Me and my group have been on Tour in southwest Sweden with MERCY; a kind of a Mass about forgiveness and reconciliation. Based on songs (8) and words (from Book of Mercy) of Leonard Cohen. Here is some shortcuts from Summer 2007. The audience and critics have been enthusiastic. http://www.udometz.co...

Yes, they work really fast in Canada. I spend half a year to search for help in Sweden. For the time we have no opportunity to do a audio recording. Maybe we can perform our Mass for you sometime? Some filmstudents was contacting us - they want to do a concertmovie for their examination in februari....

Thanks to everyone for all help and advices. I´ve got permission from LC:s management to use parts from Book of Mercy.
Without your help I would´nt succeed.

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I´m working with all your advices, and will be back when I have more news (good news I hope) to tell you and thank you for.

Regards
Udo

Hello Linda, and thank you for your answer and your consideration! I´m familiar with the performing rights (I´m a songwriter myself) and know about the Swedish Performing Rights Organization - STIM. My problem is getting rights for the text from Book of Mercy, and therefore I must get in contact wit...

Thank you, Jarrko, for your help! I must go the long road. I did buy the book in 1988 from the Swedish publisher who not longer exist. Also spoke with libraries, author- and translator-organizations with no result.
So I´ll try with Leonard´s management.

Udo

I have created a Mass about forgiveness and reconcillation, called Mercy, based on 9 songs from Leonard Cohen and some parts from his Book of Mercy. Me and musicians are on tour this winter and next year. The problem is; I have tried to get permission and rights to use parts from Book of Mercy, but ...