Orchestras and with notable
ensembles led by conductors Simon Rattle and Sir Adrian Bolt, among others. He
also played at musical events throughout Europe with his former teacher, James
Galway.
Yet in the early 1980s, this brilliant, world-class flautist with classical
training made a move which foreshadowed his eclectic musical insights and
evolving career direction. Joining Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, Tim became a
founding member of the alternative rock band, Eurythmics. Over the next three
years he played keyboards and wind instruments for the band, while learning
first-hand the thrill of successful recording and the rigors of performance
touring on both sides of the Atlantic.
Wheater's experience playing keyboards provided profound insights into how the
versatility of the synthesizer could be combined with the naturally sweet sound
of the flute to create beautiful melodies containing hidden, almost mystical
power.
Inspired by the creative liberation provided by contemporary music, Wheater left
Eurythmics to explore his singular form of musical expression and composition.
The release of his first solo album, Awakenings, attracted critical acclaim and
a powerful response from an unexpected quarter. He suddenly became deluged by
psychologists and other healing professionals who wanted to share their
observations on how his music had produced a healing effect on their patients.
At once shaken and intrigued by these stories of music and healing, Wheater
began a journey, a pilgrimage really, to explore the origins of human musical
expression. Through this personal search he discovered a rich, ages-old
tradition of music serving a pivotal role in healing the mind and body.
Ironically, just as his interest in the therapeutic power of music was
awakening, Wheater was stricken with aluminum sulfate poisoning. This substance
numbed and partially paralyzed his lips and fingers, making playing the flute
impossible. Even in the face of this painful situation, he pressed on in his
quest for knowledge.
Traveling the world -- from ancient and mystical India where he encountered the
richness of the voice as a musical instrument, to studies with American Indians
and other indigenous musicians who, like the didgeridoo playing Aborigines of
Australia, often enlisted eons-old instruments to contact wisdom deep within the
soul -- Wheater gradually increased his understanding into how sound and music
can tap into a deep healing energy. In the process of cultivating his own voice
as an instrument, he gradually healed himself and recovered the sensation in his
lips and hands.
Soon Wheater in demand as a speaker, giving voice to the concept of sound
healing. As his ability to play the flute returned, his compositions took on new
meaning as he expressed the profound insights gained from his pilgrimage. During
this period he also wrote musical scores for film and television and entered
into a multifaceted artistic collaboration with author and philosopher, Julia
Cameron (The Artist's Way). In audio projects with Julia Cameron, his composing
and flute expressions were joined by a new skill, recorded narration.
Wheater is also recognized as an emerging master of overtone chanting, having
taught the technique to literally thousands over the past decade. Through this
work, he encourages and supports each of us to find our true voice and to
express it freely and fully.
Wheater's more than 20 original albums present a broad pallet of sounds,
variously combining synthesizers, a selection of traditional and/or ancient
instruments and, often, instrumental or chorus-like use of human voices.
Tim Wheater's album project Incantation represents a mystical quest into the
soul. "Incantation is an exploration of my inner journey to a place of
open-heartedness," says Wheater, "celebrating a multi-faceted faith in the world
and all its mysterious beauty."
Incantation is a dynamic expression of Wheater's deep knowledge and experience
as a musician, combining his musical craftsmanship with his exceptional
abilities as a sound healer.
Of the music, James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy, says:
"Incantation evokes the deepest sense of the mystical."
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