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Litany of The First Encounter

Nicholas Lens & Nick Cave

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Nicholas Lens

Music Director

Nick Cave

Music Director

Clara-Lane Lens

Clara-Lane Lens

Keyboards

Midori Mori

Bass Clarinet

Rhonny Ventat

Saxophone

Alain Cremers

Bassoon

Gudrun Vercampt

Gudrun Vercampt

Violin

Marina Lepesevich

Marina Lepesevich

Viola

Amy Norrington

Cello

Joe Kina

Percussion

Jack Pinger

Percussion

Maaike Cottyn

Alto Flute

The Fourteen Storks Ensemble

The Fourteen Storks Ensemble

Ensemble

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Nicholas Lens

Composer

Nick Cave

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Nicholas Lens

Producer

Nick Cave

Producer

Nicholas L. Noorenbergh

Nicholas L. Noorenbergh

Recording Engineer

Pierre Bruyns

Recording Engineer

Shazam Footer

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