Stars, by Ēriks Ešenvalds

Quire of Cheahs presents the luminous "Stars" by Ēriks Ešenvalds, an adapted setting of the celebrated eponymous poem by Sara Teasdale. The work was commissioned and composed for Salt Lake Vocal Artists/Salt Lake Choral Artists and Brady Allred in 2011. The composer's favorite tuned wine glasses are a constant presence in the piece, a glistening accompaniment to the glowing simplicity of this vision of "beating hearts of fire" seen overhead on a still, dark night. The wondrousness of a "heaven full of stars" is evoked by a radiant chorale before a repeated oscillation of a pair of chords -- adding to the magic -- recedes into silence.
Embracing the challenges of multitracking, especially during this global COVID-19 pandemic, the Quire has chosen to use a synthesised effect to mimic the sounds of the tuned glasses and Tibetan bowls. It is hoped that this technological "adaptation" will still effectively capture the essence and spirit of the work.
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Alone in the night
On a dark hill
With pines around me
Spicy and still,
And a heaven full of stars
Over my head,
White and topaz
And misty red;
Myriads with beating
Hearts of fire
The aeons
Cannot vex or tire;
The dome of heaven
Like a great hill.
I know I
Am honored to be
Witness
Of so much majesty.

[@potatoghoul5329]

Criminally underrated, absolutely stunning

[@galinaivannikova9728]

Amazing!

[@temporubato88]

Holy moly. Subscribed!!!

[@QuireofCheahs]

Wow. Thank you! 🧡 This is one of my favorite works to have recorded and I am so happy that it turned out as well as it did.

[@planetsheen2884]

Spicy and still, jus gave me chills.

[@QuireofCheahs]

Thank you!! 🧡

[@haroldinitaly6753]

Great man!!!

[@andrewstears2726]

Wow. This is a very high quality performance. Keep recording!

[@QuireofCheahs]

Thank you!!

[@andrewstears2726]

Quire of Cheahs Phillip, what hardware are using to record? Microphone, filter? Etc? I really like the quality of sound you are getting. I am looking to build my own setup and it would be nice to know what you are using. Thanks!

[@QuireofCheahs]

@@andrewstears2726 I'm using a Blue Yeti microphone to record on GarageBand with my iPad. The audio editing is done on both GarageBand and Audacity while the video recording (which is just with the selfie camera on my iPhone) is edited on Final Cut Pro.

[@son_zalfon2308]

Insanely good, great work!

[@QuireofCheahs]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@aryangupta2836]

WOWWWWWW. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@QuireofCheahs]

Thank you!

[@TamsinJones]

Beautifully performed, as usual. I hope your channel continues to grow.

[@jofus798]

Love it