Transglobal Holy Music

A special version of "Come Holy Ghost/Enkindle" (Kataphatic Charismatic remix) by Kataluma is available for a limited time as free download at www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living.
 
 Kataluma is the name of an occasional coalescence of Wisconsin musicians and creatives. In this instance, it comprises John Tanner, Sue Bruk, Bob Monagle and Mark Kolter, who fashioned a transglobal approach to the hymn “Come Holy Ghost/Enkindle” as an energetic meditation for Catholic young adults. Those recently confirmed and those preparing to attend World Youth Day in Sydney Australia.“Come Holy Ghost/Enkindle” begins with a ‘summons’ to Sydney, played on an Aborigine Didgeridoo. Just as Catholic youth from around the world will bring their own culture and gifts to Sydney, you might then hear bits and pieces of different rhythms, from Catalonian to Congolese, and instruments all over – a saz, or Lute from Greece, accordion from Germany, electric guitar and dulcimer from the United States, Kalimba from Angola, Rain Stick from Guatemala, Harp from Ireland.
 
 Tanner is an experienced studio musician and highly regarded composer, with over twenty years of experience in scoring, arranging and music composition for television, radio, and theatre. His music is heard in commercials for Sprint, Birds Eye, Sears and as original scores and arrangements for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s “A Christmas Carol” since 1984, the American Player Theatre’s productions of “Richard III”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Phedre”, and “The Learned Ladies”.
 
 Tanner engineered the Violent Femmes’ album, “Violent Femmes”, which garnered both Gold and Platinum sales certification. His commercial music has won numerous awards, including Golden Reel Awards from the International Television Association for industrial video projects; Telly Awards; national, regional and local American Advertising Federation “Addys”, Silver Microphone awards, and RAC Awards for retail advertising. Find out more at http://www.tannermonagle.com.
 
 Bruk’s exceptional singing can be heard in many different commercials and productions, and she also sings with ‘Sacrifice of Praise”. http://www.sacrificeofpraiseonline.com.
 
 Kolter is a songwriter and creative counsel. “I thought those traveling to Catholic World Youth Day, and those who wanted to go but couldn’t, might appreciate enjoy a song that was uplifting, and also incorporated instrumentations and rhythms from around the world. “Come Holy Ghost” seemed appropriate since the theme correlated with the “Holy Spirit” theme of World Youth Day 2008.
 
 “ ‘Enkindle’ evolved from another instrumental “Tangiers Lantern Twilight” that evoked a geographic journey into the spiritual journey of traveling to WYD. Now it’s sort of fused together with “Come Holy Ghost”, less a medley, more a musical marriage.”
 
 “In deference to Pope Benedict XVI’s favorite composer, we even mixed in a brief passage from Mozart’s ‘Rondo Alla Turca’. Also, there’s a bit of Gregorian Chant mixed.
 
 Said Kolter “We recorded several verses, and took sort of a ‘remix’ approach to structuring the basic material. We decided to end with the first half of verse three, with respect to the many pilgrims coming to WYD who recently have been or soon will be confirmed and becoming spiritual adults, invested with “the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit”. It’s open ended – just like being confirmed: what will you do with gifts you’ve been given?”