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Schafer, R M: Apocalypsis

Oakham House Choir of Ryerson University, Singing Out, Musica Reflecta, First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto Choir, Univox Choir Toronto, City Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Hannaford Youth Program, Seraphim Men’s Chorus, Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir, David Fallis

Release Date: 20th May 2016
Catalogue No: AN287845
Label: Analekta
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

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Schafer, R M: John's Vision

Work length1:05:49

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Laurie Anderson, Kawiti Waetford, Sarah Svendsen, Brent Carver, Xin Wang, Lemi Ponifasio, Tanya Tagaq, Carla Huhtanen, Neema Bickersteth, Bo Bardos
Hannaford Youth Program, Percussion Ensemble, Seraphim Men’s Chorus, Cantabile Chamber Singers, Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir, The Element Choir, Bell’Arte Singers, Hamilton Children’s Choir, City Choir, First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto Choir, Oakham House Choir of Ryerson University, Singing Out, Univox Choir Toronto, Musica Reflecta
David Fallis

The Cosmic Christ

Track length7:16

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The Court of Heaven

Track length7:06

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The Seven Seals

Track length5:41

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Psalm

Track length6:08

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Interlude

Track length1:47

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The Seven Trumpets

Track length6:19

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The Battle Between Good and Evil

Track length6:45

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Vision of the End

Track length6:08

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Lament Over Babylon and Transition to the New Kingdom

Track length18:39

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Schafer, R M: Credo

Work length47:43

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Vaughan String Quartet, Bass Ensemble, Cecilia String Quartet, Adficio Quartet, Eden String Quartet, Erato String Quartet, Odin String Quartet, Strataphoria String Quartet, Quatuor Despax, Kensington Ensemble, Aether String Quartet, Ton Beau String Quartet, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Afiara Quartet, Guelph Chamber Choir, DaCapo Chamber Choir, Cathedral Choir of St. James, Ontario Youth Choir Alumni, Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Tallis Choir of Toronto, Ottawa Bach Choir, Pax Christi Chorale, Exultate Chamber Singers, Grand Philharmonic Choir Chamber Singers
David Fallis

Invocation and Response 1

Track length3:36

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Invocation and Response 2

Track length3:30

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Invocation and Response 3

Track length3:30

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Invocation and Response 4

Track length3:30

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Invocation and Response 5

Track length3:31

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Invocation and Response 6

Track length3:39

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Invocation and Response 7

Track length3:40

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Invocation and Response 8

Track length3:38

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Invocation and Response 9

Track length4:01

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Invocation and Response 10

Track length2:19

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Invocation and Response 11

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Invocation and Response 12

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Easily Schafer’s most ambitious work, Apocalypsis ranks in size and scale to Gustav Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand, Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder or Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise. Initially imagined as a way to create a grassroots community of performers and offer an alternative to classical music’s dogma of highly trained musicians, Apocalypsis blends professional and amateur talents in its cast of 1,000 choir singers, musicians, conductors, actors, and dancers. Luminato Festival’s production featured solo performances from internationally renowned artists including multidisciplinary artist Nina Arsenault, Tony Award-winner Brent Carver, dancer Denise Fujiwara, Polaris Prize-winner Tanya Tagaq, rising New Zealand opera star Kawiti Waetford, and the voice of performance artist Laurie Anderson. David Fallis conducted an orchestra of more than 850 musicians and choirs from across the province.

Media heralded the production as one of the major highlights of 2015, the Globe and Mail stating “it was a high-profile, big-time gamble. The gamble paid off.” The National Post called the production, “a work of cultural heroism” and Whole Note commented, following a dress rehearsal, “The music came to its close. The brilliant conductor David Fallis lowered his hands. A silent hush fell over everyone. Just for a moment. It was as if we all had to take a collective in-and-out breath to honour what had just transpired.”

R. Murray Schafer is a composer, educator, environmentalist, scholar and visual artist. Born in Sarnia, ON in 1933, and raised in Toronto, he lives in a farmhouse near Peterborough. As the “father of acoustic ecology”, Schafer addresses the damaging effects of technological sounds on people. His most important publication is The Tuning of the World (1977) where he summarized his soundscape research, philosophies and theories. Schafer’s oeuvre surpasses 150 compositions from opera to chamber music, choral works to symphonies. He has received 10 honorary doctorates and has won many prestigious awards, including several Junos, the first Glenn Gould Award, the Molson Award, Walter Carsen Prize, Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and the Koizumi Prize from Japan. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest individual honour in the nation.

Schafer, R M: Apocalypsis

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