Simone McIntosh Sings Mark Abel: 'Oh, What a Glorious Thing'

Описание: Album release date → February 2026
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A longtime Delos partner, composer Mark Abel releases his seventh album on the label. Matter-of-factly titled 4.4.2, it features the world premiere recording of four works for two musicians. A combination of vocal and chamber music, the album offers an enticing glimpse into Abel’s wide-ranging soundworld, showcasing one of America’s most original compositional voices alongside an impressive roster of internationally accomplished artists. The five-star cast includes rising mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh, flutist Alice K. Dade, violinist Jennifer Choi, cellist Jonah Kim and pianists Michael McMahon, Ieva Jokubaviciute and Keisuke Nakagoshi, and the composer himself on the organ. 4.4.2 is sure to continue to solidify Mark Abel as “a compositional master of intriguing contemporary music.”

Mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh and pianist Michael McMahon perform “Oh, What a Glorious Thing” from Mark Abel’s song cycle “As the World Turns.” Text by Mark Abel.

Videographer: Josh Lyon
Editor: Matt Carr
Audio Producer: Martha de Francisco
Engineer: James Clemens-Seely
Venue: Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; April 21, 2025

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Lyrics:

OH, WHAT A GLORIOUS THING

Oh, what a glorious thing to be on my own again.
Free of the guilt gnawing away my vital thoughts
at a time when I need them more than ever.
Stroll on the cliffs and behold the endless horizon.
Erase those paralyzing poisons.

Groping now along thick slippery walls,
equilibrium is struggling.
The earth is trembling.
Breathe in deep, find the center again.
The future waits for a sign, I must re-enter.

There is the doorway beckoning me.
I wish for something
but can’t know what it might be.
Far on a distant shore
shining, swelling above the ocean’s roar.

I’ve asked permission from myself
to explore what feels like freedom.
Passing before me is a caravan
of glittering gems.
“You must come closer,” she sings to me.

“Come to me.” That is the music
I’ve been longing to hear.
Waves of pleasure, I must trust them
as they’re washing over me.

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