Atlanta Master Chorale performed Eric Whitacre's Cloudburst at our "Rain or Shine" concert on May 4, 2019 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta.
Conductor: Dr. Eric Nelson | Accompanist: Jonathan Easter | Soloist: Nick Almand | Speakers: Bronson Lee & Jesse Gilbert | Percussion: Lisa Morris | Handbells: Dave VanderMeer & Brent Ivey
TEXT:
The rain…
Eyes of shadow-water,
eyes of well-water,
eyes of dream-water.
Blue suns, green whirlwinds,
birdbeaks of light pecking open
pomegranate stars.
But tell me, burnt earth, is there no water?
Only blood, only dust,
Only naked footsteps on the thorns?
The rain awakens…
We must sleep with open eyes,
we must dream with our hands,
we must dream the dreams of a river seeking its course,
of the sun dreaming its worlds,
we must dream aloud,
we must sing till the song puts forth roots,
trunk, branches, birds, stars,
we must find the lost word,
and remember what the blood,
the tides, the earth, and the body say,
and return to the point of departure…
- Octavio Paz, 1914-1998
(Adapted by Eric Whitacre, Translation by Lysander Kemp)
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Publication Credit:
Cloudburst | Music: Eric Whitacre | Text: Octavio Paz | 1996 | (C) GIA Publications (ericwhitacre.com/music-catalo...)
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