Seven Seasons (also known as Se7en Seasons) is a studio album by American orchestral composer, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer Kitt Wakeley and features Starr Parodi and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 2025 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium that same year.
When Wakeley and his wife's son died in 2023, he started interviewing people who had survived tragedies. Each track on the album was inspired by interviews Wakeley conducted with survivors of tragedies including families of victims of the September 11 attacks, natural disasters, and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Track listing
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Musicians
Arrangers – Kitt Wakeley (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8), Starr Parodi (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Solo Vocal – Janai Brugger (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Vocals – OU Women's Choir (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Cello – Eru Matsumoto (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) Solo Vocal – Janai Brugger (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Trumpet – Wayne Bergeron (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Piano – Starr Parodi (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Violin – Isolde Fair (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) Guitar – Jeff Eden Fair (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Percussion – MB Gordy (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) Conductor – Nicholas Dodd (tracks: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
Technical
Producers - Kitt Wakeley, Starr Parodi, Jeff Eden Fair, Melissa Wakeley Co-producer - Cortney Brewer, Nikki Haggard Engineers – Jeff Eden Fair, Eva Reistad, John Barrett, Alex Milburn, Lyndy Herd, Patrick Conlon, Christina Giacona Mastering - Gavin Lurssen
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