Akademisk Kor Århus : The Sacred Veil - Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre, Charles Anthony Silvestri, Julie Silvestri - The Sacred Veil
Opført af Akademisk Kor Århus i Skt. Lukas Kirke i Aarhus, 16/7-2023.
(English below)
I juli 2023 drog Akademisk Kor Århus på sommerturné for at opføre danmarkspræmiere på det fantastiske værk “The Sacred Veil” fra 2019 med musik af Eric Whitacre. Værkets tekst er skrevet af Charles Anthony Silvestri, der i 2005 mistede sin kone til kræft og handler om deres liv med to børn, en kræftdiagnose og en stærk vekselvirkning mellem kærlighed og sorg. Undervejs har komponisten og forfatteren også inkorporeret tekst af Silvestris afdøde kone Julie Silvestri fra hendes onlineblog, som hun skrev under sit sygdomsforløb, hvilket bidrager til, at en del af Julie for altid vil leve videre i dette værk.
Det musikalske udtryk afspejler tydeligt de mange forskelligartede følelser, der er til stede, når en sådan diagnose rammer en familie; frygt, sorg, minder om bedre tider, håb og håbløshed.
Turnéen var arrangeret til fordel for Kræftens Bekæmpelse, som Akademisk Kor Århus samlede omkring 16000kr. Ind til gennem gavmilde publikumsdonationer.
Musikere:
Malthe Volfing Højager, cello
Jakob Lidåkra, klaver
Jonas Rasmussen, dirigent
Akademisk Kor Århus
Video af Marius Visuals
Lyd, mix og mastering af Henrik Birk Aaboe - Corona Music
Tak til følgende fonde, der har støtte turnéen:
C.A.C. Fonden
Korsangernes Fællesråd
Stibo Fonden
Aarhus Kommunes Musikpulje
Dansk Kapelsmesterforening
SYNG
Dansk Musiker Forbund
ENGLISH:
Eric Whitacre, Charles Anthony Silvestri, Julie Silvestri - The Sacred Veil
Performed by Academic Choir Aarhus at St. Luke's Church in Aarhus on July 16, 2023.
In July 2023, the Academic Choir Aarhus went on a summer tour to present the Danish premiere of the magnificent piece "The Sacred Veil" from 2019, with music composed by Eric Whitacre. The text of the piece was written by Charles Anthony Silvestri, who lost his wife to cancer in 2005, and it revolves around their life with two children, a cancer diagnosis, and a strong interplay between love and grief. Throughout the composition, the composer and writer also incorporated text from Silvestri's late wife, Julie Silvestri, taken from her online blog during her illness, which adds to the notion that a part of Julie will forever live on in this work.
The musical expression clearly reflects the many diverse emotions present when such a diagnosis strikes a family: fear, sorrow, memories of better times, hope, and despair.
The tour was organized to benefit the Danish Cancer Society (Kræftens Bekæmpelse) with Academic Choir Aarhus raising around 16,000 DKK through generous donations from the audience.
Performers:
Malthe Volfing Højager - cello
Jakob Lidåkra - piano
Jonas Rasmussen - conductor
Academic Choir Aarhus
Visuals by Marius Visuals
Sound by Henrik Birk Aaboe - Corona Music.
Thanks to the following foundations that have supported the tour:
C.A.C. Fonden
Korsangernes Fællesråd
Aarhus Kommunes Musikpulje
Dansk Kapelsmesterforening
SYNG
Dansk Musiker Forbund
Stibo Fonden
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
1:26 I. The Veil Opens
8:34 II. In a Dark an Distant Year
10:53 III. Home
15:16 IV. Magnetic Poetry
21:47 V. Whenever There is Birth
25:20 VI. I'm Afraid
30:35 VII. I am Here
32:31 VIII. Delicious Times
38:27 IX. One Last Breath
40:21 X. Dear Friends
43:36 XI. You Rise, I Fall
53:40 XII. Child of Wonder

[@emobloom]

Great, really great!

[@0kieD0kiee]

You all performed absolutely exquisitely. I got chills so many times, this rendition does justice to the original piece.

[@sabakes]

What an amazing performance. What an excellent choir.