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Yarlung Records

All Things Common

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Details

Composer
O'REGAN, TARIK
Artist
Salastina, Istad
Format
CD
Label
Yarlung Records
Released
Jun 19, 2020
Catalog #
YAR02592
UPC
195079025921

About

Music director Robert Istad writes: "Tarik O'Regan's music captured my attention when I heard a live performance of "The Ecstasies Above" in 2007. His music grabbed me with it's rhythmic audacity, harmonic daring and unique wit. Tarik became our composer in residence at Pacific Chorale shortly after I was appointed Artistic Director, and this recording shares some fruits of our collaboration, including that auspicious "Ecstasies Above", one brand new commission ("Facing West") and three world premiere recordings including "All Things Common." Our concert took place in Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on May 18th, 2019. We reset the hall and held our recording sessions on the evening of May 20th and the afternoon of May 21st. As before when my Cal State Fullerton University Singers recorded with Yarlung, our producer Bob Attiyeh asked that Pacific Chorale and I prepare each piece (or each movement of the longest work) carefully enough so we could record it successfully in one take. We succeeded! The performance you hear is real. This is not surgically stitched together from many takes. Some of the tracks on this album are the only take we recorded, and others we performed multiple times until we had the flavor and execution that Tarik and Bob and I wanted. We worked hard to capture the sound Tarik had in his mind when writing these works, and to reflect accurately what I hear when conducting Pacific Chorale singers. Yarlung used one stereo microphone (an AKG C24 which used to belong to Frank Sinatra. With such minimalist recording techniques, there is nowhere to hide. But the results, when we succeed, are worth the extra effort. I hope you agree."

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 All Things Common 05:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    All Things Common
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  2. 2 Blessed Are They (version for choir and string orchestra) 04:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Blessed Are They (version for choir and string orchestra)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  3. 3 Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis 14:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
    Duration
    14:58
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  4. 4 Turn 04:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Turn
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  5. 5 Facing West 05:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Facing West
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  6. 6 The Ecstasies Above 19:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Ecstasies Above
    Duration
    19:39
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad
  7. 7 I Listen to the Stillness of You 03:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    I Listen to the Stillness of You
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Tarik O'Regan
    Ensemble
    Pacific Chorale, Salastina Music Society
    Conductor
    Robert Istad