Jordan Nobles – The Night Sky

88 Constellations of the night sky arranged for solo harp

This album recreates the star map images of the 88 Constellations of the night sky as musical notation, arranged for solo harp by JUNO Award-winning composer Jordan Nobles.

The 88 tracks of The Night Sky are designed to be performed, or listened to, in order, or in ‘shuffle’ mode.

TRACKS:
1. Andromeda (The Chained Maiden); 2. Antlia (The Air Pump); 3. Apus (The Bird of Paradise); 4. Aquarius (The Water Bearer); 5. Aquila (The Eagle); 6. Ara (The Altar); 7. Aries (The Ram); 8. Auriga (The Charioteer); 9. Boötes (The Herdsman); 10. Caelum (The Chisel); 11. Camelopardalis (The Giraffe); 12. Cancer (The Crab); 13. Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs); 14. Canis Major (The Great Dog); 15. Canis Minor (The Lesser Dog); 16. Capricornus (The Sea Goat); 17. Carina (The Keel); 18. Cassiopeia (The Seated Queen); 19. Centaurus (The Centaur); 20. Cepheus (The King); 21. Cetus (The Sea Monster) ; 22. Chamaeleon (The Chameleon); 23. Circinus (The Drawing Compass); 24. Columba (The Dove); 25. Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair); 26. Corona Australis (The Southern Crown); 27. Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown); 28. Corvus (The Crow); 29. Crater (The Cup); 30. Crux (The Southern Cross); 31. Cygnus (The Swan); 32. Delphinus (The Dolphin); 33. Dorado (The Swordfish); 34. Draco (The Dragon); 35. Equuleus (The Little Horse); 36. Eridanus (The River); 37. Fornax (The Furnace); 38. Gemini (The Twins); 39. Grus (The Crane); 40. Hercules; 41. Horologium (The Pendulum Clock); 42. Hydra (The Female Water Snake); 43. Hydrus (The Male Water Snake); 44. Indus (The Indian); 45. Lacerta (The Lizard); 46. Leo (The Lion); 47. Leo Minor (The Lesser Lion); 48. Lepus (The Hare); 49. Libra (The Scales); 50. Lupus (The Wolf); 51. Lynx (The Lynx); 52. Lyra (The Lyre); 53. Mensa (The Table Mountain); 54. Microscopium (The Microscope); 55. Monoceros (The Unicorn); 56. Musca (The Fly); 57. Norma (The Carpenter’s Square); 58. Octans (The Octant); 59. Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer); 60. Orion (The Hunter); 61. Pavo (The Peacock); 62. Pegasus (The Winged Horse); 63. Perseus (The Hero); 64. Phoenix (The Phoenix); 65. Pictor (The Painter’s Easel); 66. Pisces (The Fishes); 67. Piscis Austrinus (The Southern Fish); 68. Puppis (The Stern); 69. Pyxis (The Mariner’s Compass); 70. Reticulum (The Reticle); 71. Sagitta (The Arrow); 72. Sagittarius (The Archer); 73. Scorpius (The Scorpion); 74. Sculptor (The Sculptor); 75. Scutum (The Shield); 76. Serpens (The Serpent); 77. Sextans (The Sextant); 78. Taurus (The Bull); 79. Telescopium (The Telescope); 80. Triangulum (The Triangle); 81. Triangulum Australe (The Southern Triangle); 82. Tucana (The Toucan); 83. Ursa Major (The Great Bear); 84. Ursa Minor (The Little Bear); 85. Vela (The Sails); 86. Virgo (The Virgin); 87. Volans (The Flying Fish) ; 88. Vulpecula (The Little Fox)

Composer: Jordan Nobles jordannobles.com
Performer: Janelle Nadeau, solo harp www.janellenadeau.com

The Night Sky is available from:

The Night Sky Poster Small
Poster available at Bandcamp

Recorded at NOVA Studios, North Vancouver, BC. in February 2024
Produced and edited by Jordan Nobles
Engineered by Mike Southworth

Special thanks to Janelle Nadeau, Kelly Nobles, Julian Nobles, and Katelin Rose Coleman.

This project was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.


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Jordan Nobles – composer
Composer Jordan Nobles is known for creating music filled with an “unearthly beauty” (Mondomagazine) that makes listeners want to “close (their) eyes and transcend into a cloud of music” (Discorder Magazine). He has won numerous awards for his work including a JUNO Award and a Western Canadian Music Award for ‘Classical Composition of the Year’. Jordan was also the recipient of the Jan V. Matejcek Award in recognition of ‘overall success in New Classical Music’ and was awarded the Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence ‘for his extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music’. He lives in Deep Cove, BC with his wife Kelly and their son Julian. www.jordannobles.com


Photo by Dejan Radovanovic


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