Constance Demby

American composer and multi-instrumentalist associated with new age and ambient electronic music, best known for the 1986 album Novus Magnificat.

Novus Magnificat (released 1986) is frequently cited in reviews as a milestone of the genre; the album was created largely by Constance Demby with assistance from Michael Stearns and makes prominent use of early electronic sampling/synthesizer technology to produce orchestral-sounding textures. Reviews describe the work as sacred, liturgical, and evocative of otherworldly landscapes. The reviews note Demby as Californian and as having founded her own record label.

Reviews praise Constance Demby's Novus Magnificat as a landmark of new age/electronic music. Critics describe the album as sacred, orchestral-sounding despite limited personnel, and achieved with early sampling synthesizers. The work is repeatedly called a masterpiece and evokes otherworldly, liturgical atmospheres.

For:Listeners of new age, ambient and sacred electronic music; fans of cinematic synthesizer compositions.