I want to live

Featuring

Donald Nally
The Crossing
David Lang
William Brooks
Paul Fowler
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

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Compositional Technique

Paul Fowler's 'Echoes' uses poetry from Naomi Rose's children's book on Tibetan themes and aligns nature's transformation at nightfall with the mantra from the Heart Sutra.

Recording & Production

This recording was produced and recorded by Paul Vazquez of Digital Mission Online, and took place from June 29 to July 2, 2011, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.

Composition History

David Lang's 'I want to live' was originally part of a 70-minute collaborative work called 'Shelter' by Lang, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe, who are the three composers that started Bang on a Can.

Composition History

David Lang's piece, 'I live in pain,' was written as a gift for Donald Nally and the Philadelphia chorus 'The Crossing,' who perform it on this album.

Composer's Artistic Vision

David Lang's 'I live in pain' was inspired by his attempts to read the works of Beatriz de Dia, a 12th-century woman troubadour, despite not speaking her medieval Occitan language.

Composition History

Paul Fowler's 'Echoes' was written for The Crossing and premiered at a January 2010 concert, which then inspired the making of this recording.

Composition History

William Brooks' 'Six Mediaeval Lyrics' was initially composed for Trio Mediaeval in 2006 and later recomposed and expanded in 2010 for the women's voices of The Crossing.