Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Adiemus is largely the brainchild of former Soft Machine keyboardist Karl Jenkins, with participation from independent vocalist Miriam Stockley, a native of South Africa; the London Philharmonic Orchestra (which Jenkins conducts on this album); and others.Ranging in mood from gently tribal to ecclesiastical, Adiemus succeeds in creating the impression of an enchanted global youth or female choir, yet one less forebodingly mysterious than any of the groups previously mentioned.Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible a9AdsViewNamespace.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.However the most unique feature of this album is that the words are made up (check out the website).The composer loves the sound of the human voice (what a wonderful instrument!"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.What an appropriate way to start it by opening my eyes to something as incredible as this.Adiemus and the Songs of Sanctuary are terrifically energtic and uplifting.The main instrument in the peculiar, stripped down orchestra is the human voice and the incredibly wide range of emotion the mere sound of it can provoke.They'll take you to anywhere in the world you want to be.No excitement, no surprises, no story, no punchline.But I guess that's what new age is all about.But it certainly is beautiful, very harmonic.Adiemus was forever on repeat.Adiemus: New Age Meets Medieval I danced to Adiemus and thought it was amazing; however, just listening to it didn't do the same thing for me.The music is very nice, but I was disappointed to learn that the music is basically babble from one of the two vocalists on the CD.Published 7 months ago by K.What Great Barr Primary School Think...There are better New Age albums out there I'm not sure how to refer to song which happens to contain the name of the band.With very few exceptions, Karl Jenkins can do no wrong.This album has several good renditions, but none surpassed the title song.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images...