David Garcìa Saldaña | I Have Asked to Be Where... | C3LA Ensemble

Описание: I Have Asked to Be Where... by David Garcìa Saldaña
Conductor: Marcus Carline
Soloists: Krista Schaeffer, Vera Lugo, Jeff Greif
C3LA: The Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles
Recorded live on Feb. 22, 2020 at St Augustine's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica, CA

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Singers:
Alexandra Grabarchuk
Alice Dryden
Alyssa Seibert
Amy Waters
Ariana Stultz
Carol Binion
David Avshalamov
David Rentz
Drew Corey
Evan Johnson
Jeff Greif
Jennifer Grappone
Kirk Averitt
Krista Schaeffer
Marcus Carline
Matthew Scherb
Michael Chwe
Morgan Woolsey
Shaye Swanson
Vera Lugo
William Reeder

Program Notes:
I have asked to be where... uses a spectral image of the initial melody, filtered for specific collections of overtones, as the thematic material for each loop. The piece takes stylistic influence from both Minimalist composers, especially Julius Eastman, and Spectral composers (Spectral composition is attributed to 20th century French composers Gérard Grisey and Tristan Murail). Unlike either of these influences, though, the sonic theme is then processed through standard audio production plug-ins for creative effect and finally transcribed for choir to create a circular form that encourages a meditation on the line fragment from Gerard Manley Hopkins' iconic poem, "Heaven-Haven,” communicating the heart piercing desire of the text through simple directness of both the music’s pitch and rhythm.