Lux Obscura: Un Projet Electro-Medieval

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Lux Obscura: un projet électro-médiéval (an electro-mediaeval project) is an album of music by Hughes de Courson, with a lot of other people. (The title gives a good sense of the genre.)

[edit] General Notes

The CD was released by Ballon Noir in 2003 on the SPPF and Virgin Classics labels. Historical, composition and production notes regarding the pieces are included with the CD.

[edit] People

Numbers correspond to tracks, where applicable.

Production: Hughes de Courson and David White.
Engineering, programming and mixing: David White assisted by Roumen, Vladislav Boyadizhiev Mathieu Noguès, Paul Madden, Kevin Gallagher and Joe Philip.
Mastering: Guy Davie
Arrangements and musical direction: Hughes de Courson, Brian Gulland and David White.
Instruments:
- Giovanni Antonini: Recorder (7, 9 and 12), Dulcaine (12).
- Youenn le Berre: Breton bombard (1).
- Gilles Chabenat: Electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy (1, 6 and 7).
- Hughes de Courson: Keyboards (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 13), Regal (2), Guitar (2), Tympani (5 and 8), Percussion, Gongs and Wind chimes (5 and 8]], Psalterion (13).
- Robin Jeffrey: Theorbo (1 and 3).
- Peter Lockett: Tabla (1, 8 and 13), Zarb (1, 3 and 13), African drums and blocks (10).
- Abigail Newman: Bass sackbutt (11).
- Giorgy Petrov: Godulka (Bulgarian rebec) (1).
- Theodossii Spassov: Kaval (Bulgarian flute) (8 and 13).
- Jeremy West: Cornett (11).
- David White: Keyboards (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 13), Special effects and programming (everywhere).
- Adam Woolf: Tenor sackbutt (11).
- Peter Yanef: Gaida (Bulgarian bagpipes) (7).
Voices:
- Gabriel Yacoub: 6 and 10.
- Bulgarka Junior Quartet: Hristina Anastasova, Elena Bedeleva, Tonka Koleva and Franka Koynarova-Valchanova: 1, 3, 4 and 5.
- Tenores di Bitti: Daniele Cossellu, Tancredi Tucconi, Piero Sanna and Mario Pira: 2, 7 and 13.
- Brian Gulland: 1, 10 and 13.
- Hughes de Courson: 1 and 6.
- Choir of the Plovdiv School of Traditional Song, conducted by Svetla Stanilova: 1 and 4.
- Ivan Lantos: 10.
- Susan Hamilton and Clare Wilkinson: 1 and 11.