| Contemporary Native American Flute Music Duo | | | | Anderson, with mastering by Fred Kervorkian, CLARK |
| NightDancers Honored with an Indian Summer Music | | | | and SARANTOS assembled a team which |
| Awards (ISMA) Nomination and Invitation to Perform at | | | | successfully captured the essence of NightDancers' |
| Indian Summer Festival 2008 | | | | vision. MONTANA CROSSINGS contains 15 |
| NEW YORK, NY - - Contemporary Native American | | | | instrumental tracks featuring twenty-five flutes |
| Flute Music Duo NightDancers has been honored with | | | | representing eleven flute makers from coast-to-coast. |
| an Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA) nomination | | | | No overdubbing or sound samplers were used on the |
| for their debut album entitled MONTANA CROSSINGS | | | | recording. Montana Crossings/GENRE: Native - New |
| in the Native Heart category. Indian Summer Music | | | | Age – World; FORMAT: Instrumental - Public Radio |
| Awards (ISMA) recognizes and promotes the very | | | | - Variety – World; MUSIC STYLE: Contemporary |
| best in commercially released Native American music | | | | Native American Flute; STREET DATE: May 29, 2007. |
| created by both established and emerging artists. The | | | | ABOUT NIGHTDANCERS: New York City based |
| ISMA Awards are presented live during the Indian | | | | composer/flautists Gera Clark and John Sarantos, |
| Summer Festival held September 5-7 in Milwaukee, | | | | known collectively as NightDancers, enjoy sharing |
| Wisconsin, with the awards ceremony on Saturday, | | | | instrumental flute music with a unique style that takes |
| September 6, 2008. Entries are judged by a panel of | | | | listeners on a musical journey . . . painting sound |
| respected professionals from across the music and | | | | pictures with original contemporary Native American |
| entertainment industries. Winners are selected from 13 | | | | flute songs - successfully capturing the soothing, |
| categories including Folk, Alternative Rock, Classic | | | | mystical and healing qualities which are the heart and |
| Rock, Hip Hop, Spiritual, Traditional Drum, Native Heart | | | | soul of Native American flute music. Clark and |
| and more! | | | | Sarantos met while attending a Renaissance of the |
| An invitation to perform live at Indian Summer Festival | | | | Native American Flute (RNAF) workshop in 2005, |
| 2008 was extended to NightDancers for Sunday, | | | | which eventually led to jamming together via |
| September 7th, Harley Davidson Stage, at 5:30pm. | | | | speakerphones 1,000 miles apart. NightDancers was |
| NightDancers has accepted but prior commitments | | | | formed in 2006. Ms. Clark has been teaching flute in |
| and scheduling/routing issues has Gera Clark remaining | | | | the tradition of her Native American flute mentors, |
| on tour in Ireland and France. John Sarantos will | | | | Franc Menusan, John Rainer Jr. and R. Carlos Nakai. |
| perform with very special guest artists Jan Seiden and | | | | As one of the world's premier Native flute teachers, |
| Redbelly (David Martinka). Sarantos' set will include | | | | Mr. Sarantos has facilitated contemporary Native |
| songs from MONTANA CROSSINGS as interpreted | | | | American flute workshops from coast to coast for |
| by his musical guests. | | | | over 14 years. For 11 summers he has worked with |
| MONTANA CROSSINGS - the debut studio recording | | | | Ken Light and R. Carlos Nakai at the Renaissance of |
| from New York City based composer/flautists Gera | | | | the Native American Flute workshop in Montana and |
| Clark and John Sarantos is a well-crafted, melodic | | | | has written six songbooks for the native flute. He was |
| gem of an album featuring themes of exploration, | | | | also a contributor to Odell Borg's recent book release, |
| transformation, interconnection and grace. Recorded at | | | | Native Spirit Song Book Volume Two. |
| the world-famous AVATAR Studios in NYC by Jim | | | | |