Chronos Vocal Ensemble - Sun on Water (Janmohamed)

Chronos Vocal Ensemble
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Jordan Van Biert, conductor
Performed on November 3, 2019 at St. Andrew's United Church, Edmonton, on the program "Wondrous and Terrible" to open the choir's 2019-2020 Season.
Composer: Hussein Janmohamed
Texts: Traditional Hindu/Psalm 130
Sun, Supreme Light.
Let my eye meet with yours,
my Lord/Master/Beloved
Out of the depths
have I cried unto Thee, O Lord:
Lord, hear my voice.
Toronto-based composer Hussein Janmohamed draws on the varied facets of his cultural and spiritual heritage and his personal musical experience in composing; Sun on Water “finds its inspiration in the mystery of winter sunrises” and depicts a sense of yearning for “ultimate union” between sky and water, light and dark, and symbolically a lover and their Beloved. The texts and musical influences come from Western choral music, Sufism, Middle Eastern rhythms, and Hindu and Indic Ismaili Muslim traditions.
www.husseinjan...
Conceived in collaboration with the composer, this performance of Sun on Water includes a "singing" bell (English handbell) in lieu of singing bowl, and improvised percussion elements including wind chimes and suspended cymbal.
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Recording Engineering: Corey Haberstock
Audio Editing and Mastering: Jochen Eggert
Filming and Video Production: Steven Brese, Legacy Films
Lighting: Patrick Marchand
Thanks to
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Edmonton Arts Council
2019-2020 Season Sponsors: Sonder Creative, dot to dot Communications, Halkier&Dutton Design, Professional Audiology Clinic Ltd.
Video and Performance © 2020 Chronos Music Society of Alberta

[@DavidRainChoralComposer]

Beautiful!

[@meghanhila6487]

Powerful! Wonderful performance and composition. I feel that winter sunrise!