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An enthralling collection of five choral cycles exploring different kinds of journeys through song takes us from the pastoral idealism of Jean Cras writing in 1925 to the more introverted worlds of Melissa Dunphy and Griffin Candy the best part of one hundred years later.
It is impossible to reflect change in a single moment. It can only be measured, felt, and understood by comparing one moment to another, a previous version of yourself to the present. And just as a great story loses its meaning without its beginning, a perfect moment cannot be perfect by itself. It is rendered perfect by what comes before or after.
The multi-movement compositions recorded here, including 16 world premieres, are all journeys toward a truer self. Perhaps it’s a journey of acceptance in a new home or of self-recovery and realization. Perhaps it’s one of uncovering a reflection of ourselves within the natural world, unveiling the fragility of masculinity, or even the struggle of accepting the inevitability of death.
These contrasting song cycles share an embrace of change, growth, acceptance and renewal, and through the collective experience of their journeys—great and small, painful and magical—we gain a clearer picture of life and of ourselves.
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