Thursday, July 14, 2022

The Sacred Veil

The Los Angeles Master Chorale performing 'The Sacred Veil,' in twelve movements. Eric Whitacre, the composer and conductor. The recording on compact disc from 2020 on Signum Records. The choir accompanied by piano and cello. 

Incredibly powerful and beautiful. I can't recommend this too highly. Find it!! Listen to it!!! Take the time to listen from start to finish!! Then, listen again!

From the Eric Whitacre website:

NOTE FROM COMPOSER

The Sacred Veil is a 12-movement work and the most recent collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet/lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri telling a story of life, love and loss. Silvestri’s wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. Including texts from Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie herself, the intimate, compelling score tells a story of courtship, love, loss and the search for solace. 

The Sacred Veil  .... Eric Whitacre's page for The Sacred Veil.

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