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Excerpt from “Spirat anguis,” from Vivaldi’s Nulla in mundo pax sincera.  Performed with The Sebastians at All Angels’ Church, New York, NY, 30 May 2015.

21 June 2024: Upcoming Release of Robert Kyr’s Earth Vigil Album with Conspirare

Details of album release to come! In the meantime, here are highlights from the world premiere performance of Earth Vigil (previously Earth Ritual), 6 May 2022.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2CxXDFSweq0%3Fstart%3D808%26end%3D908
Invocation: Creation Story (“When I was a child …”), from Earth Vigil (formerly Earth Ritual), by Robert Kyr
World premiere live performance, 6 May 2022, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Alesha – Awet Andemicael, soprano
Conspirare Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Projections Designed by Camilla Tassi
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2CxXDFSweq0%3Fstart%3D1615%26end%3D1680%3B
Aria – Shining Stonesong: I. Dawn, from Earth Vigil (formerly Earth Ritual), by Robert Kyr
World premiere live performance, 6 May 2022, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Alesha – Awet Andemicael, soprano
Conspirare Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Projections Designed by Camilla Tassi
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2CxXDFSweq0%3Fstart%3D1722%26end%3D1774%3B
Aria – Shining Stonesong: III. Noon, from Earth Vigil (formerly Earth Ritual), by Robert Kyr
World premiere live performance, 6 May 2022, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Alesha – Awet Andemicael, soprano
Conspirare Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Projections Designed by Camilla Tassi
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2CxXDFSweq0%3Fstart%3D3728%26end%3D3930%3B
Choruses: The Joyless Land (“The earth is laid waste…”) and All of You Who Pass By (“Oh all of you who pass by on the road …”), from Earth Vigil (formerly Earth Ritual), by Robert Kyr
World premiere live performance, 6 May 2022, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Conspirare Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Projections Designed by Camilla Tassi
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2CxXDFSweq0%3Fstart%3D3935%26end%3D4110%3B
Aria: I Will Go On (“Though forests burn …”), from Earth Vigil (formerly Earth Ritual), by Robert Kyr
World premiere live performance, 6 May 2022, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Alesha – Awet Andemicael, soprano
Conspirare Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Projections Designed by Camilla Tassi

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“Quoniam tu solus sanctus … Cum sancto spiritu,” from Handel’s Gloria, HWV deest (1706?).  Performed with The Sebastians, at All Angels Church, New York, NY, 30 May 2015.