The Hill We Climb by John Clayton, Amit Peled & the Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang

One of the deeper things I did during the pandemic shut down resulted in saying yes to an invitation from a virtuoso solo cellist and friend, Amit Peled. He called one day and asked what I thought about composing a piece to feature him with his cello ensemble that would be centered around Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.”
I studied the poem and Amanda’s delivery, focused on the really lovely playing I knew Amit represented, and “heard” the cello ensemble sonorities. Armed with all of that, I got busy and Amit and the ensemble did the rest! I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Amanda re-Tweeted the performance, so I guess she likes it. :-)
I hope you will, too.
Your fan,
John
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"The Hill We Climb" composed and arranged by John Clayton
Poem by Amanda Gorman
Amit Peled & the Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang
Consisting of eight sections, this work was inspired by Gorman's poem, "The Hill We Climb" which was recited at the Presidential Inauguration in January 2021.
I. Ballad
II. Just-ice
III. Gospel
IV. Euro-Soil
V. Scripture
VI. Riot (Short)
VII. Riot (Complete)
VIII. “Hands On” Groove
Cellists:
Amit Peled
Natalia Vilchis
Nick Pascucci
Lindsey Choung
Mairéad Flory
Kyle Victor
Jiaoyang Sunny Xu
Álvaro Vázquez Osa
Recorded June 2021
Audio/Video Producer: Matt Carr
DISCLAIMER: No claim of ownership is made of the audio/video of Gorman's speech

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