Derus: From Wilderness - A Meditation on the Pacific Crest Trail / Mills, Elliott, Choral Arts Initiative

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Label: Navona
Release Date: April 22, 2022

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Featuring ⌄

COMPOSER

Jeffrey Derus
PERFORMER

Choral Arts Initiative, Brandon Elliott

Product Details ⌄

RELEASE DATE

April 22, 2022
UPC

896931007214
CATALOG NUMBER

NV6421
LABEL

Navona
NUMBER OF DISCS

1

Works ⌄

Root (Survival Chakra and Journey Into Yourself)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Sacral (Emotions Chakra)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Southern California: No. 1. Campo - No 2. Warner Springs

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Southern California: No. 3. Cajon Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Southern California: No. 4. Agua Dolce - No. 5. Tehachapi Pass - No. 6. Walker Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Southern California: No. 7. Kennedy Meadows

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Solar Plexus (Vitality Chakra)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Sierras: No. 1. Crabtree Meadows - No. 2. Muir Pass - No. 3. Tuolumne Meadows

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Sierras: No. 4. Sonora Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Sierras: No. 5. Echo Lake

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Heart (Love Chakra)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Northern California: No. 1. Donner Summit

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Northern California: No. 2. Belden

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Northern California: No. 3. McArthur-burney Falls State Park

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Northern California: No. 4. Castle Crags - No 5. Etna Summit

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Northern California: No. 6. Seiad Valley

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Throat (Creativity Chakra)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 1. Crater Lake

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kirk Averitt

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 2. Mt Thielsen Wilderness

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Genie Hossain

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 3. Diamond Peak Wilderness

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Taylor Jacobs

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 4. Mt Washington Wilderness

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Timothy Cervenka

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 5. Mt Jefferson Wilderness

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Anna Kietzman

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Oregon: No. 6. Mt. Hood Wilderness - No. 7. Cascade Locks

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Anna Kietzman, Genie Hossain, Taylor Jacobs, Kirk Averitt

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Third Eye (Intuition Chakra)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Washington: No. 1. White Pass - No. 2. Snoqualmie Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Washington: No. 3. Stevens Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
Crown (Cosmic Chakra) - Washington: No. 4. Rainy Pass

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott
British Columbia (Manning Park)

Composer: Jeffrey Derus

Ensemble: Choral Arts Initiative

Performer: Kevin Mills

Conductor: Brandon Elliott

Spanning landscapes from Mexico to Canada, the Pacific Crest Trail covers thousands of miles of natural beauty, creating a transformative journey captured in FROM WILDERNESS from Navona Records. Choral Arts Initiative, conducted by Brandon Elliott and joined by cellist Kevin Mills, paints these landscapes from composer Jeffery Derus with vibrant color, with vocal soloists giving identities to the spirit animals one may encounter on the trail. A concert-length work and meditation, the listener will hear a wash of sounds that allow for introspective reflection on the sacredness of nature, the profound text, and themselves.

REVIEWS:

A Textura Top 20 Album of 2022!

Jeffrey Derus is both a founding board member of Choral Arts Initiative and one of the esteemed ensemble's tenors. He's also, however, the composer of From Wilderness, a glorious choral work brought to magnificent realization by twenty-five CAI singers, eight crystal bowl players, and cellist Kevin Mills. The company earlier distinguished itself with the release How to Go On: The Choral Works of Dale Trumbore and now equals that achievement with a stellar realization of Derus's work. From Wilderness is a multi-hued meditation that lives up to its transformative billing: it's almost impossible to imagine someone hearing it and not being profoundly moved.

-- Textura