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From Wilderness is exactly what its subtitle states: a musical meditation on the Pacific Coast Trail, with choral settings of poems and quotations that evoke points along that trail running from Southern California to British Columbia. The texts were not written specifically for this project but come from poets and thinkers who have examined the natural and internal worlds, from Rumi and Lord Byron through Matthew Derus, presumably a relative of composer Jeffrey Derus. These are set for chorus syllabically and diatonically, with plenty of room for the resonances of the fine choral voices of the Choral Arts Initiative to emerge in a style akin to that of Holy Minimalism; one might even call this Holy Minimalism of a sort. There are also movements for crystal bowls, incorporated a few times into the choral movements, and there is a solo cello that pops up with delightful unpredictability. This project was slated for live performance at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but this may be a situation in which the product was improved by subsequent developments; the recording in a Hollywood studio allows the pristine inwardness of the music to develop. Anyone with the slightest acquaintance with the beauties of the American West will love this.
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Root (Survival Chakra) - Journey Into Yourself (Jeffrey Derus)
Rumi, Lyricist - Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Sacral (Emotions Chakra) (Jeffrey Derus)
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Southern California (Jeffrey Derus)
James Whitcomb Riley, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Lucy Eddy, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - John Rollin Ridge, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Robert Frost, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - A.R. Ammons, Lyricist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
William Blake, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Solar Plexus (Vitality Chakra) (Jeffrey Derus)
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Sierras (Jeffrey Derus)
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - John Muir, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Marjorie Allen Seiffert, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Hilda Doolittle, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Marjorie Allen Seiffert, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Heart (Love Chakra) (Jeffrey Derus)
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Northern California (Jeffrey Derus)
Robinson Jeffers, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Archibald Lampman, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
John Muir, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
John Muir, Lyricist - John Clare, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Kate Chopin, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Throat (Creativity Chakra) (Jeffrey Derus)
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Oregon (Jeffrey Derus)
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Kirk Averitt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Genie Hossain, Artist, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Taylor Jacobs, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Timothy Cervenka, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Anna Kietzman, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Carl Sandburg, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Genie Hossain, Artist, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Kirk Averitt, Artist, MainArtist - Taylor Jacobs, Artist, MainArtist - Anna Kietzman, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Third Eye (Intuition Chakra) (Jeffrey Derus)
Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Washington (Jeffrey Derus)
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Lord Byron, Lyricist - William Wordsworth, Lyricist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Matthew M. Derus, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Crown (Cosmic Chakra) - Washington (Jeffrey Derus)
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Nora Ghassan Abdullatif, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
British Columbia (Manning Park) (Jeffrey Derus)
Kevin Mills, Artist, MainArtist - Brandon Elliott, Conductor, MainArtist - Choral Arts Initiative, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jeffrey Derus, Composer - Nora Ghassan Abdullatif, Lyricist
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
Album review
From Wilderness is exactly what its subtitle states: a musical meditation on the Pacific Coast Trail, with choral settings of poems and quotations that evoke points along that trail running from Southern California to British Columbia. The texts were not written specifically for this project but come from poets and thinkers who have examined the natural and internal worlds, from Rumi and Lord Byron through Matthew Derus, presumably a relative of composer Jeffrey Derus. These are set for chorus syllabically and diatonically, with plenty of room for the resonances of the fine choral voices of the Choral Arts Initiative to emerge in a style akin to that of Holy Minimalism; one might even call this Holy Minimalism of a sort. There are also movements for crystal bowls, incorporated a few times into the choral movements, and there is a solo cello that pops up with delightful unpredictability. This project was slated for live performance at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but this may be a situation in which the product was improved by subsequent developments; the recording in a Hollywood studio allows the pristine inwardness of the music to develop. Anyone with the slightest acquaintance with the beauties of the American West will love this.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:27
- Main artists: Choral Arts Initiative
- Composer: Jeffrey Derus
- Label: Navona
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
(C) 2022 Navona (P) 2022 Navona
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