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A1	Procession (Excerpt) Baritone Vocals – Gregory Cross, Timothy CruickshankBass Vocals – John Pepper Tenor Vocals – Edward Knuckles, Lorne Collins, Mark Saltzman	5:48
A2	Aria Of Amente-Nufe Contralto Vocals – Maureen ForresterPercussion – John Wyre	14:37
B1	Aria Of Hasroet Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Eleanor JamesPercussion – Allan Beard, Jerry RonsonViolin – Sonia KlimaskoZither [Qãnún] – George Sawa	11:32
B2	Duet Of Isis And Nephthys Percussion – Allan Beard, Jerry RonsonSoprano Vocals – Janet Smith, Katherine Terrell	10:05

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Eglinton United Church
• Recorded At – St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Toronto
• Manufactured By – World Records – WRC1-2677
• Mastered At – McClear Place

Credits

• Composed By – R. Murray Schafer
• Design [Cover Design] – Burns Cooper And Hines
• Design [Jacket Design] – Parson Associates
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] – David Burnham*, David Quinney
• Liner Notes – Michael Schulman
• Producer – David Jaeger, Srul Irving Glick

Notes

Recorded: Eglinton United Church, Toronto, February 1983; St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Toronto, March 1983.
Mastered at McClear Place Studios Limited

Commissioned by the COMUS Music Theatre, Ra. was premiered by 33 singers, dancers, actors and instrumentalists in Toronto at the Ontario Science Centre in May of 1983. Ra.'s duration is determined by the time between sundown and sunrise and will thus vary from 9 to 11 hours depending on the time of year and the latitude at which it is performed.

Includes biography, recording information and performance information in French and English.

Gatefold cover.

"Litho in Canada" on the spine; "Made in Canada" on gatefold rear lower left