From Chip

I listened to Kobutsu's recording. It's interesting, the parallel he
draws.
Who knew a mystical Catholic word could become a mystical Bhuddist
word? I
heard an interview with Ravi Shankar's daughter, I forget her name, she
talks about how important the m sound in om is, that you have to hold
it and
feel the vibration. Kobutsu puts vibrato in his chanting, something I
don't
recall hearing from the Asian monks. I'm now taking your Aaah and Ciiii
and
playing the pitches A and C along with them, a bit of musical mysticism
that
maybe only the audience members with perfect pitch will get, but those
2
pitches become central to the piece. Mary's pitch is A, and Gabriel's
is C.
Sort of.

Chip