Stars by Ēriks Ešenvalds, performed by Chor Leoni

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From Chor Leoni's Wandering Heart CD which features the world premiere recording of the TTBB version of Stars by Ēriks Ešenvalds, as well as the choir's latest commission, Wandering Heart, by Ēriks Ešenvalds with texts by Leonard Cohen. Conducted by Erick Lichte, Artistic Director.
The soloists on Stars are Noel Hollett and Peter Joosten. Video by Phil Jack.
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Alone in the night
On a dark hill
With pines around me
Spicy and still,
And a heaven full of stars
Over my head,
White and topaz
And misty red;
Myriads with beating
Hearts of fire
That aeons
Cannot vex or tire;
The dome of heaven
Like a great hill.
I know I
Am honored to be
Witness
Of so much majesty.
- Sara Teasdale

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18 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 24

@michellespringett6442 3 года назад

Exquisitely Breathtaking.. Speechless

@ryanfoo9386 7 лет назад

I love the half tone transposition from the original key. It fits their voices well.

@willbenoittenor7587 7 лет назад

I was in the Pacific Youth Choir when we premiered this piece with Chor Leoni. It was truly a life-changing experience. Thank you for allowing us to share that experience with you.

@chorleoni 7 лет назад

Hi Will! Thank you for message. That concert was pretty amazing, and getting to sing the premiere of the male voice version of this work - and be directed by Ēriks Ešenvalds himself - was a highlight for all of us. We hope you're still singing!

@bellutta 5 лет назад

Next time I am giving a talk on driving rovers on Mars and get asked for the umpteenth time why space exploration is important, I will show them this. Excellent performance, and even the selection of images especially in the final part are a perfect combination. Thank you.

@emilystremel5510 8 лет назад

I'm absolutely in love with this piece, and the male choir version lives up to it in every way. Congratulations on a stunning performance!

@chorleoni 8 лет назад

Thank you, Emily! We loved performing and recording this work.

@barrymlamont3731 7 лет назад

This recording was the first piece I ever heard by Ešenvalds, and I liked it so much that I promptly ordered three CDs of his music, including yours - which is much too hard to find on Amazon; I had to order a copy from England! The video really does it justice. I also love the recording, for mixed voices, by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, and I'd hate to choose between them; but I think the Chor Leoni performance, because it uses only lower (male) voices, allows the unearthly sound of the water-tuned wine glasses to come through much more clearly. Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful music!

@chorleoni 7 лет назад

Thank you for your message, Barry, and thank you for the kind words about this recording. (We're sorry you were unable to find us on Amazon!)

@roger2bro 3 года назад

Ooo, sounds excellent. On a tangent I love Stars, the men's choir version @ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BKVV6Q3er7U.html

@Scriabin_fan 3 года назад

I like this transposed version more than the original.

@kitcat-xn1mn 3 года назад

YES AGREED. My choir teacher showed me this version in my senior year and it's so beautiful. The original is too but something about this one is gorgeous

@thebhaskarrajput 5 лет назад

I loved it

@st.longinoscent7939 3 года назад

Wow, beautiful version

@chorleoni 3 года назад

Thanks very much! We love singing it!

@raskullsshako Год назад

This is AMAZING- all the voice parts fit together so beautifully and every chord has such a wondrous, full tone. This is one of the best performances of this piece that I’ve heard; Well done!! ✨

@markallerton1681 4 года назад

Spectacular performance and video. How will I ever get my choir's newsletter done?

@chorleoni 4 года назад

Thank you, Mark! As for the choir newsletter - there's always tomorrow :)

@juliadiers1927 4 года назад

i sang this with a SATB choir but i also love this version

@zaimzibran6601 4 года назад

Absolutely gorgeous! How was this arrangement prepared/written for the men's voices?

@chorleoni 4 года назад

Hi Zaim - thank you! Our director is good friends with Ēriks Ešenvalds and asked him to arrange it for TTBB. We ended up taking it up a semi-tone from its original key, and recorded it on our Wandering Heart album.

@zaimzibran6601 4 года назад

@@chorleoni So wonderful! I am usually an SATB person but Choir Leoni is always an exception. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the tempo you took. The depth and rich resonance of the low voices give it a grounded, stable feeling of solemn wonder, but that, matched with the slowness of the tempo, is exactly what it feels like to have time stop when one gazes upwards at the night sky and is frozen and humbled in awe of the beauty of stars. The grand, majestic sound is a vivid reflection of the divine and celestial star-lit sky. This just wonderfully arranged and sung. I was wondering, any way we could access the sheets?