http://www.paulschwartz.comPaul Schwartz - one of the world's leaders in creating eloquently-spiritual, modern-classical music that fully integrates elements of both pop and new age - reaffirms his preeminent position with State of Grace III, the latest volume in his series of original - music hymns and anthems.
Although serving as composer, arranger, conductor, pianist and producer on his recordings, Paul puts his music to the forefront and does not put his name on the covers of the State of Grace recordings. In addition, although a few of the pieces on his albums are instrumentals, most feature solo or chorus vocals by singers such as Lisbeth Scott and Rebecca Luker, both of whom Schwartz has worked with for many years. "I'm listed in the credits similarly to a film director," he explains. "I create the overall sound production, but I don't feel the need to be in the spotlight by myself."
State of Grace III and Paul Schwartz's other CDs can be purchased at stores nationwide, on the web at sites such as amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com, and at digital download locations such as iTunes. For more information about Paul, visit his website at paulschwartz.com.
In addition to the three State of Grace albums, Schwartz also is the creator of another best-selling spiritually-oriented series, Aria, Aria 2: New Horizons and Aria 3: Metamorphosis. He draws on his background as a classically-trained composer at the Royal College of Music in London and as a renowned conductor of Broadway shows (the original "Phantom of the Opera"). He has worked with Andre Previn, composed and recorded with Carlos Santana and David Foster, and written for John Groban. In addition, his family's history in Broadway and Hollywood film music, and his further musical studies in Italy, all left Paul uniquely prepared to create some of the most dynamic and acclaimed classical-pop music of our time.
The musical arrangements on State of Grace III are wide-ranging from modern pulsing rhythmic patterns to a piano-and-violin piece, and from small acoustic ensembles to large orchestrations. Schwartz plays piano, conducts a symphonic string orchestra, and uses his studio full of electronics to add color, but only using sounds that are uniquely electronic. "I never use a synthesizer to fake the sound of an orchestra." Schwartz wrote all of the music on the record (with the exception of the traditional spiritual "Beams of Heaven") and gathered the lyrics from varied sources including ancient texts as well as his primary vocalist, Lisbeth Scott.
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