The composition of "Threshold of Night" was completed on the eve of August 29, 2006, one year after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana.
Performer Biography
Conspirare, the professional chamber choir on this album, received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence in 2005 from Chorus America.
Compositional Technique
"Tal vez tenemos tiempo" stands apart from other works on the album due to its homophony, allowing Pablo Neruda's original Spanish language more 'breathing' space.
Composition History
The piece "Threshold of Night" won a 2007 British Composer Award.
Performer Biography
Conspirare's second CD, "Requiem" (2006), received two Grammy nominations in 2007.
Composer Biography
Tarik O'Regan, the composer, divides his time between New York City and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he is a Fellow Commoner in the Creative Arts.
Composition History
The two Emily Dickinson settings that open and close the album were commissioned by Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson specifically for this recording.
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