The newest CD from the Chicago Children's Choir, ‘Sita Ram,’ features selections from the sold out, Jeff-Award nominated original world musical of the same name. ‘Sita Ram’ is based on the ancient eastern epic ‘Ramayana;’ the story and music detail the powerful love that is created when the two elements, Sita, representing beauty and Rama, representing truth come together, and the peace that is possible through love. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed, “. . .The ‘Ramayana’ really comes to life in a stylistic hybrid that’s as cheerfully multicultural as it is unafraid of intersecting with rock and show-tune stylings.” The recording, made possible by a grant from Chase, is the second to be produced by Grammy-nominee John Ovnik, and recorded at Deaf Dog Music in Chicago. Forty members of the highly acclaimed Concert Choir of the Chicago Children's Choir spent a month in the Deaf Dog studio recording the CD. The Choir, under the direction of Arti...