Olson: Incantation
Recorded September 2022 at Mountainview Cemetery
Part one of the 2022 Bridge of Dreams:
We open with Tawnie Olson's monumental work, Incantation. From the first words of poet Lorri Nielsen Glenn, the piece invokes a gusty and mystical sound world, transporting the listener (and the singer) into dreams of a world where we are all "gathered and sung in the morning." Musical material is based on the call of the meadowlark, which is found throughout the cascading voice parts, as well as in the cello and organ parts which wind their way through the score.
SINGERS
Christina Cichos
Sarah Jo Kirsch
Lucy Smith
Tabitha Brasso-Ernst
Renee Fajardo
Risa Takahashi
Oliver Dalton
Carman J. Price
Taka Shimojima
Jacob Gramit
Steve Maddock
Jaime Yoon
GUEST ARTISTS
Jonathan Lo, cello
Christina Hutten, organ
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Audio Engineer: Don Harder
Audio Producer: Denise Ball
Director: Mike Southworth
Producer: Joanna Dundas
Cameras: Barrie Ambrosio, Brandon Fletcher
Editors: Doug Fury, Mike Southworth