The Eternal Tao

Featuring

JulieAnn Zavala
Brad Jungwirth
Samantha Stein
Allison Hull
Jeff Jablonski
Chadley Ballantyne

Michael Lewanski
Ensemble Dal Niente
Kyong Mee Choi

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Compositional Technique

Unlike traditional opera, "The Eternal Tao" features singers as part of the ensemble rather than as featured soloists.

Composer Biography

Kyong Mee Choi, the composer, is also an organist, painter, and visual artist, and holds a D.M.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Composition History

Kyong Mee Choi, the composer, visual artist, choreographer, director, and producer of "The Eternal Tao," also translated the libretto from the original Tao Te Ching.

Performer Biography

Ensemble Dal Niente received international acclaim and a prestigious Kranichsteiner Stipendienpriese at the 45th Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany, in July 2010.

Compositional Technique

"The Eternal Tao" is a multimedia opera that integrates voices, instruments, video, electronics, dancers, and lighting, utilizing a multi-channel sound system and projected visual images.

Performer Biography

Ensemble Dal Niente, the contemporary music ensemble on this recording, was founded in 2004 and has premiered over 100 new pieces in its seven-year history.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The opera "The Eternal Tao" aims to place the ancient Chinese text Tao Te Ching in a contemporary setting to help audiences understand the human condition without judgment.