Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil
Feb 16, 2019 - Feb 17, 2019
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Eric Whitacre, Conductor
Colburn School of Performing Arts; Zipper Hall
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Composer Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, longtime collaborators and close friends, come together for their most personal and expansive work to date. Whitacre, the Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, has created a powerful score for Silvestri’s heartfelt poetry exploring the fragile line between love and loss. The Sacred Veil includes “I Fall,” memorably performed by the Master Chorale in June 2017.The Sacred Veil was co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Monash Performing Arts Center in Australia.
This work is made possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Linda J. Hodge, Faith Raiguel and Billy Weber, Kathleen and James Drummy, Denise and Robert Hanisee, Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon, Sonia Messer Randazzo, Dr. Bradley R. Straatsma, and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music.
| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| I Thank God for Most This Amazing Day | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Sacred Veil | Eric Whitacre | |
| I. The Veil Opens | Eric Whitacre | |
| II. I Am Here | Eric Whitacre | |
| III. Dark and Distant I | Eric Whitacre | |
| IV. Home | Eric Whitacre | |
| V. Magnetic Poetry | Eric Whitacre | |
| VI. Wherever There is Birth | Eric Whitacre | |
| VII. I'm Afraid | Eric Whitacre | |
| VIII. Interlude: I Am Here: And Our Beloved Ones Draw Near | Eric Whitacre | |
| IX. Delicious Times | Eric Whitacre | |
| X. Dark and Distant II | Eric Whitacre | |
| XI. Dear Friends | Eric Whitacre | |
| XII. You Rise, I Fall | Eric Whitacre | |
| XIII. Child of Wonder | Eric Whitacre | |
| I Thank God for Most This Amazing Day | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Sacred Veil | Eric Whitacre | |
| I. The Veil Opens | Eric Whitacre | |
| II. I Am Here | Eric Whitacre | |
| III. Dark and Distant I | Eric Whitacre | |
| IV. Home | Eric Whitacre | |
| V. Magnetic Poetry | Eric Whitacre | |
| VI. Wherever There is Birth | Eric Whitacre | |
| VII. I'm Afraid | Eric Whitacre | |
| VIII. Interlude: I Am Here: And Our Beloved Ones Draw Near | Eric Whitacre | |
| IX. Delicious Times | Eric Whitacre | |
| X. Dark and Distant II | Eric Whitacre | |
| XI. Dear Friends | Eric Whitacre | |
| XII. You Rise, I Fall | Eric Whitacre | |
| XIII. Child of Wonder | Eric Whitacre |
Archival Recording
Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil
Composer Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, longtime collaborators and close friends, come together for their most personal and expansive work to date. Whitacre, the Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, has created a powerful score for Silvestri’s heartfelt poetry exploring the fragile line between love and loss. The Sacred Veil includes “I Fall,” memorably performed by the Master Chorale in June 2017. The Sacred Veil was co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Monash Performing Arts Center in Australia. This work is made possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Linda J. Hodge, Faith Raiguel and Billy Weber, Kathleen and James Drummy, Denise and Robert Hanisee, Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon, Sonia Messer Randazzo, Dr. Bradley R. Straatsma, and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music.| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| I Thank God for Most This Amazing Day | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Sacred Veil | Eric Whitacre | |
| I. The Veil Opens | Eric Whitacre | |
| II. I Am Here | Eric Whitacre | |
| III. Dark and Distant I | Eric Whitacre | |
| IV. Home | Eric Whitacre | |
| V. Magnetic Poetry | Eric Whitacre | |
| VI. Wherever There is Birth | Eric Whitacre | |
| VII. I'm Afraid | Eric Whitacre | |
| VIII. Interlude: I Am Here: And Our Beloved Ones Draw Near | Eric Whitacre | |
| IX. Delicious Times | Eric Whitacre | |
| X. Dark and Distant II | Eric Whitacre | |
| XI. Dear Friends | Eric Whitacre | |
| XII. You Rise, I Fall | Eric Whitacre | |
| XIII. Child of Wonder | Eric Whitacre | |
| I Thank God for Most This Amazing Day | Eric Whitacre | |
| The Sacred Veil | Eric Whitacre | |
| I. The Veil Opens | Eric Whitacre | |
| II. I Am Here | Eric Whitacre | |
| III. Dark and Distant I | Eric Whitacre | |
| IV. Home | Eric Whitacre | |
| V. Magnetic Poetry | Eric Whitacre | |
| VI. Wherever There is Birth | Eric Whitacre | |
| VII. I'm Afraid | Eric Whitacre | |
| VIII. Interlude: I Am Here: And Our Beloved Ones Draw Near | Eric Whitacre | |
| IX. Delicious Times | Eric Whitacre | |
| X. Dark and Distant II | Eric Whitacre | |
| XI. Dear Friends | Eric Whitacre | |
| XII. You Rise, I Fall | Eric Whitacre | |
| XIII. Child of Wonder | Eric Whitacre |
