Nice mention about a work we recorded a few years ago, as we go into the studio this week to record Path of Miracles. From The Choir Project, quoting composer Eric Whitacre: What If is a quintet from my musical Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. In it, Exstasis (our heroine) tries to convince four other angels (Pieta, Aia, Fervio, and Gravitas) to follow her on her adventure to get her (and their) wings back. Craig Hella Johnson saw the 2007 Los Angeles production of Paradise Lost, and asked me if he could arrange ‘What If’ for percussion ensemble and his excellent ensemble Conspirare. I hesitantly agreed, not knowing what to expect. When he sent me the final product, I couldn’t believe my ears. The choral parts work perfectly as a quintet, and the percussion arrangement is almost note for note what my electronic track was doing. Like everything Craig does, this new arrangement just sounds so fresh and vibrant. • lyrics/info- ericwhitacre/music-catalog/satb-choral/what-if
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:21:27 +0000
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