ELEMENTS

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ELEMENTS is a sound exploration of four states of matter in the form of earth, fire, air, and water. Ruminating on Thale’s philosophy that “all is water,” ELEMENTS is also a meditation on water’s singular importance and relationship to the other three elements.

Most of the audio was recorded virtually with chorus members from Loyola University and the University of Illinois campuses. Several pieces were recorded live, masked and safely distanced, with a vocal octet from the New Earth Ensemble.

EARTH
Ancient Stones, R. Murray Schafer
New Earth Ensemble

FIRE
Fire, Katerina Gimon
Loyola Chamber Choir

AIR
Five Miniature Windscapes
I. Forgotten Wind
II. Shipwreck
III. Summer Nights
IV. Mystic Zephyr
V. Ancient Breeze
Loyola Student Collaborations

WATER
Watersheds, Nicholas Cline
I. Water borders
II. The lace-like fabric of streams
VI. Rain follows the plow
VII. The gentle rain which waters
New Earth Ensemble

POSTLUDE
Earth Song, Frank Ticheli
Loyola Chorale and Chamber Choir
University of Illinois
(chorus members from Urbana-Champaign, Springfield, and Chicago campuses)