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Composer Jonathon Roberts and the Spark+Echo Band bring to life Genesis 2 with this love song between Adam and Eve.

Genesis 2:4-25

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The Spark & Echo Band

Credits:

Musicians: Jonathon Roberts, voice/piano; Emily Clare Zempel, voice/ukulele; Mike Block, cello
Mixing by Alexander Foote
Mastering by Matt Shane at Masterdisk, NYC
Artist Location: New York City

Curated by:

Jonathon Roberts

2011

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Check out Genesis 2 again, even if you know the story. Some new things occurred to us on this last pass. We love the way the streams came up from the ground as Adam received the breath of life. What was Eve feeling as she explored her home for the first time? We imagine their love growing very strong in the garden, and even helping them to cope through their banishment. Their expulsion didn't lead to the first divorce.

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The Artist's Reflection

The Spark & Echo Band is a family outfit of songwriting-storytellers led by husband and wife duo Jonathon Roberts and Emily Clare Zempel. Their music brings forgotten poetry and wild stories from the Bible to life: visions of sparkling wheels in the sky, hunger and thirst, and legends of love as strong as death weave with memorable melodies and captivating rhythms. Drawing from a classical background, influenced by the pianism of Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds, and emulating Paul Simon’s narratival techniques, Spark & Echo sings epic tales of love and adventure.

The duo has collaborated on three full lengths albums (Spark&Echo, Inheritance, Cities Project), one video album (In the Clocktower), in addition to many theatrical collaborations, this very nonprofit, and two children. They live in beautiful Beacon, New York, with all of the above.