Esenvalds: The Doors of Heaven / Sperry, Portland Chamber Choir

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 11, 2017
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ESENVALDS, ERIKS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Portland State Chamber Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Sperry
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 11, 2017
    • UPC
      747313900879
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8579008
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. The First Tears

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir

      Performer: Kenan Koenig, Jeff Evans, Max Kolpin, Erick Lichte

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    2. Rivers of Light

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir

      Performer: Emmalyn Fox, Sterling Roberts, Shankar Viswanathan

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    3. A Drop in the Ocean

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir

      Performer: Rebecca Yakos

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    4. Part I

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir, Portland State University String Ensemble

      Performer: Hannah Consenz

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    5. Part II

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir, Portland State University String Ensemble

      Performer: Hannah Consenz

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    6. Part III

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir, Portland State University String Ensemble

      Performer: Hannah Consenz

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry

    7. Part IV

      Composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds

      Ensemble: Portland State Chamber Choir, Portland State University String Ensemble

      Performer: Hannah Consenz

      Conductor: Ethan Sperry




The Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds has rapidly become one of the world’s most performed choral composers. His ability to bring a dramatic text to life through textures that are lush yet permeated with a more stringent and angular aesthetic has ensured a steady steam of commissions from leading orchestras and choral forces. The four works here reflect an interest in the beauty of nature, religious faith and legend. The First Tears explores an Inuit story and employs subtle instrumental coloration from jaw harps and Native American flutes, whilst Passion and Resurrection is a profound and powerful exploration of Christ’s death and Resurrection.